Mark Margolis

Birthday: 26 November 1939, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Height: 180 cm

He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1939 and attended Temple University briefly before moving to New York where he studied drama with Stella Adler and at Actors Studio.

I'm addicted to New York, and I like L.A., as I have kids there. Sometimes I think New Mexico is the Show more I'm addicted to New York, and I like L.A., as I have kids there. Sometimes I think New Mexico is the one place where I could almost live there. It helps your acting; there's magic in that place. Hide

Honestly, all of 'Breaking Bad' was the best television experience of my entire life - the writing, Show more Honestly, all of 'Breaking Bad' was the best television experience of my entire life - the writing, the crew, the other actors. Hide

I am just a journeyman actor. Most often I take what's offered me, and I've been able to work year a Show more I am just a journeyman actor. Most often I take what's offered me, and I've been able to work year after year. I was in 'Scarface.' Some people think this must have done me a world of good. Truth to tell, six months after 'Scarface' I had to take a job with a real estate development friend for a few months just to get by. Hide

You don't play villains like they are villains. You play them like you know exactly where they are c Show more You don't play villains like they are villains. You play them like you know exactly where they are coming from. Which hopefully you do. Hide

I was a student of Stella Adler and then later Lee Strasberg, and they were into sensory work. At it Show more I was a student of Stella Adler and then later Lee Strasberg, and they were into sensory work. At its best, acting is not about words - even when the words are important. Hide

I'm in my apartment in trendy Tribeca. I've been down here for 37 years, from before it was a fashio Show more I'm in my apartment in trendy Tribeca. I've been down here for 37 years, from before it was a fashionable neighborhood. It's a wonderful place; it looks over the Hudson River. I can see 30 miles into New Jersey. My landlord would like me to die because the rent is very low. I'm trying to outlive him. He can get a lot more if I disappear. Hide

I'm an actor. I was trained by Stella Adler, one of the greatest teachers of the world. I was 19 yea Show more I'm an actor. I was trained by Stella Adler, one of the greatest teachers of the world. I was 19 years old, and she frightened me to death. I was her houseboy for a while. Hide

I actually don't pay a lot of attention to the movie 'industry'... I just do the work when I get it. Show more I actually don't pay a lot of attention to the movie 'industry'... I just do the work when I get it. I never considered anything I was in, or did, as a possible breakthrough for me. I have advised other actors not to expect anything. Expecting a 'breakthrough' is almost an automatic for sure 'let down' or heartbreak. Hide

I saw an Emmy ad that AMC took out with all the 'Breaking Bad' nominees' photos, and there's my pict Show more I saw an Emmy ad that AMC took out with all the 'Breaking Bad' nominees' photos, and there's my picture from the show. It's like World's Ugliest Man - I'm an automatic winner in that category. Hide

There is an endless range of parts I have not played. I would love to do a whole slew of period piec Show more There is an endless range of parts I have not played. I would love to do a whole slew of period pieces. I also used to do a lot of stage work, and I would like to go back to that from time to time. Hide

A lot of the people that stop you - well, they're not nuts, exactly. They're more like super-fans. T Show more A lot of the people that stop you - well, they're not nuts, exactly. They're more like super-fans. They think that I'm some sort of rich guy, that everyone in the movies is making the kind of money Angelina Jolie is making. They don't realize that most of my life has been a struggle. Hide

Mark Margolis's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (231)

American Horror Story - Season 10

Better Call Saul - Season 2

12 Monkeys - Season 2

Absolute Power

Constantine - Season 1

The Affair - Season 1

Snowpiercer - Season 3

Person Of Interest - Season 4

The Rosary Murders

Columbo - Season 7

Crossing Jordan - Season 6

Blue Bloods - Season 10

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Quantum Leap - Season 5

Fairly Legal - Season 1

Californication - Season 1

Ed - Season 2

The Blacklist - Season 5

Ed - Season 3

Law and Order: Criminal Intent - Season 1

Gone Baby Gone

Squanto: A Warriors Tale

The Practice - Season 8

Ed - Season 1

Quantum Leap - Season 3

The Good Wife - Season 2

Mark Margolis'S roles

Paul Cicero

Claphands

Ian Saunders

Sol Robeson

Mr. Fithian

Leon Trett

Mr. Shickadance

Business Man

Whitey Brennan

Hector Salamanca

Antonio Nappa

Felix Faust

Mr. Rabinowitz

Lenny

Heinrich Knutzhorn

Francisco de Bobadilla

Paul Cicero

Sam Goodman

Hector Salamanca

Al Moody

Alberto The Shadow

Father Avila