Photos: Remembering actor Danny Aiello, 1933-2019
Danny Aiello, the character actor whose long career playing tough guys included roles in "The Godfather, Part II" and his Oscar-nominated performance in Spike Lee’s "Do the Right Thing" is dead at age 86. Here's a look back at his life in photos.
March 18, 1981
Woody Allen, center, goes through rehearsal of his new play, "The Floating Light Bulb," with actor Danny Aiello and actress Beatrice Arthur on Wednesday, March 18, 1981 in New York. (AP Photo/G. Paul Burnett)
May 18, 1981
Actress Shirley MacLaine receives a hug from actor Danny Aiello backstage at New York's Vivian Beaumont Theatre in New York during her visit following Aiello's performance in Woody Allen's "The Floating Light Bulb" on Sunday, May 18, 1981. (AP Photo/Gould)
April 28, 1981
In this April 28, 1981 file photo, Actor Danny Aiello hugs actress Beatrice Arthur at a party following their opening performance in Woody Allen's play, "The Floating Lightbulb," in New York. 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 died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 after a brief illness, said his publicist, Tracey Miller. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
July 28, 2001
In this July 28, 2001 file photo, Danny Aiello poses for a photo at Gigino restaurant in New York. 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 died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 after a brief illness, said his publicist, Tracey Miller. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper, File)
March 14, 2006
Actor Ron Perlman, left, actress-super model Carol Alt, second from left, and actor Danny Aiello listen as actress Cathy Moriarty-Gentile testifies before the state legislature's Commerce Committee at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, March 14, 2006. The four were speaking in favor of creation of a favorable tax climate for film production in Connecticut. (AP Photo/Bob Child)
June 29, 2009
From left, director Spike Lee, and actors Danny Aiello and Samuel L. Jackson attend a special 20th anniversary screening of "Do the Right Thing", in New York, on Monday, June 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
June 29, 2009
In this June 29, 2009 file photo, Director Spike Lee, right, and actor Danny Aiello attend a special 20th anniversary screening of "Do the Right Thing", in New York. 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 died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 after a brief illness, said his publicist, Tracey Miller. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)
July 21, 2010
Actor Robert Duvall, right, greets actor Danny Aiello at a special screening of 'Get Low' hosted by the Cinema Society and Sony Alpha Nex on Tuesday, July 21, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Oct. 7, 2011
In this Friday, Oct. 7, 2011, file photo, actor Danny Aiello smiles while being photographed in New York. 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 died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 after a brief illness, said his publicist, Tracey Miller. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
March 21, 2013
Actor Danny Aiello attends the 2013 Amy Winehouse Foundation Inspiration Awards and Gala on Thursday March 21, 2013, at the Waldorf Astoria Starlight Room in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)