R.I.P. Robert Loggia

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Robert Loggia, the character actor who endeared himself to millions as the owner of a toy company in the film, Big with Tom Hanks...and the guy who played mobsters viewers loved to hate in Scarface and The Sopranos, passed away at the age of 85, finally giving in to the insidiousness of Alzheimer's.

I felt sure Tony was gonna whack him in The Sopranos after he got out of prison and wanted his old spot back, but instead he fooled him into violating his parole, and off to the pokey he went again, never to be heard from again.

And if you go further back, he played Richard Gere's father in An Officer and a Gentleman.

He was a really good actor, in my opinion. Very versatile.

 
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Rest in Peace, it was a pleasure to watch him work.
I remember my parents both enjoying a real short lived series he starred in during the late 60's. I noticed the name on the screen, thought it unusual and it rang a bell when I saw him down the years.

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He was always good. I think the first time I saw him was in a Rockford Files. There was one scene where he and James Garner were playing golf. James Garner was an excellent golfer so his swing from the fairway looked great. Robert Loggia had one of the worst swings I have ever seen!

I don't know if that was part of his acting or if his swing was really that bad! Sorry to hear of his passing.
 
I've seen him in a few of old western TV series episodes as both an actor and story writer. Rest in Peace Robert, you will be sorry missed.
 
Am surprised nobody has mentioned Mr. Loggia as Elfego Baca in the Walt Disney production. I remember Disney standing near a 2' high pile of bullets, intoning "Four thousand bullets..." Allegedly, Elfego was trapped in a house, surrounded by angry somebodies who were shooting at the building. IIRC, that Disney production was 1957. Guess I'm the only one old enough to see or remember it. At that time, Disney also produced a Western drama about John Slaughter starring Tom Tryon.

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kaaskop49 said:
Am surprised nobody has mentioned Mr. Loggia as Elfego Baca in the Walt Disney production. I remember Disney standing near a 2' high pile of bullets, intoning "Four thousand bullets..." Allegedly, Elfego was trapped in a house, surrounded by angry somebodies who were shooting at the building. IIRC, that Disney production was 1957. Guess I'm the only one old enough to see or remember it. At that time, Disney also produced a Western drama about John Slaughter starring Tom Tryon.

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I'm going to have to check and see if on DVD? sounds like a good watch.
 
I loved T.H.E. Cat. When I was eleven or so me and my friend used to dress all in black and climb telephone poles at night pretending to be him (Don't laugh! You guys did the same stuff!!) And I actually still remember what T.H.E. stood for. I was surprised that a friend did, too, it's such an obscure show. Without checking, who knows Robert Loggia full name in that show? No cheating!

Here's the show's intro...
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I loved T.H.E. Cat. When I was eleven or so me and my friend used to dress all in black and climb telephone poles at night pretending to be him (Don't laugh! You guys did the same stuff!!)
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You're right, we did. Except it wasn't TV-related. My friend Larry and I would sneak out of our rooms in the wee hours and run around all over the neighborhood, or we'd have water baloon fights. Larry had a pellet gun or BB pistol that looked almost exactly like a 1911. Someone (a neighborhood curmudgeon, no doubt) finally called the cops on us, but we saw them coming and got back inside. The cops did knock on Larry's door and questioned him in front of his parents, but Larry did what every kid our age did...he lied. That 1911-looking pellet gun could get a kid shot in the dark in 2015.
 
Wyatt Burp said:
I loved T.H.E. Cat.
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A tiny bit of thread drift here, if y'all don't mind.

As soon as I saw Harry Fink's name come up on the opening credits for T.H.E. Cat, it rang all the cherries. Harry Julian Fink, the creator of T.H.E. Cat, was also responsible for creating Have Gun, Will Travel.

He also wrote the story and the screenplay for...you ready for this?...Dirty Harry! If you love the "Do you feel lucky, punk?" speech, Fink's your huckleberry.

You may see a list of his credits here. They are...to say the least...impressive and extensive in the film and television arena. Ever hear of Major Dundee, among others? How about Big Jake and Cahill U.S. Marshal?

He passed away at the age of 78 in 2001.
 
One of my all time favorite characters. Never turned in a bad performance. He could play everything from a sleazy drunken sailor (Officer and a Gentleman) To a high ranking general (Independence Day) Good guy, bad guy, it made no difference. He will be missed!
 
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