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Abe Vigoda
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... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Cutaways | 2013-11-23 |
The Unknown Trilogy as Uncle Morty (segment "Frankie the Squirrel") | 2008-01-29 |
Farce of the Penguins as Penguin from Boca (voice) | 2006-12-01 |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special as Self | 2003-09-14 |
Crime Spree as Angelo Giancarlo | 2003-04-16 |
Tea Cakes or Cannoli | 2000-12-31 |
Chump Change as The Frog | 2000-01-01 |
Witness to the Mob as Paul Castellano | 1998-05-10 |
Just the Ticket as Arty | 1998-02-01 |
A Brooklyn State of Mind as Uncle Guy | 1998-01-01 |
Good Burger as Otis | 1997-07-25 |
Farticus as Zeus | 1997-01-01 |
A Christmas Journey Home as Grandpa | 1996-12-01 |
Underworld as Will Cassady | 1996-06-01 |
Love Is All There Is as Rudy | 1996-05-10 |
Jury Duty as Judge Powell | 1995-04-12 |
The Misery Brothers as Don Frito Layleone | 1995-01-01 |
North as Alaskan Grandpa | 1994-07-22 |
Sugar Hill as Gus Molino | 1994-02-25 |
Home of Angels | 1994-01-01 |
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm as Salvatore Valestra (voice) | 1993-12-25 |
Me and the Kid as Pawn Broker | 1993-10-22 |
Fist of Honor as Victor Malucci | 1993-05-19 |
Night of 100 Stars III as Self | 1990-05-21 |
Joe Versus the Volcano as Chief of the Waponis | 1990-03-09 |
Keaton's Cop as Louis Keaton | 1990-03-09 |
Prancer as Orel Benton | 1989-11-17 |
Look Who's Talking as Grandpa | 1989-10-12 |
Plain Clothes as Mr. Wiseman | 1988-04-15 |
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter as Abe | 1986-01-01 |
The Stuff as Stuff Commercial Spokesman | 1985-06-14 |
Cannonball Run II as Caesar | 1984-06-29 |
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic as Salvatore "Sal" Tessio (uncredited) | 1981-03-24 |
The Big Stuffed Dog as Carnival Pitchman | 1981-02-08 |
Gridlock as Herb | 1980-10-02 |
Death Car on the Freeway as Mr. Frisch | 1979-09-24 |
How to Pick Up Girls! as Nathan Perlmutter | 1978-11-03 |
The Comedy Company as Jake | 1978-07-21 |
The Cheap Detective as Sergeant Rizzuto | 1978-06-23 |
Dean Martin's Red Hot Scandals of 1926 as Self | 1976-11-08 |
Having Babies as Al Schneider | 1976-10-17 |
Joys as Self | 1976-03-05 |
The Godfather Part II as Salvatore 'Sal' Tessio | 1974-12-20 |
Newman's Law as John Dellanzia | 1974-08-21 |
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd as Dominic Morrell | 1974-05-07 |
The Don Is Dead as Don Talusso | 1973-11-14 |
Toma as Donzer | 1973-03-21 |
The Devil's Daughter as Alikhine | 1973-01-09 |
The Godfather as Sal Tessio | 1972-03-14 |
Three Rooms in Manhattan as Waiter (uncredited) | 1965-11-10 |