Val Bisoglio, the actor greatest recognized for his character roles in tv and movie for greater than 5 a long time, died final week, his spouse stated. He was 95.
Bisoglio died at his residence close to Los Olivos, California, Bonnie Bisoglio stated in an announcement Monday. A reason behind dying was not instantly clear.
“He was my darling man,” Bonnie Bisoglio stated. “He was very particular.”
Bisoglio was greatest recognized for his function as Frank Manero Sr., John Travolta’s risky father within the 1977 movie “Saturday Evening Fever.”
Over 50 years, he performed character roles in additional than 60 tv reveals and movies, together with “M*A*S*H,” “Quincy, M.E.” and “The Sopranos,” in accordance with his IMDb profile. He’s additionally credited with starring in “Miami Vice” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Present.”
Italo Valentino Bisoglio was born in New York Metropolis on Might 7, 1926. He was raised by his mother and father, who have been immigrants from cities close to Monferrato, Italy.
Earlier than he appeared on display, he was a stage performer in New York productions, together with “Kiss Mama,” “A View from the Bridge” and “Wait Till Darkish.” He additionally carried out with New York Metropolis’s Shakespeare within the Park with Arthur Penn.
He’s survived by his spouse and three sons, Joseph Valentino Bisoglio, Sgt. Scott Chapman and Casey DeFranco.
CORRECTION (Oct. 25, 2021, 8 p.m. ET): A earlier model of this text misspelled the place Val Bisoglio died. It was at his residence close to Olivo, California, not Olivio.
