He gained acting notability in the 1960s with his work in Broadway productions, including Marat/Sade (1967), portraying Mad Animal, The Man in the Glass Booth (1968), portraying Landau, Inquest (1970), and Tough to Get Help (1972) [REF].
Vigoda starred in a brief spin-off of Barney Miller that centered on his character eponymously titled Fish[REF] until it was cancelled in June 1978 [REF].