{"id":1991103,"date":"2023-08-04T15:06:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T19:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-margolis-known-for-roles-in-breaking-bad-and-better-call-saul-dies-at-83\/"},"modified":"2023-08-04T15:07:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T19:07:38","slug":"mark-margolis-known-for-roles-in-breaking-bad-and-better-call-saul-dies-at-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-margolis-known-for-roles-in-breaking-bad-and-better-call-saul-dies-at-83\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Margolis, famous for his roles in &#8216;Breaking Bad&#8217; and &#8216;Better Call Saul,&#8217; passes away at 83."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmark-margolis-known-for-roles-in-breaking-bad-and-better-call-saul-dies-at-83%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1991103&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Beloved Actor\u200d Mark Margolis Passes Away at\u2062 83<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oscar-winning-actor-alan-arkin-dead-at-89\/\" title=\"Alan Arkin, 89, Oscar-winning actor, passes away.\">entertainment industry mourns<\/a>\u200c the \u200bloss of Mark\u200b Margolis, a \u200dtalented actor renowned for \u200dhis unforgettable\u2063 performances in hit\u200c shows like &#8220;Breaking Bad&#8221; and its prequel,\u2062 &#8220;Better Call Saul.&#8221; Margolis, 83, passed away this \u2064week, leaving behind \u200da legacy that will be cherished by fans and colleagues alike.<\/p>\n<p>According to his son, Morgan Margolis, CEO of Knitting\u2063 Factory Entertainment, Mark Margolis succumbed to a\u2062 brief illness at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York\u200c City \u200con Thursday.<\/p>\n<h3>A Legendary\u200b Role: Hector \u2064Salamanca<\/h3>\n<p>Mark Margolis will forever be remembered \u2062for his portrayal of Hector Salamanca, affectionately known as &#8220;Tio,&#8221; in &#8220;Breaking Bad&#8221; and &#8220;Better Call \u2062Saul.&#8221; Salamanca, a wheelchair-bound character, communicated through the ringing\u200c of a bell, \u200ccaptivating audiences with his unique \u200cpresence.<\/p>\n<p>In &#8220;Better Call \u200cSaul,&#8221; Margolis had the opportunity to depict a younger version of Salamanca before his physical limitations took hold, showcasing his versatility as \u200ban actor.<\/p>\n<h3>A Versatile Career<\/h3>\n<p>While\u200d Margolis \u2064made \u200can indelible mark on the small screen, his talent extended far beyond television. He graced the silver screen in notable films such as \u200d&#8221;Scarface&#8221; (1983), &#8220;Ace Ventura: Pet Detective&#8221; \u2064(1994), &#8220;Pi&#8221; (1998), &#8220;Requiem for a Dream&#8221;\u2064 (2000),\u200b &#8220;The\u200d Fountain&#8221; (2006), \u2064&#8221;The Wrestler&#8221; (2008), &#8220;Black Swan&#8221; (2010),\u2062 and &#8220;Noah&#8221; (2014), leaving an indelible impression on\u200c audiences \u200dworldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on his unexpected\u200d popularity, Margolis once humorously remarked, &#8220;I was only coming \u200bonto &#8216;Breaking Bad&#8217; for that one episode, but there&#8217;s\u200c no \u2063accounting for taste,\u200b and the fans \u2064took a \u200dfancy \u200cto me. Somebody asked me recently, &#8216;How did you manage to play such a horrible guy?&#8217; and I said, &#8216;Have you \u2062talked\u2064 to\u200c my friends?&#8217; They&#8217;ll tell you I&#8217;m pretty miserable to begin \u2062with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As\u2064 the \u200cnews\u2062 of\u2064 Mark Margolis&#8217; passing spreads,\u200b the entertainment community and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-margolis-known-for-roles-in-breaking-bad-and-better-call-saul-dies-at-83\/\" title=\"Mark Margolis, famous for his roles in 'Breaking Bad' and 'Better Call Saul,' passes away at 83.\">fans alike \u2062pay tribute<\/a> to \u2062a remarkable actor who left an \u2064indelible mark on the industry.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-grants-26-pardons-and-3-commutations-includes-numerous-prominent-names\/\" title=\"Trump Grants 26 Pardons And 3 Commutations, Includes Numerous Prominent Names\">breaking news story<\/a>; refresh\u200d the page for \u2064updates.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Margolis, renowned for his distinctive performances in &#8220;Breaking Bad&#8221; and &#8220;Better Call Saul,&#8221; died at 83 in New York City&#8217;s Mount Sinai Hospital. His son, Morgan Margolis, CEO of Knitting Factory Entertainment, confirmed that Margolis passed away on Thursday after a short illness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":1991104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1991103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1991103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1991103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1991103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1991104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1991103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1991103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1991103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}