Tessio sleeps with the fishes =(

RIP Abe Vigoda - 94



I watched the complete Godtfather Epic on HBO this past weekend. Amazing how so many small roles in that film are so memorable. I guess that happens when you see a movie 100 times.

They threw in footage that wasn't in either of the two original films.

Everybody was shocked that this guy was still alive even a decade ago.

His deadpan delivery on Barney Miller made the show.

Tom Hagen: I always thought [the traitor] would be Clemenza, not Tessio.
Michael Corleone: It's the smart move. Tessio was always smarter.

Abe Vigoda's demise has been reported multiple times over the years, . . . since 1982 !

To simplify confirmation/denial of any claims as to his death the website www,abevigoda.com was initiated to address the reality.

Regrettably, today the site confirms his death.

Ref: ibtimes.com

Loved him in the Snickers commercial with Betty White.

I say "Fish sleeps with the fishes"

We was great. My wife and I Met him at a Brooklyn Day in Prospect Park I guess about 20 years ago.

Here is a great bio on Salvatore Tessio.

Salvatore Tessio

Ah, I didn't realize Tessio was one of the original three. Was he the one in the bowler hat who suggests his "friend" has a rug he can have?