Mark Margolis Has Died at the age of 83.

Your favorite mute gangster, Hector Salamanca, from “Better Call Saul” passed away in a New York hospital on Thursday. Margolis, a veteran Jewish actor, was best known for his post stroke cartel role in “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul.” But his acting career spanned decades and included impressive films like “Scarface,” “Arthur,” and the Jim Carrey favorite, “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.”

He was nominated for an Emmy for Salamanca who was a man of few words. Margolis managed to play one of the most unforgettable characters on television in a wheelchair with only a bell as his tool of communication.

The actor modeled the Salamanca character after his mother-in-law, who was unable to speak after suffering from a stroke. He told “Time Magazine” back in 2013, “The fact that he didn’t have words wan not an issue for me.” He went on to say that he was actually delighted not to have to learn lines.  Without the pressure of memorizing, Margolis was able to dive deeply into the character of Salamanca.

Born into a Jewish family in Philadelphia on Nov. 26, 1939, Margolis trained under legendary acting teachers including Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg. He appeared in over 50 off-Broadway plays and guest starred in numerous television shows.

Bryan Cranston, Margolis’s co-star on”Breaking Bad,” said in “The Hollywood Reporter,” “He was a really good actor and a lovely human being” who was “fun and engaging off the set,” and who possessed a “mischievous nature and curious mind.”

Margolis will be missed by fans around the world and especially by his wife, Jacqueline; his son Morgan; his brother Jerome Margolis; and three grandsons.