In the US, died actor Robert Loggia – RBC

Actor Robert Loggia died in Los Angeles at the 86 th year of life, writes Los Angeles Times, citing his wife Audrey Lodge.

The wife of actor said he died at his home after a five-year struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. “His poor body gave up – she said. – He loved being an actor and he loved his life ».

Lodge was born in New York on January 3, 1930, his parents were from Italy. To act in films, he began in the late fifties.

Loja often played in “gangster” movies, the newspaper notes. Among them are paintings “Scarface,” “Prizzi’s Honor” series “The Sopranos.” Among the other famous works of the actor – roles in the films “Lost Highway,” “An Officer and a Gentleman” and “Great».

In 1986, the Lodge was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in the film “Serrated blade”. In 1990 he was nominated for an Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series “Mancuso, FBI.”