The bell-ringing, hateful-faced Don Hector Salamanca had no shortage of enemies in Breaking Bad and its prequel Better Call Saul, but cast members and creatives from both series are remembering actor Mark Margolis fondly today. The stage and screen veteran died Thursday at 83, and tributes are all over social media from the likes of Bryan Cranston, Bob Odenkirk, Peter Gould, Michael Mando and others.
“I am very saddened today to learn of a friend’s passing,” multiple Emmy-winning Breaking Bad star Cranston wrote on Instagram. “Mark Margolis was a really good actor and a lovely human being. Fun and engaging off the set (and in the case of Breaking Bad and Your Honor), intimidating and frightening on set. His quiet nature belied his mischievous nature and curious mind…and he loved sharing a good joke. I miss him already. Rest now, Mark and thank you for your friendship and your exceptional body of work.
“I am very saddened today to learn of a friend’s passing,” multiple Emmy-winning Breaking Bad star Cranston wrote on Instagram. “Mark Margolis was a really good actor and a lovely human being. Fun and engaging off the set (and in the case of Breaking Bad and Your Honor), intimidating and frightening on set. His quiet nature belied his mischievous nature and curious mind…and he loved sharing a good joke. I miss him already. Rest now, Mark and thank you for your friendship and your exceptional body of work.
- 8/4/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Bryan Cranston, Darren Aronofsky, Dean Norris and Better Call Saul showrunner Peter Gould are among those remembering their late colleague, actor Mark Margolis, who died Thursday at the age of 83 after a short illness.
Margolis was a journeyman actor who delivered a memorable performance as the bell-ringing drug runner Hector Salamanca on Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. His role in the former, particularly his shocking death in the season four finale “Face Off” in 2011, earned him an Emmy nomination for guest actor in a drama series.
Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston remembered his late colleague on Instagram Friday, writing he was “very saddened” to learn of the death of his friend, whom he called both “a really good actor and a lovely human being.”
“Fun and engaging off the set, and (in the case of Breaking Bad and Your Honor) intimidating and frightening on set,” Cranston said of Margolis,...
Margolis was a journeyman actor who delivered a memorable performance as the bell-ringing drug runner Hector Salamanca on Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. His role in the former, particularly his shocking death in the season four finale “Face Off” in 2011, earned him an Emmy nomination for guest actor in a drama series.
Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston remembered his late colleague on Instagram Friday, writing he was “very saddened” to learn of the death of his friend, whom he called both “a really good actor and a lovely human being.”
“Fun and engaging off the set, and (in the case of Breaking Bad and Your Honor) intimidating and frightening on set,” Cranston said of Margolis,...
- 8/4/2023
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Esteemed character actor Mark Margolis passed away this week at the age of 83, leaving behind a long legacy of memorable film and TV characters. Though while you might remember him from "Scarface," "Oz," or "The Wrestler," it's more likely Margolis' face calls to mind one singularly unforgettable role: Hector Salamanca, the ruthless leader of the Salamanca crime family in the "Breaking Bad" universe.
As Hector, Margolis spent most of his time in a wheelchair with an oxygen cannula in his nose, the character communicating only via a small metal bell like the kind you'd find at a hotel front desk. Despite the fact that his performance was largely non-verbal, communicated through flared nostrils and angry, chiming taps, Margolis actually earned an Emmy nod for his turn as the character in 2012. The performer eventually lost the race for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series to "Justified" actor Jeremy Davies, but...
As Hector, Margolis spent most of his time in a wheelchair with an oxygen cannula in his nose, the character communicating only via a small metal bell like the kind you'd find at a hotel front desk. Despite the fact that his performance was largely non-verbal, communicated through flared nostrils and angry, chiming taps, Margolis actually earned an Emmy nod for his turn as the character in 2012. The performer eventually lost the race for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series to "Justified" actor Jeremy Davies, but...
- 8/4/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
“Better Call Saul” is ending, but you can get your hands on all kinds of “Better Call Saul” wardrobe and props in an auction starting August 18, Propstore announced on Thursday.
Among the many items up for auction include one of Saul Goodman’s (Bob Odenkirk) colorful suits, as well as outfits worn by Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut and by Giancarlo Esposito as Los Pollos Hermanos honcho Gus Fring.
Also on the auction block: Hector Salamanca’s (Mark Margolis) bell, which is expected to fetch 3,000-5,000, and Marco Salamanca’s (Luis Moncada) skull tip boots, which are estimated to sell for 1,500-2,500.
Hector’s bell from “Better Call Saul” (Propstore)
You can also bid on Los Pollos Hermanos-branded items, as well as Saul’s “press 1” burner phone and his “World’s 2nd Best Lawyer” mug.
A portion of the profits will be donated to two Albuquerque, New Mexico, charities, Assistance...
Among the many items up for auction include one of Saul Goodman’s (Bob Odenkirk) colorful suits, as well as outfits worn by Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut and by Giancarlo Esposito as Los Pollos Hermanos honcho Gus Fring.
Also on the auction block: Hector Salamanca’s (Mark Margolis) bell, which is expected to fetch 3,000-5,000, and Marco Salamanca’s (Luis Moncada) skull tip boots, which are estimated to sell for 1,500-2,500.
Hector’s bell from “Better Call Saul” (Propstore)
You can also bid on Los Pollos Hermanos-branded items, as well as Saul’s “press 1” burner phone and his “World’s 2nd Best Lawyer” mug.
A portion of the profits will be donated to two Albuquerque, New Mexico, charities, Assistance...
- 8/4/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
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[The following story contains spoilers for Better Call Saul’s season six episode “Breaking Bad.”]
Besides Better Call Saul co-creator Peter Gould, nobody has written more episodes in the Breaking Bad universe than Thomas “Tom” Schnauz, and Monday night’s outing, the aptly titled “Breaking Bad,” ends the two-time Emmy winner’s tenure in spectacular fashion.
Schnauz, who first met Vince Gilligan at NYU film school, eventually worked alongside the future Breaking Bad creator and Better Call Saul co-creator on The X-Files and its own spinoff The Lone Gunmen. During a mid-2000s phone call, Schnauz’s joke about a mobile meth lab inspired Gilligan to create Breaking Bad, which Schnauz later joined in season three. His debut script was the Michelle MacLaren-directed “One Minute,” featuring Hank’s (Dean Norris) shootout with the Salamanca cousins (Daniel and Luis Moncada), and the barn-burner episode took Breaking Bad to a whole new level,...
[The following story contains spoilers for Better Call Saul’s season six episode “Breaking Bad.”]
Besides Better Call Saul co-creator Peter Gould, nobody has written more episodes in the Breaking Bad universe than Thomas “Tom” Schnauz, and Monday night’s outing, the aptly titled “Breaking Bad,” ends the two-time Emmy winner’s tenure in spectacular fashion.
Schnauz, who first met Vince Gilligan at NYU film school, eventually worked alongside the future Breaking Bad creator and Better Call Saul co-creator on The X-Files and its own spinoff The Lone Gunmen. During a mid-2000s phone call, Schnauz’s joke about a mobile meth lab inspired Gilligan to create Breaking Bad, which Schnauz later joined in season three. His debut script was the Michelle MacLaren-directed “One Minute,” featuring Hank’s (Dean Norris) shootout with the Salamanca cousins (Daniel and Luis Moncada), and the barn-burner episode took Breaking Bad to a whole new level,...
- 8/2/2022
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not watched the fifth episode of “Better Call Saul” Season 6, titled “Rock and Hard Place.”
Move over, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather: The biggest boxing showdown of all time just unfolded on “Better Call Saul.”
In one corner stands Howard Hamlin (Patrick Fabian), managing partner of Hamlin, Hamlin McGill and tired of being the biggest punching bag in Albuquerque. In the other is Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), aka Jimmy McGill aka Slippin’ Jimmy aka the biggest pain in Howard’s neck since “Better Call Saul” Season 1. Saul has been plotting away with Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) this season to ruin Howard’s career. and force a settlement on the massive Sandpiper legal case, which would lead to a major payout for Saul and Kim.
However, after Saul’s latest trick, in which he dressed up as Howard, stole his car...
Move over, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather: The biggest boxing showdown of all time just unfolded on “Better Call Saul.”
In one corner stands Howard Hamlin (Patrick Fabian), managing partner of Hamlin, Hamlin McGill and tired of being the biggest punching bag in Albuquerque. In the other is Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), aka Jimmy McGill aka Slippin’ Jimmy aka the biggest pain in Howard’s neck since “Better Call Saul” Season 1. Saul has been plotting away with Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) this season to ruin Howard’s career. and force a settlement on the massive Sandpiper legal case, which would lead to a major payout for Saul and Kim.
However, after Saul’s latest trick, in which he dressed up as Howard, stole his car...
- 5/10/2022
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Season 6, Episode 3 of Better Call Saul, “Rock and Hard Place.”] Better Call Saul has suffered its first major casualty in its latest episode, “Rock and Hard Place,” in which Nacho Varga’s (Michael Mando) story came to an end. After doing Gus’ (Giancarlo Esposito) bidding by opening Lalo’s (Tony Dalton) gate to a team of mercenaries, he essentially sealed his deadly fate, but nothing happened the way fans may have imagined. While Nacho managed to evade capture by the Salamanca twins (Daniel and Luis Moncada), he did turn himself into Gus’ team as they managed to transport him over the border. (Credit: Greg Lewis/AMC/Sony Pictures Television) Agreeing to die on condition that his father would be protected, Nacho promised to share any story Gus wished with the rest of the cartel’s key players. And while Nacho steers blame for the attack on Lalo away from Gus, a shard of...
- 4/26/2022
- TV Insider
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not watched the third episode of “Better Call Saul” Season 6, titled “Rock and Hard Place.”
Like the title of Monday night’s episode says, Nacho Varga (Michael Mando) found himself between a rock and a hard place — Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) and Hector Salamanca (Mark Margolis) — and he paid the ultimate price. As one of the major “Better Call Saul” characters who doesn’t appear in “Breaking Bad,” fans have been wondering where Nacho would end up, and they finally have an answer. After playing the double agent for Gus against the Salamancas and aiding in the botched assassination of Lalo Salamanca (Tony Dalton), Nacho was ready to meet a violent end at the hands of the Salamanca cartel, but instead he turned his gun on himself.
However, Nacho didn’t go down without a fight. He narrowly avoided the Salamancas’ hitmen,...
Like the title of Monday night’s episode says, Nacho Varga (Michael Mando) found himself between a rock and a hard place — Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) and Hector Salamanca (Mark Margolis) — and he paid the ultimate price. As one of the major “Better Call Saul” characters who doesn’t appear in “Breaking Bad,” fans have been wondering where Nacho would end up, and they finally have an answer. After playing the double agent for Gus against the Salamancas and aiding in the botched assassination of Lalo Salamanca (Tony Dalton), Nacho was ready to meet a violent end at the hands of the Salamanca cartel, but instead he turned his gun on himself.
However, Nacho didn’t go down without a fight. He narrowly avoided the Salamancas’ hitmen,...
- 4/26/2022
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
AMC has finally set the premiere for the sixth and final season of “Better Call Saul” — as well as the second half of the sixth and final season of “Better Call Saul” — after teasing fans mercilessly with the information earlier this week. As an added bonus, the cable channel also revealed first-look images from the sixth season (see above) and unveiled upcoming digital series set in the “Breaking Bad” prequel’s universe.
On Thursday, AMC announced that the seven-episode Part 1 of “Better Call Saul” Season 6 will premiere on April 18 at 9 p.m. Et. on AMC and AMC Plus. Back-to-back episodes will air that night. Once that first half of the final season has run its course, Part 2 won’t be too far behind, as the final six episodes of “Better Call Saul” will begin rolling out on July 11.
Led by Bob Odenkirk as the titular attorney, “Better Call Saul” was...
On Thursday, AMC announced that the seven-episode Part 1 of “Better Call Saul” Season 6 will premiere on April 18 at 9 p.m. Et. on AMC and AMC Plus. Back-to-back episodes will air that night. Once that first half of the final season has run its course, Part 2 won’t be too far behind, as the final six episodes of “Better Call Saul” will begin rolling out on July 11.
Led by Bob Odenkirk as the titular attorney, “Better Call Saul” was...
- 2/10/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
“Breaking Bad” scored seven nominations in Best Drama Supporting Actor during its run, but sadly none of them were for Dean Norris. He may finally get recognized for his portrayal of Hank Schrader this year in another category and via a similar path of that of another star in the “Breaking Bad”-verse.
Norris is contending in Best Drama Guest Actor after reprising Hank in two episodes of “Better Call Saul” this season — the first time we’ve seen Hank back in the flesh since his gut-wrenching death after that iconic line — “My name is Asac Schrader, and you can go f— yourself” in the iconic “Breaking Bad” episode “Ozymandias.” If he makes it in, it would not be unlike Michael McKean, who was snubbed in supporting in 2017 for the third and his final season of “Better Call Saul,” in which Chuck dies, but bagged a guest bid last year...
Norris is contending in Best Drama Guest Actor after reprising Hank in two episodes of “Better Call Saul” this season — the first time we’ve seen Hank back in the flesh since his gut-wrenching death after that iconic line — “My name is Asac Schrader, and you can go f— yourself” in the iconic “Breaking Bad” episode “Ozymandias.” If he makes it in, it would not be unlike Michael McKean, who was snubbed in supporting in 2017 for the third and his final season of “Better Call Saul,” in which Chuck dies, but bagged a guest bid last year...
- 6/3/2020
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
‘Better Call Saul’ Co-Creator Vince Gilligan on Directing the Most Challenging Episode of His Career
Spoiler Alert: Do not read ahead if you have not watched “Bagman,” the eighth episode of of “Better Call Saul” Season 5.
Jimmy McGill’s descent into Saul Goodman has been on full display in Season 5 of AMC’s “Better Call Saul,” and on Monday’s episode, it took an even more dangerous turn.
Much to the concern of his now-wife Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn), Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) is becoming a “friend of the cartel,” as he represents the show’s current main villain — Lalo Salamanca (Tony Dalton), currently behind bars on murder charges.
In Episode 8, “Bagman,” after Jimmy/Saul manages to trick the judge into setting bail (thanks to information from Mike Ehrmantraut), Lalo dispatches him to the desert. It’s supposed to be easy, Jimmy/Saul tells a worried Kim, and he even convinces Lalo to give him an extra $100,000 for his troubles.
In the worlds of “Better Call Saul” and “Breaking Bad,...
Jimmy McGill’s descent into Saul Goodman has been on full display in Season 5 of AMC’s “Better Call Saul,” and on Monday’s episode, it took an even more dangerous turn.
Much to the concern of his now-wife Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn), Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) is becoming a “friend of the cartel,” as he represents the show’s current main villain — Lalo Salamanca (Tony Dalton), currently behind bars on murder charges.
In Episode 8, “Bagman,” after Jimmy/Saul manages to trick the judge into setting bail (thanks to information from Mike Ehrmantraut), Lalo dispatches him to the desert. It’s supposed to be easy, Jimmy/Saul tells a worried Kim, and he even convinces Lalo to give him an extra $100,000 for his troubles.
In the worlds of “Better Call Saul” and “Breaking Bad,...
- 4/7/2020
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Korean-American rapper Jon Park (aka Dumbfoundead) is set to recur on Comedy Central’s upcoming scripted series Awkwafina. He will join the titular actor-rapper Awkwafina in the series which follows a twenty-something Nora living in Queens, striving for a larger than life existence while living with her father and grandmother.
Park will play Nora’s friend Doug on the series. He joins a cast that includes Bowen Yang as Nora’s more successful cousin, Bd Wong as her father, and Lori Tan Chinn (Orange Is the New Black) as her grandmother.
The Crazy Rich Asians star teamed with Karey Dornetto and Teresa Hsiao to write the pilot which was directed by Lucia Aniello. Comedy Central ordered 10 episodes of Awkwafina last year. The series is executive produced by Awkwafina, Dornetto, Aniello, Peter Principato...
Park will play Nora’s friend Doug on the series. He joins a cast that includes Bowen Yang as Nora’s more successful cousin, Bd Wong as her father, and Lori Tan Chinn (Orange Is the New Black) as her grandmother.
The Crazy Rich Asians star teamed with Karey Dornetto and Teresa Hsiao to write the pilot which was directed by Lucia Aniello. Comedy Central ordered 10 episodes of Awkwafina last year. The series is executive produced by Awkwafina, Dornetto, Aniello, Peter Principato...
- 7/24/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Everybody dies … it’s a fact of life, and of fictional television. And nobody knows that better than David Ury, who once appeared on an episode of Breaking Bad only to get his head squashed by an Atm. So perhaps, it’s important to point out that everybody dies, but not necessarily in the same way.
Now, Ury has written a parody of children’s books titled Everybody Dies: A Children’s Book for Grown-Ups! And to promote the book’s upcoming release, Ury asked a few other Breaking Bad alums to join him for a quick video. Unfortunately, Charles Baker...
Now, Ury has written a parody of children’s books titled Everybody Dies: A Children’s Book for Grown-Ups! And to promote the book’s upcoming release, Ury asked a few other Breaking Bad alums to join him for a quick video. Unfortunately, Charles Baker...
- 4/25/2014
- by Samantha Highfill
- EW.com - PopWatch
Breaking Bad fans don't have to wait until Better Call Saul to witness a Bad reunion. David Ury, who owned the brief but memorable role of Spooge in Breaking Bad's second season, has assembled Charles Baker (Skinny Pete) and Luis Moncada (Marco Salamanca) to promote his upcoming illustrated book, Everybody Dies: A Children's Book for Grown-Ups! "I always say that it's sort of along the lines of Everyone Poops, but with 99 percent more death and lot less poop," Ury tells The Hollywood Reporter of his book. "The idea is that grownups are still afraid of death, and
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- 4/25/2014
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is filling up its schedule of TV DVD shows, with three disc sets debuting in June 7: The Big C: Season One, Hawthorne: Season Two and Breaking Bad: The Complete Third Season.
The Big C
The Golden Globe winning The Big C, which airs on Showtime, stars Laura Linney (The City of Your Final Destination) as a 42-year-old schoolteacher who has always played by the rules. But when she discovers she has cancer, she decides to start living it up, much to the confusion of her husband (Oliver Platt, Please Give) and teenage son (Gabriel Basso, upcoming Super 8). The show also stars Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) as an opinionated student and Idris Elba (The Losers) as an artist with whom Laura lives it up.
The Big C: Season One will be priced at $39.99 on DVD and will come with a bunch of...
The Big C
The Golden Globe winning The Big C, which airs on Showtime, stars Laura Linney (The City of Your Final Destination) as a 42-year-old schoolteacher who has always played by the rules. But when she discovers she has cancer, she decides to start living it up, much to the confusion of her husband (Oliver Platt, Please Give) and teenage son (Gabriel Basso, upcoming Super 8). The show also stars Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) as an opinionated student and Idris Elba (The Losers) as an artist with whom Laura lives it up.
The Big C: Season One will be priced at $39.99 on DVD and will come with a bunch of...
- 3/28/2011
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
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