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

Fallowing researching journalism and serving in the United States Army, Loggia began a long career as a supporting streaming video player inside movies, in stage & on television. He foremost come to prominence as a Mexican brigand known as Elfio Baga in a series of Walt Disney television shows. He besides starred as the cat burgler turned effective around a short-passing series called T.H.E. Cat. His numerous films include An Officer and a Gentleman, Scarface, ''Prizzi's Honor, Independence Day'' (1996), and as charismatic Senator Anton Kreutzer in Oliver Stone's Wild Palms (1993). Loggithe besides experienced a memorable & threatening role when gangster Mr. Eddy within David Lynch's Lost Highway (1997), a film which reunited him sustaining Independence Day co-star Bill Pullman. Loggia roast at his "mobster" roles whenever he played the heavy-handed corrupt union boss in the John Candy film Armed And Dangerous, but late returned to such roles using the fifth-year guest spot in The Sopranos. Around 1985, Loggia was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor for his portrayal of the crusty personal detective in the thriller Jagged Edge. He has saved active within recent years & won an Emmy nomination in 1989 swimming the righteous FBI professional in the TV series Mancuso FBI.