Abe Vigoda
Acting
- Nacimiento:
- 1921-02-24
- Fallecimiento:
- 2016-01-26
- Lugar de nacimiento:
- New York City, New York, USA
Biografía
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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Filmografía
Cutaways
The Unknown Trilogy
Movida en el Polo
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Wanted
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
Tea Cakes or Cannoli
Deadline
Chump Change
The Norm Show
Padre de familia
Witness to the Mob
Como caído del cielo
El espíritu de Brooklyn
Good Burger
Farticus
A Christmas Journey Home
Promised Land
Underworld
El amor es lo único que existe
¿Y dónde está el jurado?
The Misery Brothers
Tocados por un ángel
Un muchacho llamado Norte
Una chica explosiva
Sugar Hill
Home of Angels
Batman: La máscara del fantasma
Diagnóstico: Asesinato
Me and the Kid
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Fist of Honor
El Padrino Épico 1901-1959
Loco por ti
Lucky Luke
The Adventures of the Black Stallion
Ley y orden
Night of 100 Stars III
Wings
El retorno de Keaton
Joe contra el volcán
Prancer
Mira quién habla
B.L. Stryker
Monstruos
Superboy
Ropa nueva
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
MacGyver
In-natural (The Stuff)
Se ha escrito un crimen
Historias del más allá
Los locos del Cannonball 2
The Big Stuffed Dog
Harper Valley
Gridlock
The Littlest Hobo
Death Car on the Freeway
B. J. and the Bear
Supertrén
$weepstake$
Cómo ligarse a las chicas
Vega$
The Comedy Company
Un detective barato
El padrino: una novela para televisión
Vacaciones en el mar
Con ocho basta
Fish
Dean Martin's Red Hot Scandals of 1926
Having Babies
The Captain and Tennille
Joys
La mujer biónica
Saturday Night Live
Barney Miller
El padrino II
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Dinah!
Los casos de Rockford
Newman's Law
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
Tattletales
El Don ha muerto
Kojak
Toma
Toma
La hija del diablo
The Sandy Duncan Show
The Rookies
El padrino
Cannon
Love, American Style
Hawaii 5-0
Mannix
Dark Shadows
Tres habitaciones en Manhattan
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Buck Rogers
The Bob Hope Show
Suspense
Studio One