Abe Vigoda

Career timeline

1. 1921 · Born

   Born in New York City, New York, USA

2. 1948 · Screen debut

   Studio One (TV)

3. 1972 · Breakthrough

   The Godfather (Movie)

4. 2006 · Latest release

   Farce of the Penguins (Movie)

5. 2016 · Died

   January 26, 2016

Career in numbers

2 1940s

1 1950s

5 1960s

26 1970s

13 1980s

26 1990s

4 2000s

• Drama46
• Comedy33
• Crime23
• Mystery12
• Action & Adventure9
• Sci-Fi & Fantasy8

Highest-rated title The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 1992 8.9 Most popular title The Godfather 1972 8.7

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Abe Vigoda in our catalogue.

John Cazale

3 titles together

Al Pacino

3 titles together

James Caan

2 titles together

Robert Duvall

2 titles together

Francis Ford Coppola

2 titles together

Mario Puzo

2 titles together

Diane Keaton

2 titles together

Gordon Willis

2 titles together

Talia Shire

2 titles together

Nino Rota

2 titles together

1. 2006 Farce of the Penguins as Penguin from Boca (voice) 4.3 Movie
2. 2003 Crime Spree as Angelo Giancarlo 5.6 Movie
3. 2003 TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV TV
4. 2000 Deadline as Joseph Spiaggio TV
5. 1999 The Norm Show 7.3 TV
6. 1999 Family Guy as Abe Vigoda (voice) 7.4 TV
7. 1998 Witness to the Mob as Paul Castellano 7.1 Movie
8. 1998 Just the Ticket as Arty 5.6 Movie
9. 1998 A Brooklyn State of Mind as Uncle Guy Movie
10. 1997 Good Burger as Otis 6.2 Movie
11. 1996 Promised Land TV
12. 1996 Underworld as Will Cassady 5.3 Movie
13. 1996 Love Is All There Is as Rudy Movie
14. 1995 Jury Duty as Judge Powell 4.4 Movie
15. 1994 Touched by an Angel as Receptionist Angel 7.2 TV
16. 1994 North as Alaskan Grandpa 5.0 Movie
17. 1994 Weird Science 6.6 TV
18. 1994 Sugar Hill as Gus Molino 5.8 Movie
19. 1993 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm as Salvatore Valestra (voice) 7.5 Movie
20. 1993 Diagnosis: Murder as Alfredo Bartolo / Al Bartell / Mr. Johnson 7.1 TV
21. 1993 Me and the Kid as Pawn Broker Movie
22. 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3 TV
23. 1993 Fist of Honor as Victor Malucci Movie
24. 1992 The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 as Salvatore 'Sal' Tessio 8.9 Movie
25. 1992 Mad About You as Kalman Wertzel 6.8 TV
26. 1992 Lucky Luke as Judge Rinehart 5.9 TV
27. 1992 The Adventures of the Black Stallion TV
28. 1990 Law & Order as Detective Landis 7.3 TV
29. 1990 Wings as Harry 6.9 TV
30. 1990 Joe Versus the Volcano as Chief of the Waponis 5.8 Movie
31. 1989 Prancer as Orel Benton 6.2 Movie
32. 1989 Look Who's Talking as Grandpa 6.3 Movie
33. 1989 B.L. Stryker as Clayton Baskin TV
34. 1988 Monsters as Dolan 7.0 TV
35. 1988 Superboy 6.4 TV
36. 1988 Plain Clothes as Mr. Wiseman 6.1 Movie
37. 1985 MacGyver as Bill Cody 7.7 TV
38. 1985 The Stuff as Stuff Commercial Spokesman 6.0 Movie
39. 1984 Murder, She Wrote as George 7.5 TV
40. 1984 Tales from the Darkside as Jake Corelli 7.2 TV
41. 1984 Cannonball Run II as Caesar 5.4 Movie
42. 1984 Mike Hammer as Arthur 6.7 TV
43. 1981 Harper Valley TV
44. 1979 The Littlest Hobo TV
45. 1979 Death Car on the Freeway as Mr. Frisch Movie
46. 1979 B. J. and the Bear 5.6 TV
47. 1979 Supertrain as Ray Yellburton TV
48. 1979 $weepstake$ as Anthony TV
49. 1978 Vega$ 7.0 TV
50. 1978 The Cheap Detective as Sergeant Rizzuto 6.4 Movie
51. 1977 Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television as Salvatore "Sal" Tessio (uncredited) 8.6 TV
52. 1977 The Love Boat as Charlie Fletcher 6.3 TV
53. 1977 Eight Is Enough 6.2 TV
54. 1977 Fish as Phil Fish TV
55. 1976 Having Babies as Al Schneider Movie
56. 1976 The Bionic Woman 7.0 TV
57. 1975 Barney Miller as Philip Fish 7.4 TV
58. 1974 The Godfather Part II as Salvatore 'Sal' Tessio 8.6 Movie
59. 1974 The Rockford Files as Al Dancer 7.6 TV
60. 1974 Newman's Law as John Dellanzia Movie
61. 1974 Tattletales TV
62. 1973 The Don Is Dead as Don Talusso 5.8 Movie
63. 1973 Kojak as Kilty 7.3 TV
64. 1973 Toma TV
65. 1973 The Devil's Daughter as Alikhine Movie
66. 1972 The Sandy Duncan Show TV
67. 1972 The Rookies 6.9 TV
68. 1972 The Godfather as Sal Tessio 8.7 Movie
69. 1971 Cannon as Mr. Couzellous 6.8 TV
70. 1969 Love, American Style as Mr. Burdick (uncredited) 6.2 TV
71. 1969 Hawaii Five-O as Abe Kemper 7.2 TV
72. 1967 Mannix as Anton Valine 6.9 TV
73. 1966 Dark Shadows 7.4 TV
74. 1965 Three Rooms in Manhattan as Waiter (uncredited) 6.1 Movie
75. 1950 Buck Rogers TV
76. 1949 Suspense TV
77. 1948 Studio One as Old Train Passenger TV

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