Mark Margolis

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Mark Margolis (born 26 November 1939) is an American actor, who has 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 is 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 has 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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Movie		Character	Year
	Diner	Earl Mager	1982
	Scarface	Alberto The Shadow	1983
	The Pit and the Pendulum	Mendoza	1991
	Ace Ventura: Pet Detective	Mr. Shickadance	1994
	Pi	Sol Robeson	1998
	Jakob the Liar	Fajngold	1999
	The Tailor of Panama	Rafi Domingo	2001
	Particles of Truth	Grandpa Black	2003
	The Fountain	Father Avila	2006
	Gone Baby Gone	Leon Trett	2007
	The Wrestler	Lenny	2008
	Black Swan	Mr. Fithian	2010
	Stand Up Guys	Claphands	2012
	Beneath	Mr. Parks	2013