Barney Miller Actor, Abe Vigoda Dies At 94

Abe Vigoda, an actor who made great success in the sitcom Barney Miller as detective, Philip Fish finally was laid down to rest on Tuesday this week as what his daughter, Carol Vigoda Fuchs said. He died in Fuch's home at Woodland Park, New Jersey.

As mentioned in ABC News, Fuchs declared the reason for his father's death as a result of old age.

"This man was never sick," she told the media.

Vigoda's death ended up speculations and inquiries via Google about his whereabouts and whether is still alive or not.

Mostly working as a theater actor in New York, Vigoda had his first big career break in his role as Sal Tessio in the award-winning 1972 movie, The Godfather. In the movie, Tessio holds a close friendship with Vito Corleone's (Marlon Brando). However, after Vito's death, he treacherously killed the latter's son, Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) so that he can take over the family's wealth and influence.

He also appeared in the sequel The Godfather II.

In a 2009 interview, Vanity Fair asked the actor whether he has Mafia-like spirit in accordance to his epic role in The Godfather, Star Pulse recalled.

However, he said that time: "I'm really not a Mafia person. I'm an actor who spent his life in the theater. But Francis said, 'I want to look at the Mafia not as thugs and gangsters but like royalty in Rome.' And he saw something in me that fit Tessio as one would look at the classics in Rome."

The late actor was also remembered for his frequent guesting at The Late Night Show With Conan O'Brien from 1993-2009, The Wallstreet Journal reported.

In an episode, O'Brien remembered the 'hilarious' moments with the late actor with his sidekick Andy Richter.

"Abe was a huge part of our show in New York. I couldn't believe how many times Abe would come on the show and do hilarious things for us," the TV host said.

Abe Vigoda had two marriages in his life and had only one daughter, Carol Vigoda Fuchs.