'Scarface' actor Robert Loggia dies at 85

[Grassy Knoll]

Source: latimes.com

Robert Loggia, who played drug lords and mobsters and danced with Tom Hanks in "Big," has died, his wife Aubrey Loggia says.

Aubrey Loggia said Loggia died Friday at his home in Los Angeles after a five year battle with Alzheimer's. He was 85.

Loggia's rugged looks and voice suited his many character roles as gangsters or other shady characters. He was a Miami drug lord in "Scarface" and a Sicilian mobster in "Prizzi's Honor." He earned an Oscar nomination for the 1985 legal thriller, "Jagged Edge."

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-et-robert-loggia-obit-20151204-story.html

[longship]

1. Pics.

[tabasco]

23. I didn't know him by name

but that face sure is familiar! He was in so many movies and shows and was really great. RIP

[Aristus]

2. He played the likeable tough guy to perfection.

RIP, sir...

[awoke_in_2003]

11. You know...

I think you nailed it- "likeable tough guy". I hadn't thought of that.

[Aristus]

12. Thanks.

[valerief]

20. He could do comedy, too.

[Babel_17]

28. I think that movie was given a tip of the hat in The Sopranos

Christopher made a movie that was eerily similar. And it had some Sopranos people in it.

And if you liked that movie, try to find The Addiction. More The Sopranos stars, and a guest star, in that. Christopher Walken is stellar in the few minutes he's on screen.

It's like a New York City scene kind of movie by Abel Ferrara.

Lol, huh ...

[valerief]

44. Thanks, I've seen the addiction. I love Lili Taylor, so I saw it, even though I'm not a

horror movie fan. It was an odd horror movie, very New Yorky. I liked it until the end (because I don't like horror).

[pablo_marmol]

35. +++++++ NT

[Deuce]

3. Just watched him in "Hard Time" with Burt Reynolds...

May he Rip...

[Habibi]

4. He was a great guest star on The Sopranos as well.

Rest in peace, sir.

[Kingofalldems]

14. That was absolutely classic.

Acting at it's finest. The scene of him on the bus headed back to prison.

[michreject]

5. He was Joseph

in "The Greatest Story Ever Told."

[roguevalley]

6. Oh how I have loved this man.

from way back. T.H.E. Cat anyone?

[DebbieCDC]

13. Good Lord, I'm showing my age

but that was on TV when I was a wee kid.

[navarth]

17. yup

I'm getting old too.

[byronius]

7. He was awesome in 'Tim And Eric's Billion Dollar Movie'.

The guy had major chops as an actor.

[Paladin]

8. Talented actor.

I hope people remember him for something other than his part in a P-O-S flick like "Scarface."

[Chasstev365]

9. Triumph of the Spirit

He was so good as Greek patriarch of a family sent to Auschwitz.

[Omaha Steve]

10. So many great roles

K&R!

OS

[still_one]

15. great character actor

[2naSalit]

16. ...

[Elmergantry]

18. How could we forget "Independence Day"!

Loved the guy!

RIP

[Jack Rabbit]

19. Does anybody else here remember T. H. E. Cat?

Or do you not want to admit to how old you are?

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[Kingofalldems]

21. Don't remember that but do remember he had appearances on

Alfred Hitchcock in the early 60's.

[Sinistrous]

27. Yep, I remember the show. Watched it regularly.

And, yep, I'm old.

[snort]

36. Damn you Jack Rabbit!

Get off my lawn! I loved that intro when I was a kid. That brought back some memories.

[Jack Rabbit]

37. Don't ask a rabbit to get off your lawn

Want to see how fast I can dig as warren under it?

[mainer]

39. YES!!! I had such a crush on him because of that show

Such a short-lived series, alas.

[mainer]

40. Thanks for posting that. Great TV theme music

I hadn't heard it in a while, but I could hum it by memory.

[ejbr]

22. Scarface

"I never hurt nobody!"

[bvf]

24. Always liked his work.

I still remember laughing like crazy the first time I saw this:

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Sort of a poke at all the folks who didn't know his name but then registered immediate recognition: "Oh! That guy!"

[Reter]

25. I'll never forget him in Over The Top

He played the part exceptionally well, RIP.

[Babel_17]

26. I loved his driving safety PSA

RIP

[sammythecat]

29. I just absolutely love this scene

and I just absolutely HATE tailgaters. Robert Loggia was perfect in this. Terrifyingly funny. What a great character actor he was. One of a kind and always fun to watch.

I was thinking of putting this up myself but you saved me the trouble. Thanks! I first saw this when Redqueen posted it several years ago. It always makes me laugh.

[Babel_17]

31. My pleasure

I guess he represents the type of character that can just pop up in your dream, a creature acting with its own logic.

[ESKD]

30. RIP to an actor I enjoyed after watching "Mancuso, FBI"

And I followed that secretary that Mancuso had on other flicks. Including "Hamburger."

The name slips from my mind.

[bedazzled]

32. loved him in "trail of the pink panther"

he had a real knack for comedy

[Hassin Bin Sober]

33. Awwww. Always liked him.

Feech!

https://m.

[Hawaii Hiker]

34. While I'll always remember him as Frank Lopez in Scarface

he was good to as Anthony Perkins' doctor in Psycho II....

RIP

[bigwillq]

38. RIP

[kentauros]

41. I don't even remember enough of Scarface to picture his role.

What comes to mind first for me is Big. I would think with that famous scene of him dancing on the electronic keyboard with Tom Hanks would be the one they'd associate with him instead. Then again, I've always liked it when tough guys step out of that role to do something endearing. He will be missed.

[TuxedoKat]

42. Opportunity Knocks

He was in that with Dana Carvey - great comedy. RIP.

[prouddemfromaustin44]

43. I loved him in that film

RIP good sir. You'll be missed.

[lunatica]

45. I was always aware of him as a great character actor

He had presence. Gravitas. Whatever was necessary for the part he played.

I'm very sorry to learn he had alzheimers. My mom had it for 5 years before she died of cancer. There aren't words to describe how horrible that disease is. Thankfully, after a certain point it isn't bad for the people who have it, but for the families it's a major life destroying thing.

[spiderpig]

46. How about The Jagged Edge?

He had the film's closing line, and it was classic.