Posted on 12/13/2019 7:25:58 AM PST by workerbee
Veteran film actor Danny Aiello, known for his roles in "Do The Right Thing" and "The Godfather Part II," has died. He was 86.
His literary agent told Fox News on Friday that the actor died Thursday night.
Per TMZ, who was first to report the news, the actor’s family said he died at a medical facility in New Jersey where he was being treated for a sudden illness. The outlet reports that he was dealing with an infection related to an injection site and died shortly after his family left following a visit.
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Thanks for the memories, Danny. Rest in peace.........................
Had Sal owned a Rib Joint instead of a Pizzeria there would have been no movie.
He became my favorite Italo-American actor after he played a cop who threw a guy off the roof of a building in Fort Apache the Bronx.
“known for his roles in “Do The Right Thing”
He played in a lot less forgettable movies than that pizza chit. Of course, it would have been a far worse project had he not been in it.
“2 Days in the Valley” and ‘Dinner Rush” are two that come to mind that are far better movies IMO.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Aiello#Filmography
RIP Sir. Thank you for the great entertainment.
Last week, TCM showed “The Purple Rose of Cairo”, with Danny playing the bad husband of the Mia Farrow character. One of my favourites from Woody.
RIP Danny.
I know Hudson Hawk is supposed to be one of the worst movies ever made, but I loved it because of Bruce Willis & Danny Aiello. RIP, Danny.
RIP/Memory Eternal.
I’m the other person who liked Hudson Hawk.
Wow, that sounds like the drug warnings we constantly hear on TV. This is proof that the worst can happen.
“My entire family were Democrats all our lives. But because how furious I was about the previous administration and the particular person running that administration, I turned in my card to become a Republican because I did not want to be known as a Democrat under that person’s regime. I’m a traditionalist. I have certain values that I live by, and he practices none of those things, so he can never be what I consider to be a great man.”
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000732/bio?ref_=nm_dyk_qt_sm#quotes
Was he referring to Bammy or Bubba, I wonder? Those comments could apply equally to either one.
RIP
According to critics too dense to follow along. I think it's a brilliant movie.
While most comedies tend to embrace one primary style of humor (i.e., slapstick, potty humor, highbrow, sarcasm, etc.) at the expense of others forms, Hudson Hawk embraces the whole spectrum, and shifts gears between styles so rapidly, I doubt the average critic could keep up.
Willis and Aiello made a great team, and I wish they would have done more together.
Another big acting loss this week.
RIP, Mr. Aiello.
I think Bubba, it seems to sound like him.
He was a terrific actor and I liked him a lot. He always thought he was in the wrong era, he wanted to hang out with Frank, Dean, and Sammy and sing.
He gave me a lot of wonderful hours of entertainment, God Speed Danny and thanks.
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