Abe Vigoda has passed.

[Are_grits_groceries]

BREAKING: "The Godfather" actor Abe Vigoda has died at age 94 - TMZ

RIP

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. So "Fish" is now "sleeping with the fishes."

My heart goes out to his family.

[randome]

2. Crap! In a surge of nostalgia, I just downloaded all the Barney Miller episodes.

I've only watched a few so far but...oh, man, I was surprised to learn last year that he was still alive. He was great.
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[immoderate]

3. RIP, Abe.

--imm

[Health Wagon]

4. Someone check him again

RIP Fish.

[Dr. Strange]

5. I had my doubts, but...

http://www.abevigoda.com/

[randys1]

6. RIP...Miller was the first show to have a Gay character as a repeat character

[niyad]

7. requiescat in pace

[uppityperson]

8. k&r, looks like this is real, even his "still alive" site now says it. Awwwww, RIP

http://www.abevigoda.com/

[exboyfil]

9. Tesio was always smarter

Loved him in Barney Miller.

[yallerdawg]

14. Tesio.

It never was just business - the tragic core of the Greatest American Film ever.

Abe Vigoda will live on forever!

Rest in peace, Mr. Vigoda.

[Deny and Shred]

34. Not to be morbid but since you mentioned it

"Can't I get a pass, Reaper?" ... "Can't do it, Sal."


During that Super Bowl commercial a few years ago, the Snickers one that re-launched Betty White, Abe gets sacked at the end. I loved it. I jumped up and tried to explain who Abe Vigoda is to my neice and nephews. They didn't share my enthusiasm for an icon of reserved & deadpan.

I grew up on Barney Miller, discovered Godfather movies later.

[exboyfil]

35. Same for me

Only saw Godfather movies after college. They are my FILs favorites. I have been meaning to watch them with my 18 year old daughter. I need to upgrade to either DVD or streaming since my videos (well worn) are VHS.

[napkinz]

41. Super Bowl commercial with Betty White and Abe Vigoda

[lunamagica]

10. RIP

[leftynyc]

11. RIP Fish

I thought of his role in Barney Miller before the Godfather.

[Laxman]

12. Tom, Can You Get Me Off The Hook......

for old times sake.

[maveric]

22. That was cold.

As Willie Cicci takes his arm.

[gratuitous]

26. Pansies

A couple of the guys in that clip have the nerve to look sort-of sorry about what's about to happen to Tessio. You don't see that with modern day mobsters like the Republicans or the Big Money Boyz.

[sharp_stick]

13. I may need to see the body

I really liked him. I had the "Abe Vigoda Status" as my screensaver thorough much of grad school because another grad student and I got into an argument over him being dead already.

[LiberalArkie]

15. He has been pronounced dead so many times (even by AP)

But his site says he is dead. I still don't know whether to believe it or not. What other person has a keep-alive site? One of a kind.

[longship]

16. It's an old Inet meme. Is Abe alive or dead.

Abe Vigoda Status.

Sadly, it no longer says "Abe Vigoda is alive."

[randome]

17. If TPM has the story, you know it's true this time.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/abe-vigoda-godfather-actor-dies-obit

He liked to tell the story of how he won the role of Detective Fish. An exercise enthusiast, Vigoda had just returned from a five-mile jog when his agent called and told him to report immediately to the office of Danny Arnold, who was producing a pilot for a police station comedy.

Arnold remarked that Vigoda looked tired, and the actor explained about his jog. "You know, you look like you might have hemorrhoids," Arnold said. "What are you — a doctor or a producer?" Vigoda asked. He was cast on the spot.

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[Brickbat]

18. THIS is how you know it's true.

http://isabevigodadead.com/

[valerief]

30. Sad.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

37. They updated AbeVigoda.com, too

That website's been around since 2001. I checked it every few months.

What's awesome is he had fun with the whole thing:

Continuing with the gag, Vigoda appeared frequently to make fun of his status on the television show Late Night with Conan O'Brien, including a guest appearance on the show's final episode. In the 1998 New York Friars' Club roast of Drew Carey, with Vigoda in the audience, comedian Jeffrey Ross joked, "my one regret is that Abe Vigoda isn't alive to see this". He followed that with "Drew, you're a big gambler, what's the over-under on Abe Vigoda?"[20] On January 23, 2009, Vigoda appeared live on The Today Show. He said he was doing well, joked about previous reports of his death and announced he had just completed a voice-over for an H&R Block commercial to air during the Super Bowl.

[joeybee12]

19. Sad, but a good long life

RIP

[shenmue]

20. Rest in peace

[Atman]

21. Again?

Doesn't he do this every few months?

[lpbk2713]

23. Sorry Abe but I'm thinking of Michael Corleone's line for Hyman Roth.

"He's been dying from the same heart attack for the last twenty years."


He had a good life. May he RIP.

[leftyladyfrommo]

24. He was so funny as Fish. nt

[progressoid]

25. ...

[Mike__M]

27. Bye, Fish - say "Hi" to Yemana for us

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[CincyDem]

28. "Tell Mike it was just business".

His greatest line.

Sleeps with the fishes was pretty good but this...this final message from Tesio...this sums it all up.

[valerief]

29. This guy has faced death so many times--from the press, not in real life.

It was a great publicity stunt that kept Abe in our hearts and minds longer than he might have stayed. What a lucky guy to have such a long life.

Here he is on Letterman during one of his deaths.

[Paper Roses]

31. RIP Fish. Loved him in Barney Miller.

In fact Barney Miller is one of my all time favorite TV shows. Wish I could buy a DVD of all episodes. Anyone who saw the 'brownies' episode would appreciate how good it was. Not much worth watching since that era.

[iusedtobe]

32. So sad :(

[Tom_Foolery]

33. RIP...

[TeamPooka]

36. RIP to a great actor. nt

[MerryBlooms]

38. Wonderful actor, lovely man...

Rest In Peace, sir.

[lunatica]

39. Rest in Peace

[napkinz]

40. Abe Vigoda 90th Birthday With Hal Linden

[Catherine Vincent]

42. Rest in peace, Fish

Loved him and the other detectives in Barney Miller. I will always love that show. Own the dvds too. I was in high school when it ended their 8th season. I was actually depressed for some time.

[smirkymonkey]

43. Very sad.

RIP Abe.

[Stinky The Clown]

44. Thank you, Abe. You were among the greats when it came to playing iconic roles.

Rest in peace, sir.

[Baitball Blogger]

45. He was a rock star.

The theme continues.

[spanone]

46. Phil Fish

[Go Vols]

47. RIP Fish