Actor Abe Vigoda, who became a household name as a mobster in "The Godfather" and a detective in "Barney Miller," has died on Tuesday morning at the age of 94. His death came after he outlived more than three decades of death hoaxes.

Vigoda became a cult figure after his death was falsely reported for about 34 years, dating all the way back to 1982. But this time, his death wasn't a hoax. According to New York Times, Vigoda's daughter Carol Vigoda Fuchs revealed that her dad died in his sleep at her home in Woodland Park, New Jersey on Jan. 26.

Aside from his role as Salvatore Tessio in Francis Ford Coppola's epic 1972 adaptation of the Mario Puzo novel "The Godfather," Vigoda was also known for his role as Detective Phil Fish on the '80s television sitcom, "Barney Miller."

Despite becoming a victim of several death hoaxes over the years, Vigoda's daughter revealed his father was never sick, People reported. And one of his "Godfather" co-actors, Robert Duvall reminisced the memories they had shared while working together.

 "[It was] great working with Abe in 'The Godfather' and wonderful to have him among us," Duvall said in a statement on Tuesday, as per ABC News. "We had some great memories together and he will really be missed."

Actor Hal Linden, who replaced Vigoda in "Barney Miller" in 1978, also shared some great words for the actor.

"Abe was responsible for as much of the success of 'Barney Miller' as I was -- easily. More so than me," Linden said. "We all owe a great debt of gratitude to a fine character actor who created a very memorable character that will go on and on, with all the re-runs. Thank God people will get to see what Abe did."

Vigoda was a noted New York stage actor of Russian-Jewish descent. He was nominated for three Emmy awards for his performance as Fish in "Barney Miller." And aside from being an actor, he was also a dedicated handball player and jogger, CNN noted.

Meanwhile, following his successes in "The Godfather" and "Barney Miller," Vigoda was also seen in several television movies and primetime TV series including "Law & Order," "Mad About You" and "Touched by an Angel."

In addition, he also appeared on the daytime soap operas "As the World Turns" in 1985 and "Santa Barbara" in 1989. Vigoda also showed his acting prowess in dozens of movies such as "Cannonball Run II" in 1984, "Look Who's Talking" in 1989, "Joe Versus the Volcano" in 1990, "Sugar Hill" in 1993 and "Underworld" in 1996.

Among his last performances prior to his death was in a Snickers commercial, which was first shown during the 2010 Super Bowl, featuring his fellow octogenarian Betty White. Though he had continued to make occasional television and film appearances into the 21st century, he revealed in 2001 that it was the first film that mattered the most to him.

"'The Godfather' changed my life," Vigoda said. And as for his death hoaxes, he once said, "People have known for some time that I'm alive. People don't seem to stop and ask me anymore."