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Offline richb

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Abe Vigoda, 94, not a hoax this time
« on: January 26, 2016, 02:04:11 PM »
Character actor Abe Vigoda passed away today,  January 26, 2016,  according to his daughter Carol Vigoda Fuchs.   He was best known for playing Det. Fish on Barney Miller which aired back in the 1970's.     There have been many hoaxes of his passing since 1982,  and even he played it off in good humor.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/abe-vigoda-det-fish-tvs-720147

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Re: Abe Vigoda, 94, not a hoax this time
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2016, 03:22:58 PM »
94 is a good run.  RIP.

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Re: Abe Vigoda, 94, not a hoax this time
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2016, 05:13:42 PM »
Always remember him best as Tessio in The Godfather. I never watched Barney Miller.
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Re: Abe Vigoda, 94, not a hoax this time
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2016, 11:08:44 PM »
IDP, Barney Miller was good TV.
Quite a cast of eclectic characters

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Re: Abe Vigoda, 94, not a hoax this time
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2016, 07:10:20 AM »
He had a face for deadpan humor.

RIP Abe.
We are now where The Founders were when they faced despotism.

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Re: Abe Vigoda, 94, not a hoax this time
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2016, 07:58:33 PM »
  RIP  one of the good ones.
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Re: Abe Vigoda, 94, not a hoax this time
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2016, 01:26:14 PM »
Barney Miller's on my list of top 5 shows.

RIP, Abe.
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