Danny Aiello

Known for ActingBorn 1933-06-20Died 2019-12-12Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Daniel Louis Aiello Jr. (June 20, 1933 – December 12, 2019) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films, 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 Supporting Actor. He also played Don Domenico Clericuzio in the miniseries The Last Don (1997).Read more

Movies & web series

The Rat Pack

U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection

A Question of Honor

The Godfather Part II

Léon: The Professional

Once Upon a Time in America

The Hustler of Money

Dellaventura

Blood Feud

Do the Right Thing

Lucky Number Slevin

Basketball: A Love Story

Brothers' Destiny

Nurse

Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II

Jacob's Ladder

The Purple Rose of Cairo

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Tales from the Darkside

Daddy

Dinner Rush

The Last Don

Lieberman in Love

The Watcher

Radio Days

29th Street

Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed

Kojak

Shocktroop

Night Heat

Gemini

Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook

Little Italy

The Andros Targets

The Last Don II

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

The Front

Moonstruck

Saturday Night Live

Difficult People

Fort Apache, the Bronx

One Moment

Brooklyn Lobster

ABC Afterschool Special

Old Enough

Defiance