Danny Aiello

Danny Aiello

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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Danny Aiello Movies

Discover the best Danny Aiello movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring Danny Aiello ranked by year and score.

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Prêt-à-Porter

Prêt-à-Porter (1994)

Comedy
Robert Altman turns his wide-angle lens on the absurdity of Paris Fashion Week, cramming the frame with feuding designers, scheming journalists, self-important models, and industry power players who can barely...
Score 5.2
2
Léon: The Professional

Léon: The Professional (1994)

Action Crime Drama
A solitary hitman operating in the shadows of Manhattan keeps his world deliberately small: plants, contracts, milk. That careful isolation shatters when a corrupt DEA agent massacres the family next...
Score 8.3
3
Jacob’s Ladder

Jacob’s Ladder (1990)

Drama Horror Mystery
Vietnam left Jacob Singer physically intact but mentally fractured. Back in New York, the familiar world keeps betraying him. Strangers wear faces that seem to melt and contort. Memories bleed...
Score 7.4
4
Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing (1989)

Drama
On the hottest day of a Brooklyn summer, small grievances calcify into something much larger. When a Black resident challenges the Italian owner of a neighborhood pizzeria over whose faces...
Score 7.8
5
Moonstruck

Moonstruck (1987)

Comedy Drama Romance
A pragmatic widow in her late thirties agrees to marry a man she doesn't love, hoping to escape the romantic misfortunes that have plagued her. When she encounters his volatile...
Score 6.9
6
Once Upon a Time in America

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

Crime Drama
Decades after leaving the streets of the Lower East Side behind, an aging Jewish gangster named Noodles drifts back to the neighborhood where his ambitions, his loyalties, and his worst...
Score 8.4
7
The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II (1974)

Crime Drama
Two timelines, one relentless verdict on power. In early twentieth-century New York, a Sicilian immigrant named Vito Corleone builds something from nothing, trading survival for influence one careful step at...
Score 8.6

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According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring Danny Aiello are Prêt-à-Porter, Léon: The Professional, and Jacob’s Ladder.
How many movies and TV shows has Danny Aiello starred in? +
Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 7 titles starring Danny Aiello, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
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Yes! The overall filmography starring Danny Aiello maintains a strong average user rating of 7.5 out of 10 across all tracked titles.