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The Unknown Trilogy

as Uncle Morty (segment "Frankie the Squirrel")

2008
Witness to the Mob

as Paul Castellano

1998
A Brooklyn State of Mind

as Uncle Guy

1998
Good Burger

as Otis

1997
Love Is All There Is

as Rudy

1996
Underworld

as Will Cassady

1997
Jury Duty

as Judge Powell

1995
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

as Salvatore Valestra (voice)

1993
Fist of Honor

as Victor Malucci

1993
Joe Versus the Volcano

as Chief of the Waponis

1990
Look Who's Talking

as Grandpa

1989
Prancer

as Orel Benton

1989
Plain Clothes

as Mr. Wiseman

1988
Death Car on the Freeway

as Mr. Frisch

1979
Fish

as Phil Fish

1977
Abe Vigoda Abe Vigoda

Birthday

1921-02-24

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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.
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