He played a gangster in The Godfather, and a 12th Precinct cop on Barney Miller. But where did he come from?
17 Nov 2025 | 05:49
“Tell Mike it was only business. I always liked him.” So begins Salvatore Tessio, the now-condemned Corleone family capo played by the mostly good Brooklyn Jewish boy Abe Vigoda in his final scene in The Godfather.
Replies Tom Hagen (Robert Duvall), consigliere to the family’s boss, Michael Corleone...
