Robert Loggia, a long-time and versatile tough guy actor, has passed away at the age of 85. He died at his residence in Los Angeles on Friday.

Loggia had been battling Alzheimer's Disease for the last five years, according to his widow Audrey. They had been married for 33 years.

He was nominated for a supporting actor Academy Award for “Jagged Edge” in 1986 for his portrayal of  blunt private detective Sam Ransom.

Some of his most notable roles included the 1983 drama “Scarface” and the Tom Hanks hit “Big".

He played Miami drug lord Frank Lopez in “Scarface.” And in "Big", we all knew him as the toy company owner who performed a memorable duet on a giant foot-operated piano with Tom Hanks.

“He loved being an actor,” his widow said. “He used to say that he never had to work. He never had to wait tables.”

Loggia’s TV credits included “The Untouchables,” “Columbo,” “Gunsmoke,” “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,” “The Big Valley,” “Rawhide,” “Little House on the Prairie,” “Starsky and Hutch,”  “Charlie’s Angels,” “Magnum, P.I.,” “Kojak,” “Hawaii Five-0,” “The Bionic Woman,” “Frasier” and “Monk.”

His other film roles include “Revenge of the Pink Panther,” “Trail of the Pink Panther,” “Curse of the Pink Panther,” “Over The Top,” “Necessary Roughness,” “Return to Me” and “Armed and Dangerous.”

Loggia is survived by his widow and four children, Tracy, John, Kristina and Cynthia.

 

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