- Born
- Died
- Height5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
- Mark Margolis was an American actor who is well-known for his collaborations with film director Darren Aronofsky, particularly Pi (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), Noah (2014), Black Swan (2010), and The Fountain (2006). Margolis also gained notoriety for his portrayal of "Tio" Hector Salamanca in the highly successful crossover series Breaking Bad (2008) and Better Call Saul (2015). He also acted in the hit films Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) and Scarface (1983). He has been married to Jacqueline Margolis since 1962 and has one child with her.- IMDb mini biography by: Christian Frates
- SpouseJacqueline Margolis(June 3, 1962 - August 3, 2023) (his death, 1 child)
- Children
- ParentsFrances "Fanya" FriedIsadore Margolis
- Low and gravelly nasal voice
- He's the only cast member of Breaking Bad (2008) to receive an Emmy nomination in the "Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series" category.
- His father was a Polish Jewish immigrant and his mother was a Russian Jewish immigrant.
- Frequently cast by Darren Aronofsky.
- He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1939 and attended Temple University briefly before moving to New York where he studied drama with Stella Adler and at Actors Studio.
- Member of the Actors Studio.
- There is an endless range of parts I have not played. I would love to do a whole slew of period pieces. I also used to do a lot of stage work, and I would like to go back to that from time to time.
- You don't play villains like they are villains. You play them like you know exactly where they are coming from. Which hopefully you do.
- Honestly, all of 'Breaking Bad' was the best television experience of my entire life - the writing, the crew, the other actors.
- I'm an actor. I was trained by Stella Adler, one of the greatest teachers of the world. I was 19 years old, and she frightened me to death. I was her houseboy for a while.
- I'm addicted to New York, and I like L.A., as I have kids there. Sometimes I think New Mexico is the one place where I could almost live there. It helps your acting; there's magic in that place.
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