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Danny Aiello

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1933-06-20

Deathday: 2019-12-12 (86 years old)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Daniel Louis Aiello Jr. (June 20, 1933 – December 12, 2019) was an American actor who appeared in numerous motion pictures, including The Godfather Part II (1974), The Front (1976), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Moonstruck (1987), Harlem Nights (1989), Hudson Hawk (1991), Ruby (1992), Léon: The Professional (1994), 2 Days in the Valley (1996), Dinner Rush (2000), and Lucky Number Slevin (2006). He had a pivotal role in the Spike Lee film Do the Right Thing (1989) as Salvatore "Sal" Frangione, earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best ing Actor. He played Don Domenico Clericuzio in the miniseries The Last Don (1997).

Filmography

all 115

Movies 95

TV Shows 20

self 16

Narrator 2

Director 1

Voice 1

Producer 1

Joe McGuinness

Danny Aiello

Biography

Filmography

all 115

Movies 95

TV Shows 20

self 16

Narrator 2

Director 1

Voice 1

Producer 1

One Moment (2021)

Stallone: Frank, That Is (2021)

Making a Deal with the Devil (2019)

The Last Big Save (2019)

Basketball: A Love Story (2018)

Little Italy (2018)

The Neighborhood (2017)

Henry & Me (2014)

Reach Me (2014)

On My Way To Meet You (2011)

Mulberry St. (2010)

Stiffs (2010)

Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection (2009)

The Last Request (2006)

Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family (2006)

Brooklyn Lobster (2005)

Zeyda and the Hitman (2004)

Mail Order Bride (2003)

Off Key (2001)

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Rob Reiner (2000)

Prince of Central Park (2000)

Dinner Rush (2000)

Mambo Café (2000)

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller (1999)

Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club (1999)

18 Shades of Dust (1999)

The Rat Pack (1999)

Wilbur Falls (1998)

The Last Don II (1998)

A Brooklyn State of Mind (1998)

Dellaventura (1997)

The Last Don (1997)

Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook (1997)

Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis (1997)

Mojave Moon (1996)

2 Days in the Valley (1996)

City Hall (1996)

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way (1995)

Two Much (1995)

Power of Attorney (1995)

The Watcher (1995)

Lieberman in Love (1995)

Brothers' Destiny (1995)

Prêt-à-Porter (1994)

Léon: The Professional (1994)

Me and the Kid (1993)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)

The Pickle (1993)

The Cemetery Club (1993)

Mistress (1992)

Ruby (1992)

29th Street (1991)

Rabbit Ears - Pinocchio (1991)

Hudson Hawk (1991)

Once Around (1991)

Building 'Jacob's Ladder' (1990)

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection (1990)

Jacob's Ladder (1990)

Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed (1990)

Night of 100 Stars III (1990)

Comic Relief '90 (1990)

The Closer (1990)

Harlem Nights (1989)

Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989)

The Preppie Murder (1989)

Do the Right Thing (1989)

Shocktroop (1989)

White Hot (1989)

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-06-20

Deathday

2019-12-12 (86 years old)

Birth Name

Daniel Louis Aiello Jr.

Birth Place

Manhattan, United States

Children

Danny Aiello III

Citizenships

United States

Also Known As

Daniel Louis Aiello Jr., Daniel Aiello, Dan Aiello , 丹尼·愛羅

Awards

Theatre World Award, Ellis Island Medal of Honor