Danny Aiello

Danny Aiello

1933-06-20 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA 90 Credits

Biography

​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 i...

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One Moment

One Moment

2021

as Joe McGuinness

6.1
Acting

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

Stallone: Frank, That Is

Stallone: Frank, That Is

2021

as Self

5.9
Acting

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

Making a Deal with the Devil

Making a Deal with the Devil

2019

as Mario

Acting

A fascinating and dramatic tale of a behind the scenes plot developed by the FBI as they work secretly with the mob to eradicate corruption and crime ...

The Last Big Save

The Last Big Save

2019

as Louis Brown

5.8
Acting

A professional hockey player who is only happy when he is miserable signs a long-term contract that covers his entire career only to ruin it in his fi...

Little Italy

Little Italy

2018

as Carlo

6.6
Acting

Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzlin...

The Neighborhood

The Neighborhood

2017

as Joseph Donatello

3.2
Acting

A brash group of hoodlums have been doing minor crime jobs in their neighborhood since they were kids until they step on the wrong toes and get caught...

Henry & Me

Henry & Me

2014

as Dr. Acosta

5.1
Acting

A guardian angel takes a gravely ill boy on a magical journey to meet legendary players from the New York Yankees, both past and present.

Reach Me

Reach Me

2014

as Father Paul

5.3
Acting

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

Mulberry St.

Mulberry St.

2010

as Self

6.0
Acting

Born in the Bronx and raised in upstate New York, Abel Ferrara started his professional film career on Mulberry Street in 1975. For the past year he's...

Stiffs

Stiffs

2010

as Frank Tramontana

4.0
Acting

Frank Tramontana, a hearse driver who unwittingly gets drawn into a scheme his co-workers have concocted for a series of unfortunate "accidents" desig...

Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection

Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection

2009

as Papa (segment "Papa Don't Preach")

8.4
Acting

Celebration: The Video Collection is a greatest videos DVD compilation by American singer-songwriter Madonna. Released by Warner Bros. Records on Sept...

The Last Request

The Last Request

2006

as Pop

2.3
Acting

Pop's last request is for his sons to continue the family name. When his brother dies trying, Jeff leaves the seminary and encounters crazy women and ...

Lucky Number Slevin

Lucky Number Slevin

2006

as Roth

7.5
Acting

Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get ...

Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family

Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family

2006

as Self

6.0
Acting

Documentary highlighting the development of the screenplay into a film with the desired cast. It also describes the closeness among Italian families, ...

Brooklyn Lobster

Brooklyn Lobster

2005

as Frank Giorgio

6.0
Acting

Giorgio's Lobster Farm has been a tradition in Brooklyn for over 65 years. Manned by an eccentric crew and serving the best seafood in the state

Zeyda and the Hitman

Zeyda and the Hitman

2004

as Nathan

3.0
Acting
Mail Order Bride

Mail Order Bride

2003

as Tony Santini

4.2
Acting

Nobody likes to be made a fool of, especially no the mafia. So, when it comes to light that a number of men from The Mob in New York have fallen for a...

Off Key

Off Key

2001

as Fabrizio Benini

4.6
Acting

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

Prince of Central Park

Prince of Central Park

2000

as Noah Cairn

4.5
Acting

A young boy sets out to find his mother. After setting up camp in Central Park, he encounters a group of people even needier than himself.

Dinner Rush

Dinner Rush

2000

as Louis Cropa

7.1
Acting

One unlucky evening, Louis Cropa, a part-time bookmaker, discovers that his restaurant has become a hotbed of conflicting characters. In addition to h...

Mambo Café

Mambo Café

2000

as Joey

4.9
Acting

A beautiful Puerto Rican girl and her family in Spanish harlem devise a novel plan to attract business to their restaurant, causing a wildly comic seq...

18 Shades of Dust

18 Shades of Dust

1999

as Vincent Dianni

3.0
Acting

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

Wilbur Falls

1998

as Philip Devereaux

4.2
Acting

A teen gives her graduation address and reveals her involvement in the disappearance of one her classmates, a boy who had taunted her. The film then m...

A Brooklyn State of Mind

A Brooklyn State of Mind

1998

as Danny Parente

4.8
Acting

Al Stanco has lived all of his life in Brooklyn and does some work for the local crime lord, Danny Parente. New to the neighbourhood is Gabriela, a fi...

Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook

Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook

1997

as Narrator

6.6
Acting

It was a nightmare that shocked not only New York, but all of America. The public outcry about the Willowbrook State School for people with developmen...

Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis

Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis

1997

as Mr. Rathbone

4.1
Acting

Marla Darland is blessed with the voice of an angel, a singing legend. But when her agent, Marty Starr, finds his agency in trouble, he concocts a sin...

Mojave Moon

Mojave Moon

1996

as Al

4.8
Acting

Al McCord is hanging out at his favourite restaurant when he meets an attractive young woman (Ellie) who is looking for a ride from the city out into ...

2 Days in the Valley

2 Days in the Valley

1996

as Dosmo Pizzo

6.2
Acting

In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that...

City Hall

City Hall

1996

as Frank Anselmo

5.9
Acting

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

Two Much

Two Much

1995

as Gene

5.4
Acting

Art Dodge is a painter-turned-gallerist drowning in debt. He gets in over his head when a con job leads to an engagement with a rich divorcee. He gets...

Power of Attorney

Power of Attorney

1995

as Joseph Scassi

4.6
Acting

Mafia don Joseph Scassi is a man willing to use all of his vast resources to defend himself against an indictment for murder and extortion.

Brothers' Destiny

Brothers' Destiny

1995

as Duke

6.0
Acting

Threatened with separation, two young brothers escape from an orphanage and make a perilous journey from New York to Boys' Town in Nebraska.

Lieberman in Love

Lieberman in Love

1995

as Joe Lieberman

6.9
Acting

Joe Lieberman is attracted to Shaleen. They begin a professional relationship, which continues even after Joe develops a romantic interest in a woman ...

Prêt-à-Porter

Prêt-à-Porter

1994

as Major Hamilton

5.2
Acting

During Paris Fashion Week, models, designers and industry hot shots gather to work, mingle, argue and try to seduce one another.

Léon: The Professional

Léon: The Professional

1994

as Tony

8.3
Acting

Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA ag...

Me and the Kid

Me and the Kid

1993

as Harry

4.7
Acting

A lonely and emotionally neglected rich kid forms an attachment to one of the men who kidnap him during a botched robbery of his father's safe.

The Pickle

The Pickle

1993

as Harry Stone

4.8
Acting

Harry Stone always dreamed of making "The Great American Movie." Instead he made The Pickle - a teenage sci-fi flick about a flying cucumber. Harry ju...

The Cemetery Club

The Cemetery Club

1993

as Ben Katz

5.3
Acting

The story of three Pittsburgh widows who meet every year to visit their husband's graves and talk about perspectives in their lives.

Mistress

Mistress

1992

as Carmine Rasso

5.5
Acting

A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems t...

Ruby

Ruby

1992

as Jack Ruby

5.7
Acting

Fact and fiction are combined in this story about Jack Ruby and a stripper, Candy Cane, and how they become involved in a conspiracy to kill J.F.K.

29th Street

29th Street

1991

as Frank Pesce Sr.

7.0
Acting

After winning $6.2 million in the 1976 New York State Lottery, he is arrested for throwing rocks at a church. He then tells his story at the police st...

Rabbit Ears - Pinocchio

1991

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

In this Italian children's classic, a lonely toy maker named Gepetto creates a small wooden puppet who magically comes to life. In a series of mischie...

Hudson Hawk

Hudson Hawk

1991

as Tommy Five-Tone

5.7
Acting

Eddie Hawkins, called Hudson Hawk has just been released from ten years of prison and is planning to spend the rest of his life honestly. But then the...

Once Around

Once Around

1991

as Joe Bella

6.1
Acting

Renata Bella feels like a failure at life and career. But when Renata attends a seminar on selling real estate, she finally finds True Love. Sam Sharp...

Building 'Jacob's Ladder'

Building 'Jacob's Ladder'

1990

as Self

2.7
Acting

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

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

1990

as Papa (segment "Papa Don't Preach")

8.6
Acting

The Immaculate Collection is the first commercially released greatest videos compilation by singer Madonna. Released on November 13, 1990 to accompany...

Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder

1990

as Louis

7.4
Acting

After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rap...

Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed

Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed

1990

as Self

7.0
Acting

Taped in Chicago for HBO in 1990. The sun's too bright, the traffic's going to be bad, there's too many people out there... It's just easier to sit ba...

Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

1990

as Self

4.0
Acting

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

The Closer

The Closer

1990

as Chester Grant

5.0
Acting

Aiello plays a powerful salesman whose world is falling apart.

Harlem Nights

Harlem Nights

1989

as Phil Cantone

6.1
Acting

'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to see him go out of...

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

1989

as Self

6.7
Acting

The Behind-the-Scenes documentary of the dramatic comedy Do the Right Thing.

The Preppie Murder

The Preppie Murder

1989

as Mike Sheehan

5.8
Acting

This is the story of a young woman who was found dead. Now the police investigate, and evidence points to a man she was seen leaving a party with. Now...

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

1989

as Sal

7.8
Acting

Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzer...

Shocktroop

Shocktroop

1989

as John Cunningham

4.0
Acting

The special commando Delta Force is sent behind the line of fire into the terrain of the enemy. Their mission goal is to destroy a base where the enem...

White Hot

White Hot

1989

as Charlie Buick

2.0
Acting

A young man, short of money, is persuaided into looking after the business of a local drug dealer for a week or two. Up until then, the guy had been a...

The January Man

The January Man

1989

as Captain Vincent Alcoa

5.0
Acting

Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A we...

The Third Solution

The Third Solution

1988

as George Sherman

3.0
Acting

The Roman Catholic Pope is planning a reconciliatory meeting with the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, an event awaited for many generations. Bu...

Alone in the Neon Jungle

Alone in the Neon Jungle

1988

as Chief

4.2
Acting

A by-the-book female police officer is assigned to the most corrupt precinct in Pittsburgh and told to get it cleaned up.

Moonstruck

Moonstruck

1987

as Mr. Johnny Cammareri

6.9
Acting

37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, ev...

The Pick-up Artist

The Pick-up Artist

1987

as Phil Harper

5.7
Acting

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

Man on Fire

Man on Fire

1987

as Conti

5.7
Acting

Creasy, a traumatized ex-CIA agent, gets a job as a bodyguard for Samantha, the twelve-year-old daughter of a wealthy Italian family living in a swank...

Daddy

Daddy

1987

as Coach Jacobs

7.5
Acting

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

The Hustler of Money

The Hustler of Money

1987

as Master of Ceremonies

7.5
Acting

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

U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart

U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart

1987

Executive Producer

Producing

Two unorthodox, anything-goes law enforcement partners, unencumbered by regulations and the law, search for the killer of a fellow U.S. Marshal in thi...

Radio Days

Radio Days

1987

as Rocco

7.1
Acting

The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944,...

Key Exchange

Key Exchange

1985

as Carabello

4.8
Acting

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

The Protector

The Protector

1985

as Danny Garoni

6.0
Acting

Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fa...

The Stuff

The Stuff

1985

as Vickers

6.0
Acting

Amalgamated Dairies hires David Rutherford, an FBI man turned industrial saboteur, to investigate a popular new product called “the Stuff,” a new dess...

The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985

as Monk

7.4
Acting

Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. ...

Deathmask

Deathmask

1984

as Capt. Mike Grasso

4.8
Acting

Haunted by the drowning death of his own daughter, a police investigator embarks on an obsessive 10-year hunt for the identity of a dead boy, to the d...

The Odds

The Odds

1984

as Tommy Vale

Acting

Bookie never refuses a bet. Bettor only bets long shots and beats impossible odds each time. Bookie's latest bet is that bettor will die of natural ca...

Old Enough

Old Enough

1984

as Mr. Bruckner

6.2
Acting

The 12 years old well-bred Lonnie meets the impudent Karen on the street. They spend some time together and Karen teaches Lonnie some of her favorite ...

Once Upon a Time in America

Once Upon a Time in America

1984

as Police Chief Vincent Aiello

8.4
Acting

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the gh...

Blood Feud

Blood Feud

1983

as Randy Powers

Acting

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

A Question of Honor

A Question of Honor

1982

as Martelli

7.0
Acting

Television account of an honest New York narcotics cop who becomes unwillingly involved in a plan to uncover corruption in his department.

Gemini

Gemini

1982

as Fran Geminiani

7.0
Acting

Filmed version of the hit Broadway show with two of the original stars. Set in the backyard of a blue collar South Philadelphia neighborhood early in ...

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

1981

as Johnson

4.6
Acting

Flash used to be a talented baseball player, but he took to drinking and now he sells stolen watches in the streets. One day he meets Chu Chu, who, be...

Fort Apache, the Bronx

Fort Apache, the Bronx

1981

as Morgan

6.5
Acting

From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers cal...

Hide in Plain Sight

Hide in Plain Sight

1980

as Sal Carvello

5.3
Acting

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

Defiance

Defiance

1980

as Carmine

6.3
Acting

Tommy takes up temporary housing in a New York neighborhood plagued by a violent gang called the Souls. Tommy is waiting for his next assignment as a ...

Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II

Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II

1978

as Bernie Serino

5.0
Acting

A sequel to "A Circle of Children" (1977). A teacher of "emotionally disturbed" children takes on a new student who is considered to be "untrainable" ...

Bloodbrothers

Bloodbrothers

1978

as Artie

5.8
Acting

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

The Last Tenant

The Last Tenant

1978

as Carl

Acting

Family members face hard decisions about the care of their elderly father who needs constant care and can no longer safely live alone, which particula...

Fingers

Fingers

1978

as Butch

6.4
Acting

A wanna-be concert pianist spends his days making a living by collecting debts for his Mafioso father, a lifestyle that could eventually ruin his drea...

Hooch

Hooch

1977

as Tony

2.0
Acting

Hooch is an inexpensive regional exploitation action-comedy (hicksploitation) about a small county in the Appalachians and its many moonshine-brewing ...

The Front

The Front

1976

as Danny LaGattuta

7.0
Acting

A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.

The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

1974

as Tony Rosato

8.6
Acting

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone at...

The Godmothers

The Godmothers

1973

as (uncredited)

3.0
Acting

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

Bang the Drum Slowly

Bang the Drum Slowly

1973

as Horse

6.0
Acting

The story of a New York pro baseball team and two of its players. Henry Wiggen is the star pitcher and Bruce Pearson is the normal, everyday catcher w...