The manager and family of Emmy nominee Mark Margolis, known for his role as Hector "Tio" Salamanca in "Breaking Bad," announced his death at the age of 83 Friday (August 4).
The news was first confirmed by his manager, Robert Attermann, who remarked his character was as stellar as his acting.
"Over the years, Mark has not only dazzled audiences with his exceptional performances, but he was also an incredibly kind man [with] a great sense of humor who loved his family," he told the New York Post.
Margolis's son, Knitting Factory Entertainment CEO Morgan Margolis, also told the Hollywood Reporter he died Thursday (August 3) at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City after a short illness.
Margolis was born in Philadelphia in 1939 and previously studied at Temple University before moving to New York with Stella Adler at the iconic Actors Studio, where he also was her personal assistant in exchange for acting classes.
Margolis's Acting Career
Margolis first came into Hollywood prominence in the 1970s, when he started to act in supporting roles for films like "Going in Style" (1979) and "Dressed to Kill" (1980).
Meanwhile, his big break came when he played Alberto the Shadow opposite Al Pacino's Tony Montana in the 1983 film "Scarface."
One of his final great performances was when he played the cartel leader Hector Salamanca in "Breaking Bad," even if Margolis's character did not speak too much as his character suffered a nearly-fatal stroke that rendered him speechless.
"People, even Bryan [Cranston] said to me, 'Is it more difficult because you couldn't speak?' and it really wasn't," Margolis told The Post in a 2012 interview.
For his performance as Salamanca, he was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2012.
His other acting credits include "Better Call Saul," "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "1492: Conquest of Paradise," "The Thomas Crown Affair," "The Blacklist" and "Daredevil," among others.
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