Mark Margolis, best known for his roles in “Scarface” and AMC’s “Breaking Bad,” has died. He was 83.
The actor died Thursday at New York’s Mt. Sinai Hospital “following a short illness,” according to a statement from management associate Henry Eshelman obtained by USA TODAY.
“He was one of a kind. We won’t see his likes again,” Robert Kolker, his longtime manager, said in a statement. “He was a treasured client and a lifelong friend. I was lucky to know him.”
Margolis has appeared in hundreds of roles on the stage and screen, achieving his Hollywood breakout as Alberto the Shadow in 1983’s “Scarface.” More recently, he was known for playing the fearsome Hector “Tio” Salamanca in “Breaking Bad” and its spinoff, “Better Call Saul.” His notable other credits include Darren Aronofsky dramas “Pi” and “Requiem for a Dream,” as well as in the Jim Carrey comedy “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.”
He most recently appeared in Showtime series “Your Honor” earlier this year, alongside “Breaking Bad” co-star Bryan Cranston.
Margolis was born in Philadelphia on Nov. 26, 1939. As a young man, he moved to New York to study acting under teacher Stella Adler at the Actors Studio, and later with Lee Strasberg and Barbara Loden.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Jacqueline, along with son Morgan and three grandchildren.
