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1921Born, New York City
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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…
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The Godfather Part IISalvatore 'Sal' Tessio
Family GuyAbe Vigoda (voice)
Look Who's TalkingGrandpa
Batman: Mask of the PhantasmSalvatore Valestra (voice)
MacGyverBill Cody2013CutawaysMovie
2008The Unknown TrilogyUncle Morty (segment "Frankie the Squirrel")Movie
2006Farce of the PenguinsPenguin from Boca (voice)Movie
2003Crime SpreeAngelo GiancarloMovie
2003TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV1 episodeShow
2000Tea Cakes or CannoliMovie
2000DeadlineJoseph Spiaggio · 1 episodeShow
2000Chump ChangeThe FrogMovie
1999The Norm Show1 episodeShow
1998Witness to the MobPaul CastellanoMovie
1998Just the TicketArtyMovie
1998A Brooklyn State of MindUncle GuyMovie
1997Good BurgerOtisMovie
1997FarticusZeusMovie
1996A Christmas Journey HomeGrandpaMovie
1996Promised Land1 episodeShow
1996UnderworldWill CassadyMovie
1996Love Is All There IsRudyMovie
1995Jury DutyJudge PowellMovie
1995The Misery BrothersDon Frito LayleoneMovie
1994Touched by an AngelReceptionist Angel · 1 episodeShow
1994NorthAlaskan GrandpaMovie
1994Weird Science1 episodeShow
1994Sugar HillGus MolinoMovie
1994Home of AngelsMovie
1993Diagnosis: MurderAlfredo Bartolo / Al Bartell / Mr. Johnson · 1 episodeShow
1993Me and the KidPawn BrokerMovie
1993Fist of HonorVictor MalucciMovie
1992The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980Salvatore 'Sal' TessioMovie
1992Mad About YouKalman Wertzel · 1 episodeShow
1992Lucky LukeJudge Rinehart · 1 episodeShow
1992The Adventures of the Black Stallion1 episodeShow
1990WingsHarry · 1 episodeShow
1990Keaton's CopLouis KeatonMovie
1990Joe Versus the VolcanoChief of the WaponisMovie
1989PrancerOrel BentonMovie
1989Look Who's TalkingGrandpaMovie
1989B.L. StrykerClayton Baskin · 1 episodeShow
1988MonstersDolan · 1 episodeShow
1988Superboy1 episodeShow
1988Plain ClothesMr. WisemanMovie
1986Vasectomy: A Delicate MatterAbeMovie
1985MacGyverBill Cody · 1 episodeShow
1985The StuffStuff Commercial SpokesmanMovie
1984Murder, She WroteGeorge · 1 episodeShow
1984Tales from the DarksideJake Corelli · 1 episodeShow
1984Cannonball Run IICaesarMovie
1981The Big Stuffed DogCarnival PitchmanMovie
1981Harper Valley1 episodeShow
1980GridlockHerbMovie
1979The Littlest Hobo1 episodeShow
1979Death Car on the FreewayMr. FrischMovie
1979SupertrainRay Yellburton · 1 episodeShow
1979$weepstake$Anthony · 1 episodeShow
1978How to Pick Up Girls!Nathan PerlmutterMovie
1978Vega$1 episodeShow
1978The Comedy CompanyJakeMovie
1978The Cheap DetectiveSergeant RizzutoMovie
1977Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for TelevisionSalvatore "Sal" Tessio (uncredited) · 4 episodesShow
1977Eight Is Enough1 episodeShow
1977FishPhil Fish · 35 episodesShow
1976Having BabiesAl SchneiderMovie
1976The Bionic Woman1 episodeShow
1975Barney MillerPhilip Fish, Det. Phil Fish (uncredited), Det. Phil Fish · 59 episodesShow
1974The Rockford FilesAl Dancer, Phil 'The Dancer' Gabriel · 1 episodeShow
1974Newman's LawJohn DellanziaMovie
1974The Story of Pretty Boy FloydDominic MorrellMovie
1974Tattletales1 episodeShow
1973The Don Is DeadDon TalussoMovie
1973KojakKilty · 1 episodeShow
1973Toma1 episodeShow
1973TomaDonzerMovie
1973The Devil's DaughterAlikhineMovie
1972The Sandy Duncan Show1 episodeShow
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