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Abe Vigoda
Sign in to saveAlso known as Abraham Charles Vigoda, Abraham Charles Vigodah, Abraham Charles "Abe" Vigoda
American actor (1921–2016)
Film & TV
Acting · 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…
Known for
- The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 — Salvatore "Sal" Tessio (uncredited)2016
- Cutaways2013
- The Unknown Trilogy — Uncle Morty (segment "Frankie the Squirrel")2008
- Farce of the Penguins — Penguin from Boca (voz)2006
- Crime Spree — Angelo Giancarlo2003
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special — Self2003
- TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV2003
- Tea Cakes or Cannoli2000
- Chump Change — The Frog2000
- Deadline — Joseph Spiaggio2000
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 2004
Discography
- Sky Route/Star Roof2005
- Abe Vigoda2005
- Kid City2006
- Abe Vigoda / No Age2007
- Skeleton2008
- Reviver2009
- Throwing Shade2010
- Crush2010
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 99,713
- Total plays
- 2,283,006
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Abe Vigoda was an experimental, tropicali punk rock band based in Los Angeles, California but originally formed in Chino, California in 2004. They took their name from the actor Abe Vigoda most famous for appearing as Detective Sgt. Phil Fish on the sitcom television series Barney Miller from 1975-1977. They gained noteriety for their performances at The Smell. They have so far released three full length albums, the first of which, Skeleton, was released in the U.S on July 8th 2008 on Post Pres
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger<sup>*</sup>
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Key facts
- Born
- Abraham Vigoda , ( 1921-02-24 ) February 24, 1921, New York City, U.S.
- Died
- January 26, 2016 (2016-01-26) (aged 94), Woodland Park, New Jersey , U.S.
- Resting place
- Beth David Cemetery , Elmont , New York, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1947–2016
- Spouses
- Sonja Gohlke ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. June 6, 1939</span>"}]]}'>1939 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. December 18, 1963</span>"}]]}'>1963 ) Beatrice Schy ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. February 25, 1968</span>"}]]}'>1968 ; died April 30, 1992</span>"}]]}'>1992 )
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Wikidata facts
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- Abe Vigoda Fish Barney Miller 1977.JPG
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- Abe Vigoda
- date of birth
- 1921-02-24
- date of death
- 2016-01-26
- start of work period
- 1947-00-00
- name in native language
- Abe Vigoda
- end of work period
- 2014-00-00
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Abraham Vigoda (February 24, 1921 – January 26, 2016) was an American actor, known for his portrayals of Salvatore Tessio in The Godfather (1972) and Phil Fish in both Barney Miller (1975–1977, 1982) and Fish (1977–1978). His career as an actor began in 1947 performing with the American Theatre Wing and continued in Broadway productions throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
Early life and education