Actor

Mark Margolis

1976–present1939–2023DramaComedyThrillerCrime

Chronicler of the Human Condition

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Known For

96 acting credits

as Shadow

Scarface

as Shadow

1983

Scarface

as Mr. Rabinowitz

Requiem for a Dream

as Mr. Rabinowitz

2000

Requiem for a Dream

Filmography

2022Every Last SecretGrandpa4.2 2020AbeBenjamin6.8 2020MinyanItzik5.2 2018BajaDon Primo5.6 2017Valley of BonesEl Papa4.5 2016One FallWalter Grigg Sr.6.0

About

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.

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