Abe Vigoda (born Abraham Charles Vigodah on February 24, 1921) is an American movie and television actor.
<p>Vigoda was born in New York City to Lena and Samuel Vigodah, Jewish immigrants from Russia. Vigoda gained fame through his supporting character roles, notably as mobster Sal Tessio in the 1972 movie The Godfather. He later played Detective Sgt. Fish on the television series Barney Miller and its spinoff Fish. Before Barney Miller, he made a few appearances on the ABC-TV soap Dark Shadows. He has appeared on Broadway in Marat/Sade (1967), The Man in the Glass Booth (1968), Inquest (1970), Tough to Get Help (1972), and Arsenic and Old Lace (1987).
<p>He has been mentioned in popular works by artists such as the Beastie Boys and Liz Phair. He makes regular appearances as himself (usually in skits relating to his age) on the television show Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
<p>In 1982, Vigoda enjoyed a little extra publicity when People magazine erroneously declared him dead. Vigoda took the...Automatically Created from Freebase. Please help us give it a human touch by adding some events.
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