Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul actor Mark Margolis dies at 83

The American actor passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2023. Mark Margolisperhaps best known for his appearances in television series breaking Bad AND Better call Saul but is present in many other productions, both for television and film. His son Morgan Margolis announced his death on Friday, August 4th. According to Hollywood ReporterMark passed away on Thursday at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York after a short illness.

Mark Margolis was born on November 26, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he stayed until attending the local Temple University before dropping out and moving to New York at the age of 19 to study acting at the Actors Studio.

Mark Margolis in film

Margolis had several supporting roles in Face with a scar (1983) directed by Brian DePalma Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) directed by Tom Shadyac and starring Jim Carrey, also in films by Darren Aronofsky, including Requiem for a Dream (2000) with Jennifer Connelly Fountain (2006) with Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz Wrestler (2008) with Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei Noah (2014) with Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly. Most recently, the actor starred in Minyan (2020) Eric Steele, in Abe (2019) Fernando Grostain Andrade and in Every last secret (2022). Over the course of nearly fifty years, Margolis has appeared in more than sixty films, counting both supporting and leading roles.

Mark Margolis on TV

On television, Margolis had roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1990 (as Dr. Nel Apgar), in the soap opera Santa Barbara in 1991 (as Helmut Dieter), with several episode appearances ounce since 1998 (as Antonio Nappa), Law and order – two faces of justice AND Law & Order: Special Forces, Crossing Jordan, Californication. However, Margolis is best remembered for his role as Hector “Tio” Salamanca in breaking Bad and in the spin-off Better call Saula character he first played in the second episode of the second season breaking Badin 2009. The actor received for playing in breaking Bad 2012 Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (later won by fellow nominee Jeremy Davis for his role in grounded). For nearly sixty years, Margolis has appeared in more than sixty television productions.

Memory of colleagues

Actor Bryan Cranston, via his Instagram account (@bryancranston), said to remember his co-star Mark Margolis: “Today I deeply regret the passing of a friend. Mark Margolis was a really good actor and a wonderful person. Fun and exciting off set and (in the case of Breaking Bad and Your Honor) scary and intimidating on set. His calm energy belied his mischievous nature and inquisitive mind… And he loved to share a good joke. I am already missing you. Rest well, Mark, and thank you for your friendship and outstanding work. ”

Dean Norris, another colleague of Margolis on Breaking Bad, commented on Twitter (@deanjnorris): “Very sad to hear that Mark Margolis has passed away. Phenomenal actor. Funny boy. TEAR. My thoughts are with his family“.