Mark Margolis
Highest Rated: 100% Where the Rivers Flow North (1993)
Lowest Rated: 10% House of D (2004)
Birthday: Nov 26, 1939
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
A prolific character actor for nearly four decades, Mark Margolis amassed an impressive resume of supporting roles in projects ranging from "Scarface" (1983) and "Oz" (HBO, 1997-2003) to a hailed performance as a once vicious mob enforcer in "Breaking Bad" (AMC, 2008-12). As with all great character actors, Margolis excelled at a particular type, with his specialty being cagey, often hot-tempered men of authority on both sides of the law, often of Italian or Latin extraction. However, director Darren Aronofsky - who cast him in nearly all his films - tapped further into Margolis' talents for more nuanced characters, including a math professor in "Pi" (1998), a seedy supermarket manager in "The Wrestler" (2008) and a ballet patron in "Black Swan" (2010). After decades of steady work in nearly all mediums, Margolis landed his breakout role as Hector "Tio" Salamanca on "Breaking Bad," a once-lethal Mexican mob enforcer rendered speechless and immobile by a stroke, but who is still capable of unleashing considerable mayhem. His extraordinarily malevolent turn earned him long-overdue praise, underscoring Margolis' enduring status as one of show business' most capable character actors.
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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | 13% | Every Last Secret | Grandpa (Character) | - | 2022 |
93% | 58% | Minyan | Itzik (Character) | $11.5K | 2020 |
71% | 67% | Abe | Benjamin (Character) | - | 2019 |
43% | 97% | Baja | Don Primo (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 71% | Valley of Bones | El Papá (Character) | $168.4K | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Remarkable Life | Landon (Character) | - | 2016 |
28% | 52% | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 | Panos (Character) | $59.6M | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | You Bury Your Own | Smith (Character) | - | 2015 |
50% | 69% | The Abandoned | Jim (Character) | - | 2015 |
68% | 40% | Nasty Baby | Richard (Character) | $79.8K | 2015 |
40% | 55% | Northern Borders | Whiskeyjack Kittredge (Character) | - | 2013 |
35% | 12% | Beneath | Mr. Parks (Character) | - | 2013 |
37% | 46% | Stand Up Guys | Claphands (Character) | $3.3M | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 10% | The Courier | Stitch (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 92% | Carl(a) | Grandpa (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 50% | Nobody | Professor Hagel (Character) | - | 2009 |
59% | 72% | Defiance | Jewish Elder (Character) | $28.6M | 2008 |
98% | 88% | The Wrestler | Lenny (Character) | $26.2M | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Haber | Bremer (Character) | - | 2008 |
53% | 74% | The Fountain | Father Avila (Character) | $10.1M | 2006 |
50% | 20% | Headspace | Boris Pavlovsky (Character) | - | 2005 |
26% | 69% | Stay | Business Man (Character) | $3.6M | 2005 |
10% | 73% | House of D | Mr. Papass (Character) | $371.1K | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 92% | Camp Hollywood | Unknown (Character) | - | 2004 |
50% | 78% | Particles of Truth | Grandpa Black (Character) | - | 2003 |
60% | 18% | Infested | Father Morning (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Boss of Bosses | Piney Armone (Character) | - | 2001 |
41% | 70% | Hardball | Fink (Character) | $40.2M | 2001 |
75% | 46% | The Tailor of Panama | Rafi Domingo (Character) | $13.5M | 2001 |
39% | 62% | Hannibal | Perfume Expert (Character) | $165.1M | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Queenie in Love | Unknown (Character) | - | 2001 |
91% | 85% | Dinner Rush | Fitzgerald (Character) | $634.6K | 2000 |
47% | 75% | Fast Food, Fast Women | Graham (Character) | $193.5K | 2000 |
29% | 63% | Jakob the Liar | Fajngold (Character) | $5.0M | 1999 |
40% | 54% | Flawless | Vinnie (Character) | $4.5M | 1999 |
11% | 32% | End of Days | Pope (Character) | $66.9M | 1999 |
45% | 42% | Mickey Blue Eyes | Gene Morgansen (Character) | $33.9M | 1999 |
69% | 77% | The Thomas Crown Affair | Heinrich Knutzhorn (Character) | $69.3M | 1999 |
88% | 85% | Pi | Sol Robeson (Character) | $3.2M | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pants on Fire | Malcolm Preston (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Above Freezing | Unknown (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trouble on the Corner | Mr. Borofsky (Character) | - | 1997 |
48% | 18% | The Pallbearer | Philip DeMarco (Character) | $5.7M | 1996 |
100% | 75% | Where the Rivers Flow North | New York Money (Character) | - | 1993 |
32% | 50% | 1492: Conquest of Paradise | Francisco de Bobadilla (Character) | $6.5M | 1992 |
No Score Yet | 10% | Descending Angel | Bercovici (Character) | - | 1990 |
72% | 50% | The Bedroom Window | Man in Phone Booth (Character) | $8.8M | 1987 |
50% | No Score Yet | Far From Poland | Adam Zarewski (Character) | - | 1984 |
79% | 93% | Scarface | Shadow (Character) | $656.2K | 1983 |
92% | 77% | Diner | Earl Mager (Character) | - | 1982 |
TV
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58% | 87% | Prodigal Son | Rudolph Swann (Guest Star) | 2021 |
91% | 79% | The Blacklist | Jakov Mitko (Guest Star) | 2020 |
98% | 96% | Better Call Saul | Hector Salamanca (Guest Star) | 2016-2017 |
77% | 67% | Gotham | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
38% | 73% | Benders | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
88% | 78% | 12 Monkeys | Mr. Werner (Guest Star) | 2015 |
95% | 89% | Elementary | Abraham Misraki (Guest Star) | 2015 |
72% | 77% | Constantine | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
42% | 57% | Zero Hour | Erik Haas (Guest Star) | 2013 |
77% | 65% | American Horror Story | Sam Goodman (Guest Star) | 2012 |
92% | 78% | Person of Interest | Gianni Moretti (Guest Star) | 2011-2012 |
57% | 64% | Fairly Legal | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
93% | 90% | The Good Wife | Father Jim (Guest Star) | 2011 |
96% | 97% | Breaking Bad | Tio Salamanca (Guest Star) | 2009-2011 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Blue Bloods | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Kings | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
57% | 78% | Californication | Al Moody (Guest Star) | 2007 |
79% | No Score Yet | Brotherhood | Jacob Weiss (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 71% | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
70% | 78% | Sex and the City | Jean Paul Sandal (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ed | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
20% | No Score Yet | Hack |
Unknown (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2002-2003 |
93% | 96% | Oz | Antonio Nappa (Guest Star) | 1999 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Practice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1992 1997 2001 |
100% | No Score Yet | Now and Again | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jake and the Fatman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1990 |
92% | 89% | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Dr. Nel Apgar (Guest Star) | 1990 |
No Score Yet | 79% | Columbo | Cosner (Guest Star) | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Equalizer | Jimmy (Guest Star) | 1985-1989 |
No Score Yet | 90% | Quantum Leap | Adriano (Guest Star) | 1989 |