Los Angeles:

Mark Margolis, who performed the sinister, wheelchair-bound cartel don Hector Salamanca in acclaimed TV exhibits “Breaking Unhealthy” and “Higher Name Saul,” has died aged 83, his household stated Friday.

Margolis died Thursday at a New York hospital following a brief sickness, together with his spouse and son at his bedside, in keeping with an announcement.

“Breaking Unhealthy” star Bryan Cranston led the tributes, writing on Instagram: “I’m very saddened as we speak to study of a good friend’s passing.

“Mark Margolis was a very good actor and a stunning human being. Enjoyable and interesting off the set, and (within the case of ‘Breaking Unhealthy’ and ‘Your Honor’) intimidating and scary on set.”

Bob Odenkirk, the star of spin-off collection “Higher Name Saul,” known as Margolis a “highly effective display screen presence.”

An official “Breaking Unhealthy” social media account praised “the immensely gifted Mark Margolis, who — together with his eyes, a bell, and only a few phrases — turned Hector Salamanca into probably the most unforgettable characters within the historical past of tv.”

Within the present, Margolis’s character — the patriarch of the drug-smuggling Salamanca household, who suffers a stroke after being poisoned by a rival — is just in a position to talk by tapping a bell together with his finger.

Born in Philadelphia in 1939, Margolis moved to New York to pursue appearing.

He solid a profitable profession as a personality actor, with supporting roles in movies corresponding to “Scarface,” “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” and “Black Swan,” in addition to HBO collection “Oz.”

In 2012, he was nominated for an Emmy for “Breaking Unhealthy.”

He’s survived by Jacqueline, his spouse of 61 years, in addition to their solely little one Morgan and their three grandsons.

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