Mark Margolis, a journeyman character actor best known for playing a wild-eyed drug lord on the AMC shows “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul,” died Thursday, according to his family and his agent.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Veteran character actor Mark Margolis, who had a breakout role as a mobster in "Scarface" and became best known for playing vindictive former drug kingpin Hector Salamanca in TV's ...

NEW YORK — Veteran character actor Mark Margolis, who had a breakout role as a mobster in “Scarface” but became best known decades later for his indelible, fearsome portrayal of a vindictive former ...

THR reported that the iconic actor passed after “a short illness,” according to his son, Morgan Margolis. Also known as one of the many actors you may have forgotten were on HBO's Oz, and for his ...

FILE - Mark Margolis attends the Variety and Women in Film Pre-Emmy Event at Scarpetta on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Margolis, who played murderous former drug kingpin Hector ...

(CNN) — Mark Margolis, a veteran actor known for his performances on “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul,” has died, his son, actor and Knitting Factory Entertainment CEO Morgan Margolis, told CNN in ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the number of grandchildren. (KTLA) — Mark Margolis, a longtime actor perhaps best known for his role as Hector Salamanca in the prestigious ...

Veteran character actor Mark Margolis, who had a breakout role as a mobster in “Scarface” and became best known for playing vindictive former drug kingpin Hector Salamanca in TV’s “Breaking Bad” and ...

FILE - Mark Margolis attends the premiere of "Noah" at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 in New York. Margolis, who played murderous former drug kingpin Hector Salamanca in “Breaking ...

Veteran character actor Mark Margolis, who had a breakout role as a mobster in “Scarface” and became best known for playing vindictive former drug kingpin Hector Salamanca in TV’s “Breaking Bad” and ...