Abe Vigoda

Abe Vigoda (1921 - 2016)
==Film Deaths==
*The Godfather (1972) [Salvatore Tessio]: Killed (off-screen) by Al Pacino's men after being revealed as a traitor; we last see him being led off as Robert Duvall watches, but his death is heavily implied (Vigoda's character was revealed to have been executed by gunshot in the novel The Godfather Returns, but whether or not this is canon with the movies is up for debate). (See also Abe's death in the video game version.)
*Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) [Chief of the Waponis]: Drowns (off-camera) when the tiny Pacific island of Waponi Woo sinks. (Played for comic effect.)
*Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993; animated) [Salvatore "The Weezer" Valestra]: Poisoned off-screen by Mark Hamill’s Smilex toxin; his death is revealed when Dana Delany discovers his body in Vigoda's home.
*North (1994) [Alaskan Grandpa]: Dies (off-screen) from old age/being frozen, after his family sends him off on an iceberg to die; his death isn't shown, but his fate is clearly revealed when Kathy Bates informs Elijah Wood. later in the film Elijah wakes up revealing it all to be a dream. (Played for comic effect).
*Sugar Hill (1994) [Augustus "Gus" Molina]: Shot to death, along with Ernie Hudson and Larry Joshua, by Michael Wright in Abe's restaurant.
==Television Deaths==
*Dark Shadows (February 7 1969) [Ezra Braithwaite]: Dies (off-screen) of a heart attack; his body is seen later on in the episode when Jonathan Frid discovers it in Abe's study.
*Tales from the Darkside; A Choice of Dreams (1986) [Jake Corelli]: Dies from cancer; his brain is then removed by David Chandler and kept alive to live in torment.
*Monsters: The Gift (1990) [Dolan]: Neck snapped when Carlos Lauchu (Zach Overton in his beast form) wraps a chain around his neck.
*Diagnosis: Murder: You Can Call Me Johnson (1994) [Alfredo Bartolo/Al Bartell/ Al "The Bomber Bartles/"Mr. Johnson"] Dies of a heart attack when Jennifer Hetrick tampers with dissolving surgical sutures to disguise them as non-dissolving sutures for a heart operation Dick Van Dyke is performing. 
*Witness to the Mob (1998 TV) [Paul Castellano]: Shot to death along with Jerry Grayson after arriving at a steakhouse.
==Video Game Deaths==
*The Godfather: The Game (2006) [Salvatore Tessio]: Killed by Andrew Pifko after being revealed as a traitor. Unlike the film, Tessio makes a last stand by having some Barzinis shoot around while he escapes. (See also Abe's death in the film version.)
==Noteworthy Connections==
*Brother of Bill Vigoda (comic book artist).
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