Birth Name: Abraham Charles Vigoda
Date of Birth: February 24, 1921
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Death: January 26, 2016
Place of Death: Woodland Park, New Jersey, U.S.
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Abe Vigoda was an American actor. He is known for his role as Phil Fish on the show Barney Miller, among dozens of other credits in film and television.
He was the son of Lena (Moses) and Samuel Vigoda. His parents were Jewish emigrants from Russia/Poland. His father was born in Ostroleka, Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship.
Abe was married to Beatrice Schy, until her death. He had a daughter with his former wife Sonja Gohlke.
Abe’s paternal grandfather was named William Wolf David Vogoda/Vigoda (the son of Ploni Almoni Vigoda).
Abe’s paternal grandmother was Tobia Sklovitz (the daughter of Harry Louis Label Sklovitz and Miriam Peltz).
Source: Genealogy of Abe Vigoda (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
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