Abe Vigoda

Abe Vigoda

Acting

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,…

Filmography

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The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 ★ 9.0 The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 2016 Cutaways Cutaways 2013 The Unknown Trilogy ★ 5.5 The Unknown Trilogy 2008 Farce of the Penguins ★ 4.2 Farce of the Penguins 2006 Crime Spree ★ 5.6 Crime Spree 2003 TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV 2003 Tea Cakes or Cannoli ★ 7.0 Tea Cakes or Cannoli 2000 Deadline ★ 10.0 Deadline 2000 Chump Change ★ 4.0 Chump Change 2000 The Norm Show ★ 7.1 The Norm Show 1999 Family Guy ★ 7.4 Family Guy 1999 Witness to the Mob ★ 7.1 Witness to the Mob 1998 Just the Ticket ★ 5.5 Just the Ticket 1998 A Brooklyn State of Mind ★ 5.3 A Brooklyn State of Mind 1998 Good Burger ★ 6.2 Good Burger 1997 Farticus ★ 10.0 Farticus 1997 A Christmas Journey Home A Christmas Journey Home 1996 Promised Land ★ 6.5 Promised Land 1996 Underworld ★ 5.3 Underworld 1996 Love Is All There Is ★ 5.2 Love Is All There Is 1996 Jury Duty ★ 4.4 Jury Duty 1995 The Misery Brothers ★ 5.0 The Misery Brothers 1995 Touched by an Angel ★ 7.2 Touched by an Angel 1994 North ★ 5.1 North 1994 Weird Science ★ 6.7 Weird Science 1994 Sugar Hill ★ 5.6 Sugar Hill 1994 Home of Angels Home of Angels 1994 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm ★ 7.5 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 1993 Diagnosis: Murder ★ 7.1 Diagnosis: Murder 1993 Me and the Kid ★ 5.8 Me and the Kid 1993 Fist of Honor ★ 5.1 Fist of Honor 1993 Mad About You ★ 6.7 Mad About You 1992 Lucky Luke ★ 5.9 Lucky Luke 1992 The Adventures of the Black Stallion ★ 6.6 The Adventures of the Black Stallion 1992 Law & Order ★ 7.3 Law & Order 1990 Wings ★ 6.8 Wings 1990 Keaton's Cop ★ 4.4 Keaton's Cop 1990 Joe Versus the Volcano ★ 5.8 Joe Versus the Volcano 1990 Prancer ★ 6.0 Prancer 1989 Look Who's Talking ★ 6.3 Look Who's Talking 1989 B.L. Stryker ★ 6.1 B.L. Stryker 1989 Monsters ★ 7.1 Monsters 1988 Superboy ★ 6.4 Superboy 1988 Plain Clothes ★ 5.9 Plain Clothes 1988 Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter ★ 5.0 Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter 1986 MacGyver ★ 7.7 MacGyver 1985 The Stuff ★ 6.0 The Stuff 1985 Murder, She Wrote ★ 7.5 Murder, She Wrote 1984 Tales from the Darkside ★ 7.2 Tales from the Darkside 1984 Cannonball Run II ★ 5.4 Cannonball Run II 1984 The Big Stuffed Dog ★ 5.5 The Big Stuffed Dog 1981 Harper Valley ★ 6.8 Harper Valley 1981 Gridlock ★ 7.5 Gridlock 1980 The Littlest Hobo ★ 7.3 The Littlest Hobo 1979 Death Car on the Freeway ★ 5.2 Death Car on the Freeway 1979 B. J. and the Bear ★ 5.7 B. J. and the Bear 1979 Supertrain ★ 5.6 Supertrain 1979 $weepstake$ $weepstake$ 1979 How to Pick Up Girls! ★ 4.0 How to Pick Up Girls! 1978 Vega$ ★ 7.0 Vega$ 1978 The Comedy Company ★ 4.3 The Comedy Company 1978 The Cheap Detective ★ 6.4 The Cheap Detective 1978 Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television ★ 8.6 Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television 1977 The Love Boat ★ 6.3 The Love Boat 1977 Eight Is Enough ★ 6.2 Eight Is Enough 1977 Fish ★ 6.8 Fish 1977 Having Babies ★ 8.0 Having Babies 1976 The Bionic Woman ★ 7.0 The Bionic Woman 1976 Barney Miller ★ 7.4 Barney Miller 1975 The Godfather Part II ★ 8.6 The Godfather Part II 1974 The Rockford Files ★ 7.6 The Rockford Files 1974 Newman's Law ★ 6.6 Newman's Law 1974 The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd ★ 5.0 The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd 1974 Tattletales ★ 7.3 Tattletales 1974 The Don Is Dead ★ 5.9 The Don Is Dead 1973 Kojak ★ 7.2 Kojak 1973 Toma ★ 6.8 Toma 1973 Toma ★ 7.7 Toma 1973 The Devil's Daughter ★ 6.6 The Devil's Daughter 1973 The Sandy Duncan Show ★ 10.0 The Sandy Duncan Show 1972