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

Dellaventura

Blood Feud

Do the Right Thing

Lucky Number Slevin

Basketball: A Love Story

Brothers' Destiny

The Hustler of Money

Nurse

Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II

Jacob's Ladder

The Watcher

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Purple Rose of Cairo

Daddy

The Last Don

Kojak

Tales from the Darkside

Dinner Rush

Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed

Shocktroop

Radio Days

The Front

Night Heat

Gemini

29th Street

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

The Last Don II

Little Italy

Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook

The Andros Targets

Moonstruck

Lieberman in Love

Saturday Night Live

Lady Blue

Difficult People

Old Enough

Fort Apache, the Bronx

One Moment

Brooklyn Lobster

ABC Afterschool Special