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Breaking Bad actor Mark Margolis dies at 83

He reprised his character in the series spin-off Better Call Saul

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Actor Mark Margolis, who is known for his role as Hector Salamanca in the Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul series, died at the age of 83, at a New York City hospital on Thursday, after he fell sick.

He is survived by wife Jacqueline Margolis, son Morgan Margolis and three grandchildren, Ben, Aiden and Henry Margolis.

Mark has also appeared in Scarface, Ace Ventura, series Oz, to name a few. However, his most talked about role was Hector from Breaking Bad. He reprised his character in the series spin-off Better Call Saul.

Mark was born in 1939 in Philadelphia and then moved to New York City to pursue his acting career. After working in theatre, he made his first onscreen presence in the 1976 The Opening of Misty Beethoven in a non-credited role.

With over five decades in the film industry, the actor has appeared in Black Swan, The Fountain, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Requiem for A Dream, to name a few. The actor also worked in the television and appeated in The Good Wife, American Horror Story: Asylum, Constantine, Snowpiercer among others.

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