Abe Vigoda
Abraham Charles "Abe" Vigoda (/vᵻˈɡoʊdə/; February 24, 1921 – January 26, 2016), was an American actor. He was known for a number of roles, especially his portrayals of Salvatore Tessio in the Francis Ford Coppola film The Godfather and Detective Sgt. Phil Fish on the ABC sitcom Barney Miller from 1975 to 1977 and its spinoff show Fish from 1977 to 1978.
Early life
Vigoda was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Lena (née Moses) and Samuel Vigoda, Jewish immigrants from Russia. His father was a tailor who had two other sons: Hy and Bill. The latter was a comic book artist who drew for the Archie comics franchise and others in the 1940s.
Career
Vigoda began acting while in his teens, working with the American Theatre Wing. His career as a professional actor began in 1947.
Vigoda gained acting notability in the 1960s with his work in Broadway productions, including Marat/Sade (1967) playing "Mad Animal", The Man in the Glass Booth (1968) playing "Landau", Inquest (1970), and Tough to Get Help (1972). His best-known film role is that of elder mobster Salvatore Tessio in The Godfather (1972). He also appeared briefly in The Godfather Part II in a flashback sequence at the end of the film.
Abe Vigoda (band)
Abe Vigoda is a punk rock band based in Los Angeles, California, originally from Chino, California; a city in the Inland Empire. They frequently perform at The Smell.
The name is a reference to longtime actor Abe Vigoda.
Skeleton, Abe Vigoda's third full-length album, was released in the US on July 8, 2008. In 2009 the EP Reviver followed. They finished recording their fourth full-length album titled 'Crush' on February 24, 2010. Crush was released on 20 September 2010 and was ranked 40th on Pitchfork Media's list 'The Top 50 Albums of 2010'.
Discography
Albums
EPs
7" vinyl
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by: Abe Vigodadrag me across the sky
broken trust kicked in won't fly
grant me such purpose tonight
gained in death lost in your life
it lives in a look
your hands down the stairs
the rapture you took
was swallowed by her
gained in death lost in your life
drag me across the sky
broken trust kicked in won't fly