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dutifully obeyed his brother s final wishes but before he cold smash the head he lost it in a dice game to film producer Robert Evans Its current whereabouts are unknown Abe Vigoda 1982 Mr Vigoda sixteen years after his death Upon his tragic death in 1982 certain friends of the longtime character actor were unwilling to let him go At Vigoda s funeral his Barney Miller Topics: Entertainment Tags: Abe Vigoda View |
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Abraham Charles "Abe" Vigoda (IPA-env???o?d?pron; born February 24, 1921) is an American (United States) movie and television actor. Vigoda is well known for his portrayal of Sal Tessio in The Godfather, and for his portrayal of Detective Sgt. Phil Fish on the sitcom television series Barney Miller from 1975-1977 and on its spinoff show Fish (Fish (TV series)) that aired from February 1977 to June 1978 on ABC (American Broadcasting Company). Vigoda was still also appearing on Barney Miller at the same time as he was on Fish during the 1976-1977 TV season; at the start of the 1977-1978 season, his character retired from the police force and left Barney Miller to focus full time on the spinoff.
He made regular appearances as himself (usually in skits relating to his "advanced age") on the television show Late Night with Conan OBrien, including a cameo on that shows final episode.
Birth Name: Abraham Charles Vigoda
Date of birth: 1921-02-24
Birth Location: New York City, New York, United States, U.S.
Occupation: Actor
Years Active: 1949-present
Spouse: Beatrice Schy, 1968-1992 (her death)