Actor Robert Loggia, whose versatile career took him from playing drug lords and mobsters in movies like "Scarface" and TV shows like "The Sopranos" to the kind-hearted company boss of Tom Hanks in "Big," died on Friday at his Los Angeles residence. He was 85.

Loggia was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease five years ago. "His poor body gave up," his wife off 33 years, Aubrey Loggia, told Fox News. "He loved being an actor and he loved his life."

Loggia's rugged looks and rough voice bagged him tough-guy roles in gangster flicks, the most popular being his character in the Al Pacino-starrer, "Scarface," in which he played Miami drug lord, Frank Lopez. He also played a Sicilian ganster in "Prizzi's Honor," starring Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner in 1985.

The veteran actor portrayed mafia men in David Lynch's 1997 film, "Lost Highway," and on the HBO series, "The Sopranos," as well as in parody movies such as "Innocent Blood" and "Armed and Dangerous."

Loggia earned an Oscar nomination for his supporting role as a private detective, Sam Ranson, in 1985's "Jagged Edge."

He then turned on the charm three years later in the Penny Marshall's film, "Big," as the owner of MacMillan Toy Company. He and Tom Hanks performed together on The Big Piano at FAO Schwartz in the movie's most memorable scene, playing "Heart and Soul" and "Chopsticks."

Born to Italian immigrants in 1930, Loggia was raised in the Little Italy neighborhood of Staten Island, New York City. He first pursued a career in journalism and studied at the University of Missouri but his interest in acting drew him back to New York, where he took up an acting courses at the Actors Studio.

Loggia's other screen credits include the military adviser to President Whitmore in the '90s blockbuster, "Independence Day," and made appearances in three of the "Pink Panthers" films from Blake Edwards.

His success on television included an Emmy nomination for starring role in the 1989 miniseries, "Mancuso, FBI." He most recently made appearances on "Men of a Certain Age," and "Hawaii Five-0" as well as lending his voice to "Family Guy."

Loggia is survived by his wife, Aubrey, his children - Tracy, John and Kristina (from his first marriage) - and stepdaughter, Cynthia.