Vigoda, Abe
1921 - Born on February 24th in New York, New York. American actor.
1938 - He made his first stage appearance at the age of 17 and plodded away in small theatre shows for over twenty years.
1968 - Married to Beatrice Schy on February 25th.
1972 - Vigoda first came to prominence in The Godfather as the double-crossing Tessio, pleading with Robert Duvall to get him off the hook "for old times sake".
1975 - Vigoda also appeared in a few non-descript TV films before landing the plum role of Sgt. Phil Fish on the brilliant sitcom "Barney Miller".
1994-2003 - He appeared in the films: in North, The Misery Brothers, A Brooklyn State of Mind, and Crime Spree.
1938 - He made his first stage appearance at the age of 17 and plodded away in small theatre shows for over twenty years.
1968 - Married to Beatrice Schy on February 25th.
1972 - Vigoda first came to prominence in The Godfather as the double-crossing Tessio, pleading with Robert Duvall to get him off the hook "for old times sake".
1975 - Vigoda also appeared in a few non-descript TV films before landing the plum role of Sgt. Phil Fish on the brilliant sitcom "Barney Miller".
1994-2003 - He appeared in the films: in North, The Misery Brothers, A Brooklyn State of Mind, and Crime Spree.
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