Danny Aiello

Born: 1933-06-20

​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 Supporting Actor. He played Don Domenico Clericuzio in the miniseries The Last Don (1997).


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The Godfather Part II

as Tony Rosato
Released: 1974-12-20

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily...

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as Tony
Released: 1994-09-14

Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his...

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Once Upon a Time in America

as Police Chief Vincent Aiello
Released: 1984-05-23

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty...

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as Roth
Released: 2006-02-24

Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal...

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Little Italy

as Carlo
Released: 2018-08-24

Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding...

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The Stuff

as Vickers
Released: 1985-06-14

Amalgamated Dairies hires David Rutherford, an FBI man turned industrial saboteur, to...

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Jacob's Ladder

as Louis
Released: 1990-11-02

After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his...

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Moonstruck

as Mr. Johnny Cammareri
Released: 1987-12-16

37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so...

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Do the Right Thing

as Salvatore 'Sal' Fragione
Released: 1989-06-14

Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local,...

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Hudson Hawk

as Tommy Five-Tone
Released: 1991-05-23

Eddie Hawkins, called Hudson Hawk has just been released from ten years of prison and is...

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Reach Me

as Father Paul
Released: 2014-03-14

Each member of a group of people has a connection to a self-help book authored by a reclusive...

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The Front

as Danny LaGattuta
Released: 1976-09-17

A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the...

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Prêt-à-Porter

as Major Hamilton
Released: 1994-12-23

During Paris Fashion Week, models, designers and industry hot shots gather to work, mingle,...

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The Protector

as Danny Garoni
Released: 1985-06-15

Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his...

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Harlem Nights

as Phil Cantone
Released: 1989-11-17

'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious...

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Radio Days

as Rocco
Released: 1987-01-30

The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New...

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The Pick-up Artist

as Phil Harper
Released: 1987-09-18

A womanizer meets his match when he falls for the daughter of a gambling addict who is in debt...

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2 Days in the Valley

as Dosmo Pizzo
Released: 1996-09-11

In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete...

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The Purple Rose of Cairo

as Monk
Released: 1985-03-01

Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only...

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City Hall

as Frank Anselmo
Released: 1996-02-16

The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and...

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Bang the Drum Slowly

as Horse
Released: 1973-08-26

The story of a New York pro baseball team and two of its players. Henry Wiggen is the star...

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The January Man

as Captain Vincent Alcoa
Released: 1989-01-13

Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a...

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Alone in the Neon Jungle

as Chief
Released: 1988-01-17

A by-the-book female police officer is assigned to the most corrupt precinct in Pittsburgh and...

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Defiance

as Carmine
Released: 1980-03-14

Tommy takes up temporary housing in a New York neighborhood plagued by a violent gang called the...

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Mojave Moon

as Al
Released: 1996-11-15

Al McCord is hanging out at his favourite restaurant when he meets an attractive young woman...

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Two Much

as Gene
Released: 1995-12-01

Art Dodge is a painter-turned-gallerist drowning in debt. He gets in over his head when a con...

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Fort Apache, the Bronx

as Morgan
Released: 1981-02-06

From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South...

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Mistress

as Carmine Rasso
Released: 1992-07-24

A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and...

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Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

as Papa (segment "Papa Don't Preach")
Released: 1990-11-13

The Immaculate Collection is the first commercially released greatest videos compilation by...

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29th Street

as Frank Pesce Sr.
Released: 1991-11-01

After winning $6.2 million in the 1976 New York State Lottery, he is arrested for throwing rocks...

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Once Around

as Joe Bella
Released: 1991-01-18

Renata Bella feels like a failure at life and career. But when Renata attends a seminar on...

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Dinner Rush

as Louis Cropa
Released: 2000-09-01

One unlucky evening, Louis Cropa, a part-time bookmaker, discovers that his restaurant has...

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Bloodbrothers

as Artie
Released: 1978-09-27

A young man is torn between following in his brothers' footsteps or striking out on his own.

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Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook

as Narrator
Released: 1997-02-14

It was a nightmare that shocked not only New York, but all of America. The public outcry about...

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Man on Fire

as Conti
Released: 1987-09-04

Creasy, a traumatized ex-CIA agent, gets a job as a bodyguard for Samantha, the twelve-year-old...

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Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family

as Self
Released: 2006-01-31

Documentary highlighting the development of the screenplay into a film with the desired cast. It...

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Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis

as Mr. Rathbone
Released: 1997-01-16

Marla Darland is blessed with the voice of an angel, a singing legend. But when her agent, Marty...

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The Last Request

as Pop
Released: 2006-05-16

Pop's last request is for his sons to continue the family name. When his brother dies trying,...

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Making a Deal with the Devil

as Mario
Released: 2019-06-20

A fascinating and dramatic tale of a behind the scenes plot developed by the FBI as they work...

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Old Enough

as Mr. Bruckner
Released: 1984-08-24

The 12 years old well-bred Lonnie meets the impudent Karen on the street. They spend some time...

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Prince of Central Park

as Noah Cairn
Released: 2000-09-22

A young boy sets out to find his mother. After setting up camp in Central Park, he encounters a...

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Key Exchange

as Carabello
Released: 1985-08-14

A young woman wants to get her boyfriend to commit to her, but the most she can get him to do is...

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The Pickle

as Harry Stone
Released: 1993-04-30

Harry Stone always dreamed of making "The Great American Movie." Instead he made The Pickle - a...

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Lieberman in Love

as Joe Lieberman
Released: 1995-01-01

Joe Lieberman is attracted to Shaleen. They begin a professional relationship, which continues...

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Ruby

as Jack Ruby
Released: 1992-03-27

Fact and fiction are combined in this story about Jack Ruby and a stripper, Candy Cane, and how...

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Stallone: Frank, That Is

as Self
Released: 2021-01-19

An inside look into the fascinating life, career and survival of the most unknown famous...

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Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II

as Bernie Serino
Released: 1978-12-13

A sequel to "A Circle of Children" (1977). A teacher of "emotionally disturbed" children takes...

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Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection

as Papa (segment "Papa Don't Preach")
Released: 2009-09-27

Celebration: The Video Collection is a greatest videos DVD compilation by American...

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Deathmask

as Capt. Mike Grasso
Released: 1984-12-07

Haunted by the drowning death of his own daughter, a police investigator embarks on an obsessive...

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Fingers

as Butch
Released: 1978-03-02

A wanna-be concert pianist spends his days making a living by collecting debts for his Mafioso...

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Me and the Kid

as Harry
Released: 1993-10-22

A lonely and emotionally neglected rich kid forms an attachment to one of the men who kidnap him...

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Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

as Johnson
Released: 1981-08-28

Flash used to be a talented baseball player, but he took to drinking and now he sells stolen...

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The Hustler of Money

as Master of Ceremonies
Released: 1987-03-28

A veteran bowling hustler tries to teach a young hotshot the finer points of playing the game...

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Hooch

as Tony
Released: 1977-09-02

Hooch is an inexpensive regional exploitation action-comedy (hicksploitation) about a small...

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Power of Attorney

as Joseph Scassi
Released: 1995-08-01

Mafia don Joseph Scassi is a man willing to use all of his vast resources to defend himself...

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The Third Solution

as George Sherman
Released: 1988-04-08

The Roman Catholic Pope is planning a reconciliatory meeting with the head of the Ukrainian...

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The Cemetery Club

as Ben Katz
Released: 1993-02-03

The story of three Pittsburgh widows who meet every year to visit their husband's graves and...

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Off Key

as Fabrizio Benini
Released: 2001-11-16

A trio of opera singers are reunited by a wedding ten years after their stormy breakup.

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Daddy

as Coach Jacobs
Released: 1987-04-14

Two high schoolers are unprepared for the reality of parenthood when the girl becomes pregnant.

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Mail Order Bride

as Tony Santini
Released: 2003-10-31

Nobody likes to be made a fool of, especially no the mafia. So, when it comes to light that a...

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One Moment

as Joe McGuinness
Released: 2021-03-20

Middle-age siblings struggle to manage their lives while caring for their recently widowed aging...

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Brooklyn Lobster

as Frank Giorgio
Released: 2005-11-04

Giorgio's Lobster Farm has been a tradition in Brooklyn for over 65 years. Manned by an...

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Mulberry St.

as Self
Released: 2010-07-17

Born in the Bronx and raised in upstate New York, Abel Ferrara started his professional film...

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Hide in Plain Sight

as Sal Carvello
Released: 1980-03-21

True story of a man in search of his children after his ex-wife enters the Witness Protection...

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Mambo Café

as Joey
Released: 2000-04-21

A beautiful Puerto Rican girl and her family in Spanish harlem devise a novel plan to attract...

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Henry & Me

as Dr. Acosta (voice)
Released: 2014-08-18

Henry & Me tells the courageous story of Jack (AUSTIN WILLIAMS), a brave young boy who is...

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Stiffs

as Frank Tramontana
Released: 2010-01-01

Frank Tramontana, a hearse driver who unwittingly gets drawn into a scheme his co-workers have...

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18 Shades of Dust

as Vincent Dianni
Released: 1999-09-01

Two gangsters threaten the owner of an upscale restaurant after his son can't pay a gambling debt.

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A Brooklyn State of Mind

as Danny Parente
Released: 1998-01-01

Al Stanco has lived all of his life in Brooklyn and does some work for the local crime lord,...

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Zeyda and the Hitman

as Nathan
Released: 2004-06-20

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The Closer

as Chester Grant
Released: 1990-01-01

Aiello plays a powerful salesman whose world is falling apart.

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Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed

as Self
Released: 1990-07-07

Taped in Chicago for HBO in 1990. The sun's too bright, the traffic's going to be bad, there's...

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Night of 100 Stars III

as Self
Released: 1990-05-21

A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.

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White Hot

as Charlie Buick
Released: 1989-02-01

A young man, short of money, is persuaided into looking after the business of a local drug...

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The Neighborhood

as Joseph Donatello
Released: 2017-08-18

A brash group of hoodlums have been doing minor crime jobs in their neighborhood since they were...

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The Last Big Save

as Louis Brown
Released: 2019-05-18

A professional hockey player who is only happy when he is miserable signs a long-term contract...

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A Question of Honor

as Martelli
Released: 1982-04-28

Television account of an honest New York narcotics cop who becomes unwillingly involved in a...

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Shocktroop

as John Cunningham
Released: 1989-05-11

The special commando Delta Force is sent behind the line of fire into the terrain of the enemy....

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Gemini

as Fran Geminiani
Released: 1982-02-08

Filmed version of the hit Broadway show with two of the original stars. Set in the backyard of a...

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The Preppie Murder

as Mike Sheehan
Released: 1989-09-24

This is the story of a young woman who was found dead. Now the police investigate, and evidence...

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Brothers' Destiny

as Duke
Released: 1995-01-01

Threatened with separation, two young brothers escape from an orphanage and make a perilous...

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Blood Feud

as Randy Powers
Released: 1983-04-25

Made for TV movie about Bobby Kennedy's campaign to bring Jimmy Hoffa to justice.

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The Odds

as Tommy Vale
Released: 1984-10-21

Bookie never refuses a bet. Bettor only bets long shots and beats impossible odds each time....

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The Last Tenant

as Carl
Released: 1978-06-25

Family members face hard decisions about the care of their elderly father who needs constant...

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The Godmothers

as (uncredited)
Released: 1973-12-12

Two brothers pose as women to avoid marrying a mobster's ugly daughter.

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Building 'Jacob's Ladder'

as Self
Released: 1990-12-01

An overview of the making of the film Jacob's Ladder (1990).

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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ABC Afterschool Special

as Dominic Ginetti
First aired: 1972-10-04

Dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers....

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1993-09-13

Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that...

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Tales from the Darkside

as Tommy Vale
First aired: 1984-09-30

Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each...

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Kojak

as Matty
First aired: 1973-10-24

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New...

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Basketball: A Love Story

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 2018-09-18

'Basketball: A Love Story' is a series of 62 interconnected short stories that creates a vibrant...

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Night Heat

as uncredited
First aired: 1985-01-31

Night Heat was a Canadian police drama series. It starred Allan Royal as journalist Tom...

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The Last Don

as Don Domenico Clericuzio
First aired: 1997-05-11

In this world power isn't everything, it's the only thing. Best selling author of Mario 'The...

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Nurse

as Gene Halley
First aired: 1981-04-02

Nurse is an American medical drama that aired on CBS from April 2, 1981 to May 1982. Series star...

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Lady Blue

as Lt. Terry McNichols
First aired: 1985-04-15

Lady Blue is a crime drama starring Jamie Rose as a Chicago female homicide detective Katy...

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On Our Own

as Skip Mazarelli
First aired: 1977-10-09

On Our Own is an American television series broadcast on CBS as part of their 1977-78 schedule....

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Dellaventura

as Anthony Dellaventura
First aired: 1997-09-23

Dellaventura is a former cop, now a private eye, who helps people when the law can't.

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The Andros Targets

as Lt. Phil Lombardi
First aired: 1977-01-31

James Sutorious star as Mike Andros, a newspaper investigative reporter who seeks out corruption...

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The Last Don II

as Don Domenico Clericuzio
First aired: 1998-05-03

As the elder don dies, his young heir moves into the position. He quickly proves to be as...

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The Rat Pack

as Narrator
First aired: 1999-02-19

From the moment Sinatra met each member of the Pack to their relationships with the Mob and the...

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Blood Feud

as Randy Powers
First aired: 1983-04-25

Blood Feud is a 1983 television miniseries surrounding around the conflict between Jimmy Hoffa...

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