Before there was Tessio, before there was Fish, Abe Vigoda made his name on the stage. In the 1950s and '60s, the actor who died Tuesday at 94 did everything from Shakespeare to musical comedies…
Actor Abe Vigoda, best known for his roles as mobster Tessio in "The Godfather" and as Detective Sgt. Fish in TV's "Barney Miller" and a spinoff series in which he starred, has died. He was 94 and…
Theodore J. Flicker, a filmmaker whose eclectic career included the Cold War comedy “The President’s Analyst” and the much-loved ABC comedy “Barney Miller,” died Sept. 13 at his home in Santa Fe…
Despite the odd amusing moments and an appealing cast, Andy Samberg vehicle "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" demonstrates the difference between a "Saturday Night Live" digital short and an actual pilot, much…
Exec producer Michael Schur: "As big a fan as I am of 'Police Squad,' this is not 'Police Squad.'
The Writers Guild of America on Sunday unveiled its list of the “101 Best Written TV Series of All Time,” topped by HBO’s “The Sopranos.” The mob drama created by David Chase (pictured above right…
On paper, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" seems to break the laws of network television.
Reinhold Weege, creator of the durable 1980s sitcom "Night Court," died Dec. 1 in La Jolla, Calif. He was 62.
Character actor George Murdock, best known as Lt. Scanlon on "Barney Miller," Dr. Salik on "Battlestar Galactica" and "God" in "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier," died April 30 in Los Angeles. He was…
Film and television actor Dan Frazer, best known for his role as the police captain during all five seasons of 1970s crime drama "Kojak," starring Telly Savalas, died of cardiac arrest in New York on…
Actress Doris Belack, who appeared as the original Anna Wolek Craig on "One Life to Live" and recurred as a judge on "Law and Order" during a long career in television and film, died of natural…
