Portrait of Abe Vigoda

Acting

Abe Vigoda

Career

Active from 1974 to 2008, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 66 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Abe Vigoda Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.5
  • Tension
    4.7, average 6.0
  • Pathos
    4.1, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Quirky Characters 2
  • Organized Crime 2
  • Slapstick Comedy 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Moral Conflict 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

89
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

6 titles ยท average score 43
The Unknown Trilogy
The Unknown Trilogy (2008)
GoodWatch score 43

as Uncle Morty (segment "Frankie the Squirrel")

Farce of the Penguins
Farce of the Penguins (2006)
GoodWatch score 39

as Penguin from Boca (voice)

Crime Spree
Crime Spree (2003)
GoodWatch score 46

as Angelo Giancarlo

TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (2003)

TV show

Deadline
Deadline (2000)

TV show ยท as Joseph Spiaggio

Chump Change
Chump Change (2000)
GoodWatch score 47

as The Frog

1990s

30 titles ยท average score 55
Family Guy
Family Guy (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Abe Vigoda (voice)

Good Burger
Good Burger (1997)
GoodWatch score 50

as Otis

Farticus
Farticus (1997)

as Zeus

Underworld
Underworld (1996)
GoodWatch score 53

as Will Cassady

Jury Duty
Jury Duty (1995)
GoodWatch score 19

as Judge Powell

Sugar Hill
Sugar Hill (1994)
GoodWatch score 40

as Gus Molino

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
GoodWatch score 77

as Salvatore Valestra (voice)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Self (uncredited) / Self

Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Alfredo Bartolo / Al Bartell / Mr. Johnson

Mad About You
Mad About You (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Kalman Wertzel

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Detective Landis

Keaton's Cop
Keaton's Cop (1990)
GoodWatch score 40

as Louis Keaton

1980s

15 titles ยท average score 62
Look Who's Talking
Look Who's Talking (1989)
GoodWatch score 56

as Grandpa

Prancer
Prancer (1989)
GoodWatch score 65

as Orel Benton

B.L. Stryker
B.L. Stryker (1989)
GoodWatch score 41

TV show ยท as Clayton Baskin

Monsters
Monsters (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Dolan

Superboy
Superboy (1988)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter (1986)

as Abe

MacGyver
MacGyver (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Bill Cody

The Stuff
The Stuff (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

as Stuff Commercial Spokesman

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as George

Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside (1984)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Jake Corelli

Cannonball Run II
Cannonball Run II (1984)
GoodWatch score 31

as Caesar

The Big Stuffed Dog
The Big Stuffed Dog (1981)

as Carnival Pitchman

1970s

30 titles ยท average score 63
Supertrain
Supertrain (1979)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Ray Yellburton

Vega$
Vega$ (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

Fish
Fish (1977)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Phil Fish

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Charlie Fletcher

Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough (1977)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show

The Bionic Woman
The Bionic Woman (1976)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show

Barney Miller
Barney Miller (1975)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Philip Fish

The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II (1974)
GoodWatch score 92

as Salvatore 'Sal' Tessio

The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Al Dancer / Phil 'The Dancer' Gabriel

Kojak
Kojak (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Kilty

The Godfather
The Godfather (1972)
GoodWatch score 95

as Sal Tessio

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Mr. Couzellous

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 55
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Abe Kemper

Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Mr. Burdick (uncredited)

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Anton Valine

Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows (1966)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show

Three Rooms in Manhattan
Three Rooms in Manhattan (1965)
GoodWatch score 62

as Waiter (uncredited)

1950s

1 title
Buck Rogers
Buck Rogers (1950)

TV show

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 63
Suspense
Suspense (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Old Train Passenger