Robert Loggia (born Salvatore Loggia www.imdb.com/name/nm0005162/bio ; January 3, 1930) is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-nominated American film and television actor and director, who specializes in character parts.

Early life

Loggia, an Italian American, was born on Staten Island, the son of Elena (née Blandino), a homemaker, and Benjamin Loggia, a shoemaker,Biography at FilmReferenceboth of whom were born in Sicily, Italy.Columbia (MO) Daily TribuneBiography at Yahoo! MoviesAfter studying at Wagner College and journalism at the University of Missouri (class of 1951) and serving in the US Army, Loggia began a long career as a supporting player in movies, on stage and television.