
Mark Margolis (November 26, 1939 – August 3, 2023) was an American actor, who had been making films since 1976. Margolis went to Temple University briefly before moving to New York City, where he studied drama with Stella Adler and at the Actors Studio. He was perhaps most famous for his supporting roles in Scarface and the films of Darren Aronofsky: π, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, The Wrestler, and Black Swan. Aronofsky wrote the role of Father Avila in The Fountain specifically for Margolis. He had recurring roles on numerous TV shows, including The Equalizer, HBO's Oz, Law And Order, Crossing Jordan and most recently Showtime's Californication and Breaking Bad. He also appeared in a first season episode of Quantum Leap. In 1991, he also played Helmut Dieter in soap opera Santa Barbara.

as Grandpa

as Itzik

as Benjamin

as Don Primo

as El Papa

as Walter Grigg Sr.

as Landon

as Panos

as Richard

as Smith

as Jim

as Whiskeyjack

as Magog (voice)

as Mr. Parks

as Claphands

as Heinrich Berger

as Stitch

as The New Priest (uncredited)

as Grandpa

as Mr. Fithian / Patron

as Professor Hagel

as Jewish Elder

as Lenny

as Bremer

as Leon Trett

as Homeless Man Hit By Car

as Himself

as Father Avila

as Vernon Klein

as Bookstore Owner

as Boris Pavlovsky

as Himself

as Mr. Pappass

as Abrams

as Grandpa Black

as Fallon (uncredited)

as Father Morning

as Slim

as Fink

as Spencer

as Piney Armone

as Rafi Domingo

as Perfume Expert

as Mr. Rabinowitz

as Fitzgerald

as Graham

as Vinnie

as Pope

as Bartender (segment "Bad Girl")

as Fajngold

as Gene Morgansen

as Heinrich Knutzhorn

as Mob Boss

as Bartender

as Sol Robeson

as Malcolm Preston

as Mr. Borofsky

as Red

as Philip DeMarco

as Louis Solanas

as Captain Hunt

as Shickadance

as New York Money

as Bobadilla

as Mendoza

as Bercovici

as Gen. Olmedo

as Gage (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)

as 10th Connecticut Soldier

as Jimmy

as The Tin Man

as Peter Colicos

as Father Max

as Kristopholous

as Maintenence Man

as Man in Phone Booth

as Janitor

as Cab Driver

as Charlie Workman (uncredited)

as Adam Zarewski

as Shadow

as 5:00 Bar Owner

as Earl Mager

as Sgt. Meyers

as Pedro Quintana

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

as Man #2

as Patient at Bellvue Hospital (uncredited)

as Mr. Hale

as Prison Guard

as Jemmy

as Mr. Morrison

as Unhappy Guy on Plane (uncredited)