Robert Loggia, veteran actor of Scarface and Big, dies at 85

Loggia, an Italian-American who was born in NY in 1930, made his movie debut in 1956 and went on to find fame playing a string of tough-talking characters in film and on TV. One of his most memorable turns was that of a kindly toy company owner in Big, for which he danced on a giant light-up keyboard alongside Tom Hanks, tapping out “Heart and Soul” and “Chopsticks”.

Robert Loggia – the actor who is perhaps best known for his role as drug kingpin Frank Lopez in Scarface – has passed away at the age of 85. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for 1985’s Jagged Edge.

He also had a varied film career, particularly during the 1980s, appearing in Revenge of the Pink Panther, An Officer and a Gentleman, Psycho II, Prizzi’s Honor, Over The Top, Necessary Roughness, Return to Me, Armed and risky, and Lost Highway, among many others. “There will be no rehearsal and we’ll be at FAO Schwarz about a month down the line and we’re going to do it, and let’s see what happens, ‘” Loggia told the Miami Herald in 2006. He received an Emmy nomination for his role in the television series “Mancuso FBI”, Variety reports.

“And that’s why it’s a movie-magic scene”, Loggia said. He also portrayed a violent mobster named Feech La Manna on several episodes of “The Sopranos“. “That’s why acting is a wonderful career”.

He is survived by his wife, Audrey, his children, Tracy, John and Kristina, and a stepchild, Cynthia.