Had no idea he was 86. Glad it was a short illness. R.I.P Mr.Aiello. That was a great career. Here's a partial list:
The Godfather: Part II
Bang the Drum Slowly
Defiance
Fort Apache the Bronx
Once Upon a Time in America
The Purple Rose of Cairo
The Pick-up Artist
Moonstruck
Do the Right Thing
Harlem Nights
Jacob's Ladder
Ruby
The Professional
Ready to Wear
2 Days in the Valley
The Last Don (TV Mini-Series)
NEW YORK (AP) — Danny Aiello, the blue-collar character actor whose long career playing tough guys included roles in “Fort Apache, the Bronx,” "The Godfather, Part II," “Once Upon a Time in America” and his Oscar-nominated performance as a pizza man in Spike Lee’s "Do the Right Thing," has died. He was 86.
Aiello (pronounced eye-YEL-o) died Thursday night after a brief illness, said his publicist, Tracey Miller, who runs Tracey Miller & Associates. “The family asks for privacy at this time," she said in a statement.
Recognizable, if not famous, for his burly build and husky voice, he was an ex-union president who broke into acting in his 30s and remained a dependable player for decades, whether vicious or cuddly or some of each.
His breakthrough, ironically, was as the hapless lover dumped by Cher in Norman Jewison's hit comedy "Moonstruck." His disillusion contributed to the laughter, and although he wasn't nominated for a supporting-role Oscar (Cher and Olympia Dukakis won in their categories), Aiello was inundated with movie offers...
https://news.yahoo.com/blue-collar-character-actor-danny-155437975.html
The Godfather: Part II
Bang the Drum Slowly
Defiance
Fort Apache the Bronx
Once Upon a Time in America
The Purple Rose of Cairo
The Pick-up Artist
Moonstruck
Do the Right Thing
Harlem Nights
Jacob's Ladder
Ruby
The Professional
Ready to Wear
2 Days in the Valley
The Last Don (TV Mini-Series)
NEW YORK (AP) — Danny Aiello, the blue-collar character actor whose long career playing tough guys included roles in “Fort Apache, the Bronx,” "The Godfather, Part II," “Once Upon a Time in America” and his Oscar-nominated performance as a pizza man in Spike Lee’s "Do the Right Thing," has died. He was 86.
Aiello (pronounced eye-YEL-o) died Thursday night after a brief illness, said his publicist, Tracey Miller, who runs Tracey Miller & Associates. “The family asks for privacy at this time," she said in a statement.
Recognizable, if not famous, for his burly build and husky voice, he was an ex-union president who broke into acting in his 30s and remained a dependable player for decades, whether vicious or cuddly or some of each.
His breakthrough, ironically, was as the hapless lover dumped by Cher in Norman Jewison's hit comedy "Moonstruck." His disillusion contributed to the laughter, and although he wasn't nominated for a supporting-role Oscar (Cher and Olympia Dukakis won in their categories), Aiello was inundated with movie offers...
https://news.yahoo.com/blue-collar-character-actor-danny-155437975.html
