Image was everything in Hollywood, and Abe Vigoda’s unusual look became his ticket to fame and fortune. The... (Learn more)
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Abe Vigoda’s Milestones
| Acted as "straight man" for Jimmy Durante and Ed Wynn on the NBC variety show, "All-Star Revue" in the early 1950s | |
| Carried over the role of Phil Fish to the ABC spinoff comedy series, "Fish", though he continued played the role on "Barney Miller" as well for a time in 1977 | |
| Played Sergeant Phil Fish on the ABC comedy series, "Barney Miller"; received Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for each of the three seasons he was with the show | |
| Played the role of the murderous Jonathan Brewster in the Broadway revival of Joseph Kesselring's classic black comedy, "Arsenic and Old Lace" | |
| 1927 | Played first acting role, a 50 year-old man, at age six (date approximate) |
| 1968 - 1969 | Played brief recurring role of Ezra Braithwaite on the ABC cult gothic horror serial, "Dark Shadows" (date approximate) |
| 1972 | First prominent feature film credit, as Tessio in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" |
| 1973 | First TV-movie, "The Devil's Daughter" |
| 1974 | Reprised the role of Tessio for the feature sequel-cum-prequal, "The Godfather, Part II" |
| 1976 | Vigoda was booked into another project that delayed the start of shooting the second season of "Barney Miller"; producer Danny Arnold insisted that he report for work; Vigoda sued, and Arnold countersued (daate approximate) |
| 1978 | After "Fish" went off the air, asked to return to "Barney Miller", but the producers felt he wanted too much money and turned him down (date approximate) |
| 1982 | Erroneously reported as having died by PEOPLE magazine; Vigoda has claimed this cost him work |
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