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Abe Vigoda, ‘Godfather’ star, dies at 94
Abe Vigoda has reportedly died of old age. Vigoda was famous for his role in 'The Godfather'. – Reuters pic, January 27, 2016.Abe Vigoda, the sad-faced star of Francis Ford Coppola's classic film "The Godfather", died on Tuesday at 94, his manager told AFP.
The actor died at the home of his daughter, Carol Vigoda Fuchs, in New Jersey.
"She went to get him something to drink and when she came back he was gone," said manager Sid Craig, who represented him for decades.
Vigoda apparently died of old age.
"He didn't seem particularly sick or tired. I don't think Abe was ever sick," Craig added.
Vigoda was born in New York City to Russian Jewish immigrant parents. His father was a tailor.
The actor cut his teeth on Broadway. But arguably his greatest on-screen impact came when Vigoda played sunken-eyed mafioso Sal Tessio in "The Godfather".
He was also famous for playing detective Phil Fish on television's "Barney Miller". The character was so popular it was spun off into its own series, "Fish".
In his later years, the twice-married Vigoda was mistakenly reported to have died on several occasions, becoming a running social media joke. – AFP, January 27, 2016.
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