Godfather & Barney Miller actor Abe Vigoda dies at 94

[Hawaii Hiker]

Source: Yahoo News

"Abe Vigoda, the beloved actor known for playing Det. Fish on Barney Miller and mobster Sal Tessio in The Godfather, and for weathering years of mistaken reports about his death, died in his sleep in New Jersey on Tuesday, January 26, at the age of 94".

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/tv/abe-vigoda-obituary-fish-barney-miller-193247092.html

[Grassy Knoll]

1. Aww, RIP Fish.

[roguevalley]

16. I loved him so much. RIP, good man for making me laugh when I really needed it.

[FrodosPet]

28. Enjoy: A CLASSIC Barney Miller episode!

"First time in 20 years I felt good. And it has to be illegal."

[roguevalley]

29. Oh god. thank you. we never missed this and WKRP. :D

[Mike__M]

36. That was a great one! (n/t)

[valerief]

2. NO! NO! NO! Not Abe. He was supposed to live forever, especially after

all his fake death notices.

Wait, this is fake, right? Please tell me it's fake. We us our Abe. He's the male Betty White.

[2naSalit]

3. I watched some

Barney Miller episodes couple days ago... sigh.

[drm604]

4. I thought he died years ago!

Sorry for the joke, but he'd probably appreciate it.

RIP Abe Vigoda. Thanks for the laughs.

[WhoWoodaKnew]

38. There was a report years ago that he died. Then he stopped getting

calls for work. He and his agent had to put a lot of time in to get people to believe that he wasn't dead. It was weird.

[drm604]

39. That's what I was referring to.

[OregonBlue]

5. He had a nice long run didn't he.

[jeff47]

6. Related:

http://isabevigodadead.com/

[mountain grammy]

20. awww..

[Hissyspit]

27. :(

[callous taoboy]

7. What a fitting way for him to pass.

Such an undramatic character on Barney Miller.

[Mike__M]

8. Best sitcom ever

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[Lochloosa]

9. It's in the top 5 for sure.

[mountain grammy]

22. Yep, loved that show.

good cops.

[ybbor]

34. Jack Soo

Infamous for his coffee making skills.

[Paper Roses]

54. Agree, Barney Miller is my all time favorite show. RIP Fish. n/t

[Egnever]

10. Pretty good run

RIP Abe

I thought you were ancient when I watched you on barney miller as a kid. You made it till I got to be your age when you were filming the show not bad at all I should be so lucky.

[47of74]

11. RIP Abe Vigoda

I remember him from the Godfather.

He reminded me a lot of my Grandma's brother. A bit taller but looked just like him.

[AngryAmish]

12. Finally!

[Botany]

13. Tell Mike it was only business. I always liked him.

Great Actor!

[winstars]

15. Tom, can ya get me off the hook for old time sake? Can't do it Sally....

[mike dub]

21. Exactly quote that came to my mind, winstars

Vigoda was fantastic in The Godfather

RIP Abe Vigoda

[winstars]

23. And Botany posted the scene right as I did.... Great minds think alike!!!

[CTyankee]

49. and because of that, I went on a "Godfather" binge watch on youtube...

couldn't stop myself...all my faves from I and II --- each movie had something to offer that I valued so much and still do. But one thing I had forgotten was how violent they were. Sonny's death on the turnpike was visually a shock to me after all these years.

[iandhr]

25. Beat me to it.

[winstars]

26. Nice avatar. Remember the GAG line, Ratelle, Gilbert and Hadfield...

[iandhr]

32. Those guys were before my time.

[longship]

17. Abe Vigoda Status page.

Abe Vigoda Status

Sadly, abevigoda.com verifies this. It is the authoritative source.

Light a candle for the guy.

[reflection]

18. Hell of a run.

You done good, Abe.

[eggplant]

19. Don't forget his role as "The Toby" in Joe vs. The Volcano :)

"I'm going now..."

[csziggy]

30. Here is the only video I could find with him in that movie

[eggplant]

44. Siskel and Ebert review it

There is just a little bit more of this scene in their review.

(Sorry to go on about it, but this is one of my favorite movies.)

[csziggy]

45. No problem - I love Joe vs. the Volcano, too

I really love the beginning with "16 Tons:"

[eggplant]

47. The whole movie is like one long, perfect dessert.

The imagery is just breathtaking. I think my favorite scene in the whole movie is when he exits the Doctor's office, and is in front of that amazing brick façade and encounters the tiny woman with the Great Dane. Old Man River is playing in the background.

Stunningly beautiful.

Now I have to go watch it again.

[WillyT]

31. RIP Fish...

[ybbor]

33. RIP Fish!

I loved you on Barney Miller. One of the really great programs from the 70s and early 80s.

[PoiBoy]

35. R.I.P. Abe...

...such a talented man...!!!

[Dovidoff]

37. One of my favorite

Rest in peace.

[BumRushDaShow]

40. A co-worker had alerted me to this today.

What a great actor. And he made it to that ripe "young" age too! A shame a couple of us had just invoked his name (in character) just a couple weeks ago. I guess comparing the actor's look (in character) to Ryan, ended up being the last straw. Used to love watching him in Barney Miller.

R.I.P. (for real now) and thank you for your work!

[DinahMoeHum]

41. Rest in Peace, Sal Tessio.

That's how I remember him, even more than Detective Fish.

[Matilda]

42. He was my favourite in a wonderful show.

RIP, Abe.

[Marrah_G]

43. Fish!

[Dont call me Shirley]

46. Abe...

[area51]

48. RIP, Mr. Vigoda

Trivia: he was also in the original Dark Shadows series.

[iandhr]

50. Was it Tessio or Clemenza who said

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"Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes?"

[CTyankee]

51. here...

I think it's Clemenza but it's hard for me to tell

[ProfessorGAC]

52. It's Definitely Clemenza

The line before that is "It's a sicilian message." Then, "It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes." It's clearly done with the street accent used for the Clemenza character. The first line is much more obvious than the second. But, the voice doesn't change, so it's not Tessio.

[CTyankee]

53. Yes, it's Tessio who brings the package in and I see Clemenza sitting next to

Sonny...

What was the reason Brasi was killed?

[ProfessorGAC]

55. He Was Under Orders From Vito To Spy

He was sent there to pretend he was interested in joining Barzini or Tataglia's family to poke around. They figured it out and strangled him.