title: New York City Transit Police
Fish (U.S. TV series)
List of Barney Miller episodes
Abe Vigoda
Barney Martin
List of Fish episodes
Barney Miller
Joe Bash
New York City Housing Authority Police Department
Phil Fish (character)
sentences: The New York City Transit Police Department was a law enforcement agency in New York City that existed from 1953 (with the creation of the New York City Transit Authority) to 1995, and is currently part of the NYPD.
 The roots of this organization go back to 1936 when Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia authorized the hiring of special patrolmen for the New York City Subway.
 These patrolmen eventually became officers of the Transit Police.
 In 1949, the department was officially divorced from the New York City Police Department, but was eventually fully re-integrated in 1995 as the Transit Bureau of the New York City Police Department by New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani.
Fish is an American sitcom and a spin-off of "Barney Miller" that aired on ABC from February 5, 1977 to May 18, 1978.
 The series starred Abe Vigoda as New York City Police Department Detective Phil Fish and Florence Stanley as his wife Bernice.
"Barney Miller" is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City Police Department police station in Greenwich Village.
 The series originally was broadcast from January 23, 1975, to May 20, 1982, on ABC.
 It was created by Danny Arnold and Theodore J. Flicker.
 Noam Pitlik directed the majority of the episodes.
Abraham Charles Vigoda ( ; February 24, 1921 – January 26, 2016) was an American character actor who was known for a number of roles, most notably, his portrayals of Salvatore Tessio in "The Godfather" (1972) and Phil Fish in "Barney Miller" (1975–1977, 1982) and "Fish" (1977–1978).
Barney Martin (March 3, 1923 – March 21, 2005) was an American actor, comedy writer and New York City Police Department detective.
 He is best known for playing Morty Seinfeld, father of Jerry, on the sitcom "Seinfeld".
The following is an episode list for the television series "Fish", which premiered on February 5, 1977, in the United States on ABC.
 The series, starring Abe Vigoda as NYPD Detective Phil Fish, is a spin-off of the sitcom "Barney Miller".
 Cancelled after 35 episodes aired over two seasons, the final new episode aired on ABC on May 18, 1978.
Barney Miller is an American sitcom set in a New York City Police Department police station in Greenwich Village.
 The series was broadcast from January 23, 1975, to May 20, 1982, on ABC.
 It was created by Danny Arnold and Theodore J. Flicker.
 Noam Pitlik directed the majority of the episodes.
Joe Bash is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC from March 28 to May 10, 1986.
 Starring Peter Boyle as a weary and embittered New York City Police Department beat cop, it was created by veteran TV producer Danny Arnold following his successful New York City police detective sitcom "Barney Miller".
 The production company was Tetagram Ltd., with Arnold and Chris Hayward serving as the show's executive producers. All six episodes were written by the team of Arnold, Hayward and Philip Jayson Lasker, with Arnold directing all but the fifth episode, which was directed by John Florea.
The New York City Housing Authority Police Department was a law enforcement agency in New York City that existed from 1952 to 1995, which was then merged into the NYPD.
 The roots of this organization go back to 1934 and the creation of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).
 New York City Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia authorized the hiring of security guards to patrol the city's public housing buildings.
 These guards eventually were trained and became the first officers of the Housing Police, which was officially created in 1952.
 The Housing Police, along with the New York City Transit Police, was merged into the New York City Police Department in 1995 by New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and continues today as the Housing Bureau.
Detective Phil Fish is a fictional NYPD detective in the TV series "Barney Miller" and later in the spin off series "Fish".
 He was played by Abe Vigoda.

Question: Question: What is the role's name in "the godfather" of which the same actor play the new york city police department detective phil Fish in Fish which is the american sitecom and spin-off of "barney miller" that aired on abc? 

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 Fish is an American sitcom and a spin-off of "Barney Miller" that aired on ABC from February 5, 1977 to May 18, 1978.
 The series starred Abe Vigoda as New York City Police Department Detective Phil Fish and Florence Stanley as his wife Bernice. 

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 "Barney Miller" is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City Police Department police station in Greenwich Village.
 The series originally was broadcast from January 23, 1975, to May 20, 1982, on ABC.
 It was created by Danny Arnold and Theodore J. Flicker.
 Noam Pitlik directed the majority of the episodes. 

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 Abraham Charles Vigoda ( ; February 24, 1921 – January 26, 2016) was an American character actor who was known for a number of roles, most notably, his portrayals of Salvatore Tessio in "The Godfather" (1972) and Phil Fish in "Barney Miller" (1975–1977, 1982) and "Fish" (1977–1978). 

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 Barney Martin (March 3, 1923 – March 21, 2005) was an American actor, comedy writer and New York City Police Department detective.
 He is best known for playing Morty Seinfeld, father of Jerry, on the sitcom "Seinfeld". 

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 The following is an episode list for the television series "Fish", which premiered on February 5, 1977, in the United States on ABC.
 The series, starring Abe Vigoda as NYPD Detective Phil Fish, is a spin-off of the sitcom "Barney Miller".
 Cancelled after 35 episodes aired over two seasons, the final new episode aired on ABC on May 18, 1978. 

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 Barney Miller is an American sitcom set in a New York City Police Department police station in Greenwich Village.
 The series was broadcast from January 23, 1975, to May 20, 1982, on ABC.
 It was created by Danny Arnold and Theodore J. Flicker.
 Noam Pitlik directed the majority of the episodes. 

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 Joe Bash is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC from March 28 to May 10, 1986.
 Starring Peter Boyle as a weary and embittered New York City Police Department beat cop, it was created by veteran TV producer Danny Arnold following his successful New York City police detective sitcom "Barney Miller".
 The production company was Tetagram Ltd., with Arnold and Chris Hayward serving as the show's executive producers. All six episodes were written by the team of Arnold, Hayward and Philip Jayson Lasker, with Arnold directing all but the fifth episode, which was directed by John Florea. 

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 Detective Phil Fish is a fictional NYPD detective in the TV series "Barney Miller" and later in the spin off series "Fish".
 He was played by Abe Vigoda. 

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Answer: Salvatore Tessio