Trivia

In an interview on Pat Sajak Weekend (2003), he talked about when he first expressed an interest in acting while in his early twenties. Initially, he was reluctant to tell his father what he wanted to do with his life and, when he finally confessed, his father was less than happy with his son's career choice. But the man had blessed his son by simply telling Robert he had to go with how he felt and follow his passion.

His hair and eyebrows are more than often dyed a brown-like color in his movies, so often that his naturally white hair comes as a surprise when seen in real life and in films without that.

Italian-American.

Has made guest appearances on both Hawaii police d'état (1968) and Hawaii 5-0 (2010).

Served in the United States Army.

Last name is pronounced Loh-jha.

Has mentioned in interviews that he meditates often while working on films to keep himself calm and centered.

Diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2010.

Close friends with Merv Griffin.

Received his Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri (1951). He later received an honorary degree from the university on December 17, 2011.

Began his acting career on Broadway in the play "The Man with the Golden Arm" (1955).

Father of Kristina Loggia, John Loggia and Tracey Loggia with ex-wife, Marjorie Sloan.

Alumnus of Stella Adler Studio of Acting.

Attended and graduated from New Dorp High School in Staten Island, New York (1947).

In his later years, looked like Ben Gazzara, to the point they were often mistaken for one another. Incidentally, they were born the same year and died 3 years apart.

The name of Robert Loggia's character, FBI agent Nick Mancuso, is also the name of the real life actor, best known for his title role in the NBC TV series Stingray (1986). This initially caused Nick Mancuso to protest the title character's name to his former network, without success. However, Nick Mancuso later learned that the name choice and character were partially inspired by his work on Stingray with Stephen J. Cannell. Through this connection Robert Loggia and Nick Mancuso became mutual admirers of each other's work and went on to work together in Wild Palms, une vie sans histoire (1993), Real Gangsters (2013) and The Big Fat Stone (2014).

Steve Sohmer, the creator of Nick Mancuso, les dossiers secrets du FBI (1989) starring Robert Loggia, joined NBC in 1982 working directly with Stephen J. Cannell who created the series Stingray (1986) starring Nick Mancuso. Partially inspired by the work of Stephen J. Cannell and Nick Mancuso's work on "Stingray", Steve Sohmer created the character FBI agent Nick Mancuso for his novel "Favorite Son.".

Appeared with Anthony Perkins in Psychose II (1983). Oddly, Perkins' father Osgood Perkins had played Loggia's 'Scarface' counterpart in the 1932 film version.

Played football at Wagner College in Staten Island, New York.

One of the few actors to have been nominated for an Academy Award who appeared in "The Sopranos", including Lorraine Bracco, David Strathairn and Lauren Bacall.

Met Sondra Locke on September 7, 1966, when he was a guest of honor at WSM-TV's fall premiere party and she was a promotions assistant. In her memoir, she recalled that he "flirted outrageously" with her.