Mark Margolis: Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul actor dies at 83

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Mark Margolis once said he based his role of drug kingpin Hector Salamanca on his mother-in-law.

Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul veteran actor Mark Margolis has died at the age of 83, according to his family.

He passed away in a New York City hospital on Thursday after a short illness, his son said in a statement. In the Emmy-nominated role of Salamanca, Margolis portrayed a hyper-violent gangster who is unable to speak and uses only a bell and facial expressions to communicate. Despite having over 70 film credits - spanning five decades - he said that there were times when he struggled as a performer in his earlier years.

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