2023-08-05 03:56:23
American actor Mark Margolis, who played the sinister drug kingpin Hector Salamanca in the Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul series, has died at the age of 83, his family announced on Friday August 4. The comedian died in a New York hospital, after “ a short illness with his wife and son by his side, according to a statement.
Published on: 05/08/2023 – 03:56
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Hector Salamanca, ruthless and crippled cartel leader in hit series Breaking Bad et Better Call Saul, was the best known of his roles. This character of gangster nailed to his wheelchair and communicating with a simple bell had also earned him a nomination in 2012 for the Emmy Awards, the equivalent of the Oscars for television.
« Mark Margolis was a great actor and a lovely human being. Funny and endearing off set, (…) intimidating and frightening on set “, greeted on Instagram the star of Breaking Badactor Bryan Cranston, hero of the series in the guise of Walter White, a chemistry professor inevitably sliding towards drug trafficking.
« A powerful on-screen presence ! “, abounded his former playing partner Bob Odenkirk, who played the crooked lawyer Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad before the character was entitled to its own spin-off, Better Call Saul. Michael Mando, who gave him the reply in this last series where he camped Ignacio “Nacho” Varga, expressed his pain and his admiration:
« Mark, getting to know you over the seasons and years has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career. (…) The very last thing you said to me, before I left the show in season six, was, ‘I really didn’t want to like your character…but I do.’ ‘I can’t tell you how much this meant to me… You are a legend and a strong and beautiful soul. I’m in tears and I have no words except love. »
The official account of Breaking Bad on social networks, for his part, hailed “ the immense talent of Mark Margolis, who with his eyes, a bell and very few words, made Hector Salamanca one of the most unforgettable characters in the history of television. »
Born in Philadelphia in 1939, Mark Margolis moved to New York to become an actor. His career has been punctuated with secondary roles in Scarface, Ace Ventura et Black Swanor in the series Oz. He leaves behind Jacqueline, his wife of 61 years, as well as Morgan, their only child, and their three grandsons.
We join millions of fans in mourning the passing of the immensely talented Mark Margolis, 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. He will be missed. pic.twitter.com/gVt8IzxgPw
— Breaking Bad (@BreakingBad) August 4, 2023
(and with AFP)
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