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Abe Vigoda
American actor (1921–2016)
For the American rock band, see Abe Vigoda (band).
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| 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 |
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| Children | 1 |
Abraham Vigoda[1] (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
Vigoda was born in Brooklyn, New York, on February
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Abraham "Abe" Vigoda
Abraham "Abe" Charles Vigoda (24 February 1921 – 26 January 2016) was a Jewish-American actor, especially known for his portrayal of Salvatore Tessio in the 1972 film The Godfather.
Biography[]
Born in 1921 in New York, Vigoda became famous for his character roles in numerous films and television productions. He became known for playing Detective Sgt. Philip "Phil" Fish in Barney Miller, as well as playing Salvatore Tessio in The Godfather, and reprising the role for the final flashback at the end of The Godfather Part II.
In 1982, he was reported dead by People Magazine, but this turned out to be a mistake, and Vigoda posed with the magazine, while sitting upright in a coffin as a joke.
He returned to voice Tessio in The Godfather: The Game.
He has appeared in numerous television shows and movies since The Godfather and "Barney Miller", including "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", Family Guy (in which he played himself), and more recently in a Super Bowl commercial advertising Snickers.
He died at age 94 in January 2016 of natural
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Salvatore Tessio
- "Tell Mike it was only business. I always liked him."
- ―Salvatore Tessio[src]
Salvatore "Sal" Tessio was one of DonVito Corleone's most trusted friends and caporegimes, ruling over the Corleone family's territory in Brooklyn.
Biography[]
Salvatore Tessio was born August 5, 1891. A Sicilian born youth raised in New York, Tessio married his wife Lucille in 1908.
Tessio began with his friends Peter Clemenza and Vito Corleone as low-level hoodlums in New York City's Little Italy. He was already known in the neighborhood as being both savvy and dangerous, and yet, he had connections from an early age, being good friends with gunsmith Augustino Coppola.
When the three were shaken down by the neighborhood Black Hand extortionist DonFanucci, Tessio was the first to concede to Vito's plan of giving Fanucci considerably less than what he had demanded. When Fanucci was murdered, both Tessio and Clemenza realized that Vito had killed him, but never mentioned it.
Position of Power[]
It was Tessio who played a major part in the Olive Oil War, per
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