Abe Vigoda’s Reported Passing
American actor Abe Vigoda was famous for playing Salvatore Tessio in “The Godfather” and Phil Fish in “Barney Miller” and “Fish.” Sadly, he died of natural causes at his daughter’s home in Woodland Park, New Jersey, on January 26, 2016, just one month shy of his 95th birthday. But ironically, people had assumed that he passed away several times long before his actual death date. In 1982, People magazine claimed he died at the age of 60. A similar mistake was made by a reporter for WWOR Channel 9 in 1987.