Emmy-nominated actor Mark Margolis, who performed murderous former drug kingpin Hector Salamanca in Breaking Dangerous after which within the prequel Higher Name Saul, has died at age 83.
The actor died at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York Metropolis following a brief sickness, in line with an announcement from his son, Morgan Margolis.
Margolis was nominated for an Emmy in 2012 for Breaking Dangerous, for excellent visitor actor, as Salamanca, the aged don of his drug clan who was unable to talk or stroll as a result of a stroke. A lot of his character’s backstory later performed out on Higher Name Saul, the prequel during which he guest-starred from 2016 to 2022.
Margolis additionally was recognized for a lot of movie roles, significantly within the movies of Darren Aronofsky: Noah, Black Swan, The Wrestler and Pi. He additionally performed Alberto “The Shadow” in Scarface. Different movie roles included The Thomas Crown Affair, Gone Child Gone, and Stand Up Guys.
Margolis was born in Philadelphia in 1939 and studied performing in New York Metropolis with famous instructor Stella Adler. Specializing in the stage in his early profession, he appeared in dozens of reveals off-Broadway, together with on the Public Theater in New York, and on Broadway in Infidel Caesar, primarily based on Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. He based Blue Dome, a touring theater troupe.
Actor Mark Margolis attends the “Noah” premiere at Ziegfeld Theatre on March 26, 2014 in New York Metropolis.
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Margolis is survived by his spouse of 61 years, Jacqueline Margolis, and his son Morgan, who’s CEO of Knitting Manufacturing facility Leisure. The household plans to have a personal memorial and funeral.
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