Danny Aiello
Acting
Biography
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).
As actor 108
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Godfather Part II
1974
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Léon: The Professional
1994
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
Tales from the Darkside
1984
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
Kojak
1973
Night Heat
1985
Basketball: A Love Story
2018
Difficult People
2015
Lucky Number Slevin
2006
Jacob's Ladder
1990
Moonstruck
1987
Hudson Hawk
1991
The Last Don
1997
Do the Right Thing
1989
Nurse
1981
Harlem Nights
1989
The Protector
1985
Lady Blue
1985
The Stuff
1985
Little Italy
2018
2 Days in the Valley
1996
The Andros Targets
1977
Dellaventura
1997
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985
Prêt-à-Porter
1994
City Hall
1996
The Last Don II
1998
Reach Me
2014
Off Key
2001
On Our Own
1977
Daddy
1987
Two Much
1995
Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981
Mistress
1992
Radio Days
1987
Blood Feud
1983
The Godmothers
1973
Mail Order Bride
2003
Dinner Rush
2000
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989
The Pick-up Artist
1987
Man on Fire
1987
Mojave Moon
1996
The Front
1976
29th Street
1991
The Neighborhood
2017
The January Man
1989
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
1990
White Hot
1989
Bang the Drum Slowly
1973
The Preppie Murder
1989
Defiance
1980
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
The Pickle
1993
Once Around
1991
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
1981
Ruby
1992
One Moment
2021
Wilbur Falls
1998
Alone in the Neon Jungle
1988
Stallone: Frank, That Is
2021
18 Shades of Dust
1999
Shocktroop
1989
Prince of Central Park
2000
Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
1990
Making a Deal with the Devil
2019
Old Enough
1984
The Hustler of Money
1987
Fingers
1978
The Cemetery Club
1993
Building 'Jacob's Ladder'
1990
Mambo Café
2000
Stiffs
2010
The Third Solution
1988
A Brooklyn State of Mind
1998
Bloodbrothers
1978
Hide in Plain Sight
1980
Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis
1997
Brothers' Destiny
1995
The Last Big Save
2019
The Rat Pack
1999
Lieberman in Love
1995
Me and the Kid
1993
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
2006
Henry & Me
2014
The Closer
1990
Once Upon a Time in Jersey
2026
A Question of Honor
1982
Power of Attorney
1995
The Last Tenant
1978
Zeyda and the Hitman
2004
Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
2009
Key Exchange
1985
Gemini
1982
Brooklyn Lobster
2005
Mulberry St.
2010
Hooch
1977
Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience
2014
Deathmask
1984
The Last Request
2006
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
1978
Blood Feud
1983
Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook
1997
Rabbit Ears - Pinocchio
1991
