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Abe Vigoda

24 Feb, 1921 en New York City, New York, USA

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.

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North
50% (1994)
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Jury Duty
44% (1995)
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Keaton's Cop
37% (1990)
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Joys
40% (1976)
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Chump Change
39% (2000)
Cutaways
0% (2013)
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Farticus
0% (1997)
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The Rookies
69% (1972)
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Deadline
0% (2000)
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Wings
69% (1990)
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Studio One
48% (1948)
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Tattletales
60% (1974)
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Fish
57% (1977)
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Vega$
70% (1978)
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Promised Land
66% (1996)
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Toma
78% (1973)
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Suspense
46% (1949)
Sweepstakes
0% (1979)
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Law & Order
74% (1990)