Robert Loggia Dead: The Veteran Actor Passes Awat at 85
The weekend brings some sad news out of Hollywood with word from The New York Times of Robert Loggia dead at age 85 after a five year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Loggia appeared in dozens of TV shows such as Mancuso FBI, The Sopranos and Malcolm in the Middle as well as a wide variety of films including Independence Day, Big andScarface.
The actor’s wife of 41 years, Audrey Loggia, confirmed the actor’s passing at his home in California, citing the natural progression of Alzheimer’s disease as the cause of death.
Robert Loggia was born in Staten Island on January 3rd, 1930 as Salvatore Loggia. After studying journalism at the University of Missouri for a brief time, he decided to pursue acting, becoming part of the prestigious Actors Studio in New York. Like many actors, Loggia started his career on stage in the 1950s before making the jump to television.
Loggia first enjoyed a lucrative career in television for 20 years, appearing on nearly every popular TV series in the 1960s and 1970s. During this time, the actor appeared on Gunsmoke, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Combat!, The Wild Wild West, Tarzan, Kojak, Mannix, McMillan & Wife, Columbo, SWAT, Wonder Woman, The Bionic Woman, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Rockford Files, Starsky and Hutch, Hawaii Five-0, Charlie’s Angelsand more. That’s a hell of a resumé.
One other movie he was in that I enjoyed, Necessary Roughness.
The weekend brings some sad news out of Hollywood with word from The New York Times of Robert Loggia dead at age 85 after a five year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Loggia appeared in dozens of TV shows such as Mancuso FBI, The Sopranos and Malcolm in the Middle as well as a wide variety of films including Independence Day, Big andScarface.
The actor’s wife of 41 years, Audrey Loggia, confirmed the actor’s passing at his home in California, citing the natural progression of Alzheimer’s disease as the cause of death.
Robert Loggia was born in Staten Island on January 3rd, 1930 as Salvatore Loggia. After studying journalism at the University of Missouri for a brief time, he decided to pursue acting, becoming part of the prestigious Actors Studio in New York. Like many actors, Loggia started his career on stage in the 1950s before making the jump to television.
Loggia first enjoyed a lucrative career in television for 20 years, appearing on nearly every popular TV series in the 1960s and 1970s. During this time, the actor appeared on Gunsmoke, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Combat!, The Wild Wild West, Tarzan, Kojak, Mannix, McMillan & Wife, Columbo, SWAT, Wonder Woman, The Bionic Woman, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Rockford Files, Starsky and Hutch, Hawaii Five-0, Charlie’s Angelsand more. That’s a hell of a resumé.
One other movie he was in that I enjoyed, Necessary Roughness.
