Brooklyn native Abe Vigoda, famed character actor, recalled as a class act
Former NYC Mayor Dinkins, Comedian Gilbert Gottfried Speak at Memorial Service
February 1, 2016 By Michael Balsamo Associated Press
In this 2008 photo, famed actor Abe Vigoda attends the Friars Club Roast of "Today Show" host Matt Lauer in New York. Vigoda, whose leathery, sunken-eyed face made him ideal for playing the over-the-hill detective Phil Fish in the 1970s TV series “Barney Miller” and the doomed Mafia soldier in “The Godfather,” died in his sleep Tuesday, Jan. 26, at his daughter's home in Woodland Park, N.J. He was 94. AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File
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Nobody who knew “The Godfather” and “Barney Miller” actor Abe Vigoda made mourners smile through their tears Sunday faster than comedian and friend Gilbert Gottfried.
“This is the 20th time we buried Abe Vigoda,” Gottfried announced to a memorial service audience of more than 100.