Danny Aiello
50Movies
8.6 Best Rating
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).
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | One Moment | Joe McGuinness | Average | |
| 2021 | Stallone: Frank, That Is | Self | Average | |
| 2019 | The Last Big Save | Louis Brown | Average | |
| 2018 | Little Italy | Carlo | Hit | |
| 2010 | Mulberry St. | Self | Average | |
| 2009 | Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection | Papa (segment "Papa Don't Preach") | Super Hit | |
| 2006 | Lucky Number Slevin | Roth | Super Hit | |
| 2006 | Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family | Self | Average | |
| 2005 | Brooklyn Lobster | Frank Giorgio | Average | |
| 2000 | Dinner Rush | Louis Cropa | Hit | |
| 1997 | Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook | Narrator | Hit | |
| 1996 | 2 Days in the Valley | Dosmo Pizzo | Average | |
| 1996 | City Hall | Frank Anselmo | Average | |
| 1995 | Two Much | Gene | Flop | |
| 1995 | Lieberman in Love | Joe Lieberman | Hit | |
| 1995 | Brothers' Destiny | Duke | Average | |
| 1994 | Léon: The Professional | Tony | Super Hit | |
| 1993 | The Cemetery Club | Ben Katz | Flop | |
| 1992 | Mistress | Carmine Rasso | Average | |
| 1992 | Ruby | Jack Ruby | Flop | |
| 1991 | 29th Street | Frank Pesce Sr. | Hit | |
| 1991 | Hudson Hawk | Tommy Five-Tone | Average | |
| 1991 | Once Around | Joe Bella | Average | |
| 1990 | Madonna: The Immaculate Collection | Papa (segment "Papa Don't Preach") | Super Hit | |
| 1990 | Jacob's Ladder | Louis | Hit | |
| 1990 | Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed | Self | Hit | |
| 1989 | Harlem Nights | Phil Cantone | Average | |
| 1989 | Making 'Do the Right Thing' | Self | Hit | |
| 1989 | Do the Right Thing | Sal | Super Hit | |
| 1987 | Moonstruck | Mr. Johnny Cammareri | Hit | |
| 1987 | The Pick-up Artist | Phil Harper | Average | |
| 1987 | Man on Fire | Conti | Average | |
| 1987 | Daddy | Coach Jacobs | Hit | |
| 1987 | The Hustler of Money | Master of Ceremonies | Super Hit | |
| 1987 | Radio Days | Rocco | Hit | |
| 1985 | The Protector | Danny Garoni | Average | |
| 1985 | The Stuff | Vickers | Average | |
| 1985 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Monk | Hit | |
| 1984 | Old Enough | Mr. Bruckner | Average | |
| 1984 | Once Upon a Time in America | Police Chief Vincent Aiello | Super Hit | |
| 1982 | A Question of Honor | Martelli | Hit | |
| 1982 | Gemini | Fran Geminiani | Hit | |
| 1981 | Fort Apache, the Bronx | Morgan | Hit | |
| 1980 | Hide in Plain Sight | Sal Carvello | Flop | |
| 1980 | Defiance | Carmine | Average | |
| 1978 | Bloodbrothers | Artie | Average | |
| 1978 | Fingers | Butch | Average | |
| 1976 | The Front | Danny LaGattuta | Hit | |
| 1974 | The Godfather Part II | Tony Rosato | Super Hit | |
| 1973 | Bang the Drum Slowly | Horse | Average |