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Abe Vigoda‌

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1921-02-24

Popularity

star5.3

Abe Vigoda

New York City, New York, USA

Abe Vigoda

New York City, New York, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1921-02-24

Popularity

star5.3

Biography

Tall, dour-faced and slouch-shouldered character actor Abraham Charles Vigoda (February 24, 1921 – January 26, 2016) proved himself in both gritty dramatic roles, and as an actor with wonderful comedic timing. Vigoda was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Lena (Moses) and Samuel Vigoda, both Russian Jewish immigrants. His father was a tailor on the Lower East Side. He made his first stage appearance at the age of 17 and plodded away in small theater shows for over 20 years. For the majority of film-goers, Vigoda first came to prominence in The Godfather (1972) as the double-crossing Tessio, pleading with Robert Duvall to get him off the hook "for old times' sake." He also appeared in its sequel. Vigoda had roles in a few nondescript TV films before landing the plum part of Sgt. Phil Fish on the brilliant sitcom Barney Miller (1974). Perhaps his best known role, Sgt. Fish proved popular enough to be spun off to his own (short-lived) series Fish (1977). With his long face and unusual looks, Vigoda remained in high demand in mafioso-type roles, and for a while in the mid-1980s, he was mistakenly believed to have been dead, leading producers to remark, "I need an Abe Vigoda type actor," not realizing Vigoda was still alive and well. The 1990s and beyond became busy again for him, with appearances in North (1994), The Misery Brothers (1995), A Brooklyn State of Mind (1998), and Crime Spree (2003). He continued acting into his 90s, surprising audiences with his entertaining style. Abe Vigoda died in his sleep on January 26, 2016 in Woodland Park, New Jersey.

Movie Credits

Tea Cakes or Cannoli

Tea Cakes or Cannoli‌
star0.0
calendar 2000

North

North‌
star5.0
calendar 1994

Cannonball Run II

Cannonball Run II‌
star5.4
calendar 1984

Prancer

Prancer‌
star5.9
calendar 1989

Look Who's Talking

Look Who's Talking‌
star6.3
calendar 1989

Just the Ticket

Just the Ticket‌
star5.5
calendar 1998

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic‌
star9.3
calendar 1981

The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective‌
star6.2
calendar 1978

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm‌
star7.5
calendar 1993

Witness to the Mob

Witness to the Mob‌
star7.0
calendar 1998

Sugar Hill

Sugar Hill‌
star5.6
calendar 1994

A Brooklyn State of Mind

A Brooklyn State of Mind‌
star4.8
calendar 1998

Jury Duty

Jury Duty‌
star4.4
calendar 1995

Me and the Kid

Me and the Kid‌
star4.7
calendar 1993

Fist of Honor

Fist of Honor‌
star5.3
calendar 1993

Love Is All There Is

Love Is All There Is‌
star5.6
calendar 1996

Underworld

Underworld‌
star5.2
calendar 1996

The Don Is Dead

The Don Is Dead‌
star5.9
calendar 1973

The Godfather

The Godfather‌
star8.7
calendar 1972

The Devil's Daughter

The Devil's Daughter‌
star6.5
calendar 1973

Keaton's Cop

Keaton's Cop‌
star3.7
calendar 1990

Death Car on the Freeway

Death Car on the Freeway‌
star5.3
calendar 1979

A Christmas Journey Home

A Christmas Journey Home‌
star0.0
calendar 1996

Good Burger

Good Burger‌
star6.1
calendar 1997

The Comedy Company

The Comedy Company‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

Newman's Law

Newman's Law‌
star6.0
calendar 1974

Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III‌
star4.0
calendar 1990

Crime Spree

Crime Spree‌
star5.6
calendar 2003

Plain Clothes

Plain Clothes‌
star6.2
calendar 1988

Gridlock

Gridlock‌
star6.0
calendar 1980

The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II‌
star8.6
calendar 1974

Joe Versus the Volcano

Joe Versus the Volcano‌
star5.7
calendar 1990

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

The Misery Brothers

The Misery Brothers‌
star2.0
calendar 1995

The Stuff

The Stuff‌
star5.9
calendar 1985

Three Rooms in Manhattan

Three Rooms in Manhattan‌
star6.0
calendar 1965

Joys

Joys‌
star4.0
calendar 1976

Farce of the Penguins

Farce of the Penguins‌
star4.0
calendar 2006

The Big Stuffed Dog

The Big Stuffed Dog‌
star3.0
calendar 1981

The Unknown Trilogy

The Unknown Trilogy‌
star2.0
calendar 2008

Dean Martin's Red Hot Scandals of 1926

Dean Martin's Red Hot Scandals of 1926‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd

The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd‌
star4.0
calendar 1974

Chump Change

Chump Change‌
star3.9
calendar 2000

Home of Angels

Home of Angels‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

Cutaways

Cutaways‌
star0.0
calendar 2013

Having Babies

Having Babies‌
star6.0
calendar 1976

How to Pick Up Girls!

How to Pick Up Girls!‌
star2.0
calendar 1978

Farticus

Farticus‌
star0.0
calendar 1997

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special‌
star6.8
calendar 2003

Tv Credits

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

Mad About You

Mad About You‌
star6.7
calendar 1992

The Norm Show

The Norm Show‌
star6.8
calendar 1999

Supertrain

Supertrain‌
star4.3
calendar 1979

B. J. and the Bear

B. J. and the Bear‌
star5.5
calendar 1979

Harper Valley

Harper Valley‌
star6.3
calendar 1981

The Rookies

The Rookies‌
star6.9
calendar 1972

Family Guy

Family Guy‌
star7.4
calendar 1999

The Adventures of the Black Stallion

The Adventures of the Black Stallion‌
star6.3
calendar 1992

The Love Boat

The Love Boat‌
star6.3
calendar 1977

The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman‌
star7.0
calendar 1976

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O‌
star7.1
calendar 1968

Deadline

Deadline‌
star0.0
calendar 2000

Wings

Wings‌
star6.9
calendar 1990

Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows‌
star7.1
calendar 1966

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder‌
star7.1
calendar 1993

Kojak

Kojak‌
star6.9
calendar 1973

Weird Science

Weird Science‌
star6.7
calendar 1994

Studio One

Studio One‌
star4.4
calendar 1948

Cannon

Cannon‌
star6.5
calendar 1971

Superboy

Superboy‌
star6.4
calendar 1988

Eight Is Enough

Eight Is Enough‌
star6.1
calendar 1977

Tattletales

Tattletales‌
star6.0
calendar 1974

Monsters

Monsters‌
star6.8
calendar 1988

The Sandy Duncan Show

The Sandy Duncan Show‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

Fish

Fish‌
star5.7
calendar 1977

Vega$

Vega$‌
star7.0
calendar 1978

Promised Land

Promised Land‌
star6.6
calendar 1996

The Littlest Hobo

The Littlest Hobo‌
star6.9
calendar 1979

Barney Miller

Barney Miller‌
star7.3
calendar 1975

Toma

Toma‌
star7.8
calendar 1973

Suspense

Suspense‌
star4.2
calendar 1949

Sweepstakes

Sweepstakes‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

The Captain and Tennille

The Captain and Tennille‌
star5.5
calendar 1976

TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV

TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV‌
star0.0
calendar 2003

Tony Orlando and Dawn

Tony Orlando and Dawn‌
star3.5
calendar 1974

B.L. Stryker

B.L. Stryker‌
star6.0
calendar 1989

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside‌
star7.2
calendar 1984

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files‌
star7.5
calendar 1974

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel‌
star7.2
calendar 1994

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show‌
star7.0
calendar 1950

Law & Order

Law & Order‌
star7.4
calendar 1990

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files‌
star7.5
calendar 1974

Mannix

Mannix‌
star6.7
calendar 1967

MacGyver

MacGyver‌
star7.7
calendar 1985

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live‌
star6.9
calendar 1975

Barney Miller

Barney Miller‌
star7.3
calendar 1975

Lucky Luke

Lucky Luke‌
star5.6
calendar 1992

Barney Miller

Barney Miller‌
star7.3
calendar 1975

Love, American Style

Love, American Style‌
star5.8
calendar 1969

Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television

Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television‌
star8.5
calendar 1977