# Robert Loggia Dies at 85 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 5, 2015, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-loggia-dies-at-85/739468 "2015-12-05T00:00:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-loggia-dies-at-85/739468/1 "2015-12-05T00:00:49Z")
[Certainly, we all knew him from many movies.](http://variety.com/2015/film/news/robert-loggia-scarface-dies-dead-1201654545/) I’m not even sure what his biggest movie is. I remember him from Big. ---
**Author:** ![Abner\_Ravenwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@Abner\_Ravenwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abner_Ravenwood)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-loggia-dies-at-85/739468/2 "2015-12-05T00:53:22Z")
Scarface always comes to mind first for me. RIP, Frank Lopez. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-loggia-dies-at-85/739468/3 "2015-12-05T00:59:17Z")
For me, it’s Eduardo Prizzi. Man, that was a great film. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-loggia-dies-at-85/739468/4 "2015-12-05T01:07:05Z")
Enjoyed him on the Sopranos, as Feech, the old-school gangster who butted heads with Tony and got tricked into violating his parole… Back to the slammer! He was great in Big. Certainly a CEO I’d love to work for. RIP ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-loggia-dies-at-85/739468/5 "2015-12-05T01:22:49Z")
A great all-around actor. Added depth and substance to everything he did. Another great character actor bites the dust. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-loggia-dies-at-85/739468/6 "2015-12-05T01:57:00Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > A great all-around actor. Added depth and substance to everything he did. Another great character actor bites the dust. Exactly. He’s the kind of actor I would have been intimidated to be in a scene with. Just seemed like a total pro. And a great guy. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-loggia-dies-at-85/739468/7 "2015-12-05T02:11:30Z")
I remember him best from the miniseries _Favorite Son_. He was supposed to only be a supporting character but he stole the show from its stars and his character was given a regular series. Unfortunately the regular series wasn’t as well written as the miniseries; Loggia got an Emmy nomination for his performance but it was cancelled after a single season. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-loggia-dies-at-85/739468/8 "2015-12-05T02:46:33Z")
He made Independence Day almost tolerable. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-loggia-dies-at-85/739468/9 "2015-12-05T04:04:27Z")
My favorite of his roles was in _[Innocent Blood](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104511/)_, as a Mafia boss who was bitten by an ethical vampire who only preyed upon criminals. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-loggia-dies-at-85/739468/10 "2015-12-05T06:08:57Z")
[His Family Guy appearance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm7bgcRVhQ0) is getting tributes that are somehow the most touching thing on Youtube (low bar). > [@](#): > > R as in Robert Loggia > E as in Everybody Loves Robert Loggia > S as in Son Of A Gun, It’s Robert Loggia > T as in Tim Look Over There, It’s Robert Loggia > space > I as in I Can’t Believe It’s Robert Loggia > N as in Nobody Doesn’t Like Robert Loggia > space > P as in Pleased To Meet You, Robert Loggia > E as in Everybody Loves Robert Loggia > A as in Amazing It’s Robert Loggia > C as in Can You Believe It’s Robert Loggia > E as in Everybody Misses Robert Loggia ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-loggia-dies-at-85/739468/11 "2015-12-05T14:51:41Z")
I loved his [orange juice commercial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZIzRqDOSZo). ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-loggia-dies-at-85/739468/12 "2015-12-05T19:25:06Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > I loved his [orange juice commercial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZIzRqDOSZo). Robert Loggia: “Yeah…” ---
**Author:** ![BigBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@BigBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBlue)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-loggia-dies-at-85/739468/13 "2015-12-05T21:10:23Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > Enjoyed him on the Sopranos, as Feech, the old-school gangster who butted heads with Tony and got tricked into violating his parole… Back to the slammer! In an example of art imitating life, the reason that scene was written was because David Chase wanted to write him out sooner than originally planned. ---
**Author:** ![Scandic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@Scandic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scandic)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-loggia-dies-at-85/739468/14 "2015-12-05T21:48:56Z")
I remember him best from movies like _Scarface and Big,_ and the TV-series _The Sopranos_. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-loggia-dies-at-85/739468/15 "2015-12-05T22:05:25Z")
You know what a “haza” is? It’s pig that don’t fly straight…with the angels. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-loggia-dies-at-85/739468/16 "2015-12-05T22:40:10Z")
> [@BigBlue](#): > > In an example of art imitating life, the reason that scene was written was because David Chase wanted to write him out sooner than originally planned. Why? He was the best thing about season 5. ---
**Author:** ![BigBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@BigBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBlue)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-loggia-dies-at-85/739468/17 "2015-12-06T00:52:59Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > Why? He was the best thing about season 5. But he couldn’t remember his lines. ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-loggia-dies-at-85/739468/18 "2015-12-07T14:08:02Z")
I loved him as Elfego Baca. He gave us a wonderful portrayal of a real American hero (a bit more accurate historically than Fess Parker as either Davy Crockett or Daniel Boone or Hugh O’Brian as Wyatt Earp or Gene Berry as Bat Masterson or even Robert Stack as Eliot Ness.) It was also nice to see the portrayal of an Hispanic. Yes, I know both Zorro and the Cisco Kid had shows about them, but they had to dress like cartoon characters. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2015, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-loggia-dies-at-85/739468/19 "2015-12-07T15:59:15Z")
Sadly, I mostly know him from Over the Top. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-loggia-dies-at-85/739468/20 "2015-12-07T17:02:55Z")
I only really remember him from _Necessary Roughness_.