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— -- Abe Vigoda died today, his daughter Carol Vigoda Fuchs told ABC News.

The actor was 94.

According to Vigoda Fuchs, he had not been sick.

“He was right there in my house,” Vigoda Fuchs said, adding that her father lived alone in Manhattan but was staying with her in New Jersey because of the recent winter storm.

“I went into the kitchen to make coffee, came back and he was gone," she added.

Described by his daughter as a non-judgmental man who would stop to shake the hands of homeless people who recognized him, Vigoda was also a beloved character actor famous for notable characters he portrayed throughout his decades-long career.

Here are a few.

1. Phil Fish, "Barney Miller": Detective Phil Fish was grumpy and sickly, and one of the most beloved characters in "Barney Miller." Two years after the show premiered, his character earned a short-lived spin-off, called "Fish,&quo