Actor Mark Margolis, murderous drug kingpin on ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul,’ dies at 83

NEW YORK — Emmy-nominated actor Mark Margolis, who performed murderous former drug kingpin Hector Salamanca in “Breaking Bad” after which within the prequel “Better Call Saul,” has died at age 83.

The actor died at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City following a brief sickness, based on a press release from his son, Morgan Margolis.

Margolis was nominated for an Emmy in 2012 for “Breaking Bad,” for excellent visitor actor, as Salamanca, the aged don of his drug clan who was unable to talk or stroll as a result of a stroke. Much of his character’s backstory later performed out on “Better Call Saul,” the prequel by which he guest-starred from 2016 to 2022.

Margolis additionally was recognized for a lot of movie roles, significantly within the movies of Darren Aronofsky: “Noah,” “Black Swan,” “The Wrestler” and “Pi.” He additionally performed Alberto “The Shadow” in “Scarface.” Other movie roles included “The Thomas Crown Affair,” “Gone Baby Gone,” and “Stand Up Guys.”

Margolis was born in Philadelphia in 1939 and studied appearing in New York City with famous instructor Stella Adler. Focusing on the stage in his early profession, he appeared in dozens of reveals off-Broadway, together with on the Public Theater in New York, and on Broadway in “Infidel Caesar,” based mostly on Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.” He based Blue Dome, a touring theater troupe.