Robert Loggia, the actor known for his roles in "Big" and "Scarface" died on Friday, December 4 at his home in Brentwood, California after a five-year struggle with Alzheimer's disease, according to his wife of 41 years, producer, actress, Audrey Loggia.
Robert appeared in a variety of work, including "Gunsmoke", an American radio and television Western drama series, "Malcolm in the Middle", an American sitcom, "The Sopranos", a crime drama television series, "Independence Day", a 1996 epic science fiction disaster, and "An Officer and a Gentleman,", a 1982 drama/romance.
He gained his Oscar nomination for his supporting role as blunt detective Sam Ransom in 1985's "Jagged Edge", which was a 1985 American film and a courtroom thriller.
Loggia was a versatile supporting actor, bringing credits to three different episodes of “The Rockford Files” as three different characters.
He also appeared in three different “Pink Panther” movies with three different character names.
In 1966, Loggia had the strange opportunity for fame, taking the lead role in the NBC television drama "T.H.E. Cat", an American action drama that aired during the 1966–1967 television season on NBC.
He enjoyed success in television as well, earning Emmy nominations for his lead role in Mancuso, FBI in 1990 and for a guest appearance on Malcolm in the Middle in 2001.
Loggia was born in 1930 in New York City's borough of Staten Island. He grew up in Manhattan's Little Italy section.
He studied journalism at the University of Missouri, and was drawn to acting and returned to New York to study at the Actors Studio.
Loggia married Marjorie Sloane in 1954 and they had three children, daughters Tracey and Kristina and son John.
After their divorce, Loggia married Audrey O'Brien in 1982.
He is survived by his wife, Audrey, his children.
