Abraham Charles "Abe" Vigoda (/vᵻˈɡoʊdə/; February 24, 1921 - January 26, 2016) was an American movie and television actor.
Vigoda is most notable for his portrayal of Sal Tessio in the Francis Ford Coppola film The Godfather, for the film Joe Versus the Volcano, and for his portrayal of Detective Sgt. Phil Fish on the television sitcom series Barney Miller from 1975 to 1977 and on its spinoff show Fish that aired from February 1977 to June 1978 on ABC.
After mistaken reports of his death in 1982 and 1987, Vigoda has been the subject of running gags as to whether he is dead or alive. Abe Vigoda died on January 26th, 2016
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