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Robert Loggia (born January 3, 1930 in New York
City) is an United States|American character
actor.

After studying journalism and serving in the
United States Army, Loggia began a long career as
a supporting player in movies, on stage and on
television. He first came to prominence as a
Mexican bandit named Elfio Baga in a series of
Walt Disney television shows. He also starred as a
cat burgler turned good in a short-lived series
called The CAT (series)|T.H.E. Cat. His many films
include An Officer and a Gentleman, Scarface (1983
movie)|Scarface, Prizzi's Honor, Independence Day
(movie)|Independence Day (1996), and as
charismatic Senator Anton Kreutzer in Oliver
Stone's Wild Palms (1993). Loggia also had a
memorable and threatening role as mobster Mr. Eddy
in David Lynch's Lost Highway (1997), a film which
reunited him with Independence Day co-star Bill
Pullman. Loggia poked fun at his "mobster" roles
when he played a bumbling corrupt union boss in
the John Candy film Armed and Dangerous
(movie)|Armed And Dangerous, but later returned to
such roles with a fifth-season guest spot in The
Sopranos. In 1985, Loggia was nominated for an
Academy Award for best supporting actor for his
portrayal of a crusty private detective in the
thriller Jagged Edge. He has kept active in recent
years and won an Emmy nomination in 1989 playing a
righteous FBI agent in the TV series Mancuso FBI. 
During this time, a nationwide poll named him as
the United States' favorite actor.  Robert Loggia
has often been called the ultimate character
actor.