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Abe Vigoda

Abe Vigoda
  • Name: Abe Vigoda
  • Birthday: 1921-02-24
  • Also known as: Abraham Charles Vigodah
  • Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
  • Popularity: 5.098
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

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Title Release date
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