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...
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North
As Alaskan Grandpa
Cannonball Run II
As Caesar
Prancer
As Orel Benton
Look Who's Talking
As Grandpa
Just the Ticket
As Arty
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
As Salvatore "Sal" Tessio (uncredited)
The Cheap Detective
As Sergeant Rizzuto
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
As Salvatore Valestra (voice)
Witness to the Mob
As Paul Castellano
Sugar Hill
As Gus Molino
A Brooklyn State of Mind
As Uncle Guy
Jury Duty
As Judge Powell
Me and the Kid
As Pawn Broker
Fist of Honor
As Victor Malucci
Love Is All There Is
As Rudy
Underworld
As Will Cassady
The Don Is Dead
As Don Talusso
The Godfather
As Sal Tessio
The Devil's Daughter
As Alikhine
Keaton's Cop
As Louis Keaton
Death Car on the Freeway
As Mr. Frisch
A Christmas Journey Home
As Grandpa
Good Burger
As Otis
The Comedy Company
As Jake
Newman's Law
As John Dellanzia
Night of 100 Stars III
As Self
Crime Spree
As Angelo Giancarlo
Plain Clothes
As Mr. Wiseman
Gridlock
As Herb
The Godfather Part II
As Salvatore 'Sal' Tessio
Joe Versus the Volcano
As Chief of the Waponis
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
As Abe
The Misery Brothers
As Don Frito Layleone
The Stuff
As Stuff Commercial Spokesman
Three Rooms in Manhattan
As Waiter (uncredited)
Joys
As Self
Farce of the Penguins
As Penguin from Boca (voice)
The Big Stuffed Dog
As Carnival Pitchman
The Unknown Trilogy
As Uncle Morty (segment "Frankie the Squirrel")
Dean Martin's Red Hot Scandals of 1926
As Self
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
As Dominic Morrell
Chump Change
As The Frog
Home of Angels
Cutaways
Having Babies
As Al Schneider
How to Pick Up Girls!
As Nathan Perlmutter
Farticus
As Zeus
Murder, She Wrote
As George
Mad About You
As Kalman Wertzel
The Norm Show
Supertrain
B. J. and the Bear
Harper Valley
The Rookies
Family Guy
As Abe Vigoda (voice)
The Adventures of the Black Stallion
The Love Boat
As Charlie Fletcher
The Bionic Woman
Hawaii Five-O
As Abe Kemper
Deadline
As Joseph Spiaggio
Wings
As Harry
Dark Shadows
Diagnosis: Murder
As Alfredo Bartolo / Al Bartell / Mr. Johnson
Kojak
As Kilty
Weird Science
Studio One
As Old Train Passenger
Cannon
Superboy
Eight Is Enough
Tattletales
Monsters
The Sandy Duncan Show
Fish
As Phil Fish
Vega$
Promised Land
The Littlest Hobo
Barney Miller
As Philip Fish
Toma
Suspense
Sweepstakes
The Captain and Tennille
As Self
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
Tony Orlando and Dawn
As Self
B.L. Stryker
Tales from the Darkside
As Jake Corelli
The Rockford Files
As Al Dancer
Touched by an Angel
As Receptionist Angel
The Bob Hope Show
As Self
Law & Order
As Detective Landis
Mannix
As Anton Valine
MacGyver
As Bill Cody
Saturday Night Live
As Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Lucky Luke
As Judge Rinehart
Love, American Style
As Mr. Burdick (uncredited)
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
As Salvatore "Sal" Tessio (uncredited)