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Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul actor Mark Margolis died connected Thursday, August 3 astatine the property of 83. Mark’s lad Morgan Margolis announced the bittersweet quality successful a connection to The Hollywood Reporter connected August 4. Morgan, who is the CEO of Knitting Factory Entertainment, said that his dada passed distant astatine New York City’s Mount Sinai Hospital “following a abbreviated illness.” An authoritative origin of decease has yet to beryllium revealed.
Mark was champion known for playing Hector Salamanca on Breaking Bad and its prequel series Better Call Saul. For his show successful Breaking Bad, helium was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor successful a Drama Series successful 2012.
Mark Margolis (Photo: MediaPunch/Shutterstock)
Mark was calved successful Philadelphia and concisely attended Temple University, earlier helium dropped retired and moved to New York City. He went to acting schoolhouse and landed his archetypal on-screen relation successful the 1970s. His breakout relation was successful the 1983 mob movie Scarface with Al Pacino. He appeared successful respective Darren Aronofsky films including Pi, Noah, The Wrestlers, and Black Swan. His last movie relation earlier his decease was the 2020 coming-of-age drama Minyan.
Mark had an extended resume successful TV, arsenic well. He acted successful fashionable shows similar Law & Order, Oz, Blue Bloods, and The Good Wife. He made his debut successful Breaking Bad during the show’s 2nd season. His quality Hector is simply a erstwhile high-ranking subordinate of the cartel, who uses a doorbell to pass aft suffering a stroke. Mark reprised his Emmy-nominated relation successful Better Call Saul, which ended past twelvemonth aft six seasons.
Mark Margolis successful ‘Better Call Saul’ (Photo: Warrick Page/Sony/AMC/Kobal/Shutterstock)
Mark’s last TV relation was the Showtime bid Your Honor, starring Breaking Bad‘s Bryan Cranston. He appeared successful 2 episodes of the show’s 2nd play which aired successful aboriginal 2023.
Mark is survived by his woman Jacqueline Margolis and their lad Morgan. Mark joined Jacqueline connected June 3, 1962. They had 3 grandsons, Ben, Aidan and Henry, according to THR. Mark and his woman lived successful Tribeca.
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