Abe Vigoda
Actor
Born February 24, 1921 in New York City, New York, USA
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 sequel.
Filmography
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
Salvatore "Sal" Tessio (uncredited)
The Unknown Trilogy
Uncle Morty (segment "Frankie the Squirrel")
Farce of the Penguins
Penguin from Boca (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
Crime Spree
Angelo Giancarlo
Tea Cakes or Cannoli
Deadline
Joseph Spiaggio
Chump Change
The Frog
The Norm Show
Family Guy
Abe Vigoda (voice)
Witness to the Mob
Paul Castellano
Just the Ticket
Arty
A Brooklyn State of Mind
Uncle Guy
Good Burger
Otis
Farticus
Zeus
Promised Land
Underworld
Will Cassady
Love Is All There Is
Rudy
Jury Duty
Judge Powell
The Misery Brothers
Don Frito Layleone
Touched by an Angel
Receptionist Angel
North
Alaskan Grandpa
Weird Science
Sugar Hill
Gus Molino
Home of Angels
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Salvatore Valestra (voice)
Diagnosis: Murder
Alfredo Bartolo / Al Bartell / Mr. Johnson
Me and the Kid
Pawn Broker
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self (uncredited)
Fist of Honor
Victor Malucci
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Salvatore 'Sal' Tessio
Mad About You
Kalman Wertzel
Lucky Luke
Judge Rinehart
The Adventures of the Black Stallion
Law & Order
Detective Landis
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Wings
Harry
Keaton's Cop
Louis Keaton
Joe Versus the Volcano
Chief of the Waponis
Prancer
Orel Benton
Look Who's Talking
Grandpa
B.L. Stryker
Clayton Baskin
Monsters
Dolan
Superboy
Plain Clothes
Mr. Wiseman
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
Abe
MacGyver
Bill Cody
The Stuff
Stuff Commercial Spokesman
Murder, She Wrote
George
Tales from the Darkside
Jake Corelli
Cannonball Run II
Caesar
The Big Stuffed Dog
Carnival Pitchman
Harper Valley
Gridlock
Herb
The Littlest Hobo
Death Car on the Freeway
Mr. Frisch
B. J. and the Bear
Supertrain
Ray Yellburton
How to Pick Up Girls!
Nathan Perlmutter
Vega$
The Comedy Company
Jake
The Cheap Detective
Sergeant Rizzuto
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Salvatore "Sal" Tessio (uncredited)
The Love Boat
Charlie Fletcher
Eight Is Enough
Fish
Phil Fish
Having Babies
Al Schneider
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest
Joys
Self
The Bionic Woman
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
Barney Miller
Philip Fish
The Godfather Part II
Salvatore 'Sal' Tessio
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self
Dinah!
Self
The Rockford Files
Al Dancer
Newman's Law
John Dellanzia
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
Dominic Morrell
Tattletales
The Don Is Dead
Don Talusso
Kojak
Kilty
Toma
Toma
Donzer
The Devil's Daughter
Alikhine
The Rookies
The Godfather
Sal Tessio
Cannon
Mr. Couzellous
Love, American Style
Mr. Burdick (uncredited)
Hawaii Five-O
Abe Kemper
Mannix
Anton Valine
Dark Shadows
Three Rooms in Manhattan
Waiter (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Bob Hope Show
Self
Suspense
Studio One
Old Train Passenger