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Mark Margolis, a veteran actor with hundreds of credits dating back to the 1970s but perhaps best known for his Emmy-nominated portrayal of cartel don Hector “Tio” Salamanca on TV’s Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, died Thursday at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City following a short illness. He was 83.

His death was announced by son Morgan Margolis, the CEO of Knitting Factory Entertainment. Morgan Margolis said he and Mark’s wife Jacqueline were at his bedside at the time of death.

“He was one of a kind,” said manager Robert Kolker of Red Letter Entertainment. “We won’t see his likes again. He was a treasured client and a lifelong friend. I was lucky to know him.”

Born on November 26, 1939 in Philadelphia, Margolis briefly attended Temple University before moving to New York City to study acting, first under Stella Adler at the Actors Studio and subsequently...

Rosemary's Baby

Christina Cole and legendary "For Your Eyes Only" Bond girl Carole Bouquet have signed on for NBC's four-hour miniseries adaptation of "Rosemary's Baby".

Bouquet plays Margaux Castevet, a sophisticated and beautiful Parisian socialite who befriends young Rosemary (Zoe Saldana), and Cole will play Julie, Rosemary’s spirited girlfriend. Patrick J. Adams and Jason Isaacs also star. [Source: Deadline]

Carol

Kyle Chandler ("The Wolf of Wall Street," "Zero Dark Thirty") has joined the cast of Todd Haynes' "Carol", an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's "The Price of Salt," for The Weinstein Company.

The story chronicles the burgeoning and tempestuous relationship between two very different women (Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara) in 1950s New York City. Chandler plays the jealous husband of Blanchett's character, a woman trapped in a dead marriage. [Source: Deadline]

Alone

Ivana Milicevic ("Banshee"), Mark Margolis ("The X-Files") and Meadow Williams ("The Harvest") have joined the cast of Matthew Coppola...

Banshee actress Ivana Milicevic, American Horror Story actor Mark Margolis and The Harvest actress Meadow Williams have joined the cast of indie drama Alone. The trio joins a cast that includes Mark Kassen, Sophie Turner and Ray Liotta. Matthew Coppola (Fresh Cut Grass) wrote and will direct the drama, which is set to begin filming in New York next week. The pic follows a vet battling Ptsd (Kassen) who finds comfort in the company of a rebellious NYC high school teen (Game of Thrones' Turner). Liotta plays her disapproving father. Video: First Look At 'Noah' Super Bowl Spot Like Minded

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The Descendants

Dove Cameron ("Liv and Maddie," "Shameless") is set to play Mal, the daughter of "Sleeping Beauty" villain Maleficent, in the Disney Channel original live-action movie "The Descendants". Filming begins next spring.

The story introduces the teen offspring of Disney's greatest animated villains. The children, though, are beginning to question the family business. [Source: The Wrap]

Awol 72

Luke Goss ("Hellboy: The Golden Army") has been cast as Marine Conrad Miller, an Awol soldier in possession of secret government information, in Christian Sesma's action-thriller "Awol 72" for Triumphant Pictures.

Bokeem Woodbine is also onboard as a highly-paid assassin on Miller’s trail, and RZA plays an Lapd detective. Filming begins in Los Angeles early next year. [Source: Deadline]

Alone

Ray Liotta, Mark Kassen ("Puncture") and "Game of Thrones" actress Sophie Turner are set to star in Matthew Coppola's indie drama "Alone". Filming begins next month in New York.

Kassen plays a 35-year-old veteran battling...