The actor died at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City following a short illness, according to a statement from his son, Morgan Margolis.
On social media, many shared scenes of murderous Hector “Tio” Salamanca — and his explosive demise — who communicated only with vivid facial expressions and by ringing a bell taped to his wheelchair. Margolis was hailed on the official X account of “Breaking Bad” as an “immensely talented” actor “who _ with his eyes, a bell, and very few words — turned Hector Salamanca into one of the most unforgettable characters in the history of television.
But his breakout film role was mobster Alberto “The Shadow” in Brian de Palma’s 1983 “Scarface,” opposite Al Pacino’s Tony Montana, who famously shoots and kills Alberto before the latter can detonate a car bomb and kill an innocent woman and her kids.Article content Margolis was born in Philadelphia in 1939 and studied acting in New York City with noted teacher Stella Adler. “I used to say, if God is a woman, this is him,” Margolis said in a 2022 interview about Adler.
Though best known for “Breaking Bad” and “Better Called Saul,” Margolis’ many TV roles also included “The Equalizer,” “Oz,” “American Horror Story: Asylum,” “Crossing Jordan,” “Californication,” and “The Affair.” He most recently appeared in five episodes of Showtime’s “Your Honor” as a Mafia kingpin.
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