Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/26/1939
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
مارک مارگولیس
Mark Margolis
Biography
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...
Known For
Scarface
as Shadow
Glory
as 10th Connecticut Soldier
Black Swan
as Mr. Fithian / Patron
The Pallbearer
as Philip DeMarco
Hardball
as Fink
Defiance
as Jewish Elder
Absolute Power
as Red
Christmas Evil
as Man #2
Beneath
as Mr. Parks
Stay
as Bookstore Owner
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
as Mr. Shickadance
Diner
as Earl Mager
Flawless
as Vinnie
The Secret of My Success
as Maintenence Man
The Abandoned
as Jim
Minyan
as Itzik
End of Days
as Pope
The Fountain
as Father Avila
Short Eyes
as Mr. Morrison
Side Streets
as Bartender
Career Timeline
2016
2015
2012
2011
2008
2007
2006
2002
2001
2000
1999
Flawless
as Vinnie
End of Days
as Pope
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
as Bartender (segment "Bad Girl")
Now and Again
as Nicky Vodorgov
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Rom-Baro
Jakob the Liar
as Fajngold
18 Shades of Dust
Role unknown
Mickey Blue Eyes
as Gene Morgansen
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Heinrich Knutzhorn