Los Angeles: Abe Vigoda, the sad-faced star of Francis Ford Coppola's classic film The Godfather, died on Tuesday, his manager told AFP. He was 94.
The actor died at the home of his daughter, Carol Vigoda Fuchs, in New Jersey.
"She went to get him something to drink and when she came back he was gone," said manager Sid Craig, who represented him for decades.
"He didn't seem particularly sick or tired. I don t think he was ever sick," Mr Craig added.
The actor cut his teeth on Broadway. But arguably his greatest on screen impact came when Mr Vigoda played sunken-eyed mafioso Sal Tessio in The Godfather.
In his later years, the twice-married Mr Vigoda was mistakenly reported to have died on several occasions, becoming a running social media joke.
The actor died at the home of his daughter, Carol Vigoda Fuchs, in New Jersey.
"She went to get him something to drink and when she came back he was gone," said manager Sid Craig, who represented him for decades.
"He didn't seem particularly sick or tired. I don t think he was ever sick," Mr Craig added.
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The actor cut his teeth on Broadway. But arguably his greatest on screen impact came when Mr Vigoda played sunken-eyed mafioso Sal Tessio in The Godfather.
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In his later years, the twice-married Mr Vigoda was mistakenly reported to have died on several occasions, becoming a running social media joke.
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