# Danny Aiello, Actor in ‘Do the Right Thing,’ Dies at 86 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 13, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danny-aiello-actor-in-do-the-right-thing-dies-at-86/844815 "2019-12-13T16:45:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danny-aiello-actor-in-do-the-right-thing-dies-at-86/844815/21 "2019-12-14T09:14:10Z")
Liked the actor, Do the right thing sucked balls. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danny-aiello-actor-in-do-the-right-thing-dies-at-86/844815/22 "2019-12-14T14:50:06Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > did he do stunts as well because in a lot of movies there’s a “Danny Aiello III” listed under stunts and I wondered if they were the same person … That was his son who died of pancreatic cancer about a decade ago. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danny-aiello-actor-in-do-the-right-thing-dies-at-86/844815/23 "2019-12-14T15:13:12Z")
I had no idea he was that old. Never thought about it much I guess. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danny-aiello-actor-in-do-the-right-thing-dies-at-86/844815/24 "2019-12-14T15:18:21Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > And for some reason I thought he had died a few years ago… If you’re like me, that’s because you always mixed him up with Dennis Farina. The first thing I think of when I hear ‘Danny Aiello’ is _Papa Don’t Preach._ He was perfectly cast in _Do The Right Thing_, though. He _was_ Sal. ---
**Author:** ![BMax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bmax/32/4267_2.png) [@BMax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMax)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danny-aiello-actor-in-do-the-right-thing-dies-at-86/844815/25 "2019-12-21T21:27:06Z")
A nice memorial to Danny. I rewatched DTRT after hearing of Danny’s death. I’ll miss him. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2019, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danny-aiello-actor-in-do-the-right-thing-dies-at-86/844815/26 "2019-12-21T21:37:02Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > He always seemed to be playing the same character, but then I realized he wasn’t really acting, _he was just that guy_. Nothing wrong with that; luckily, he happened to be a great character. You’re right, it seems obvious now that you say it. What were the traits of that guy that made him a great character? He feels the same but I can’t put words on it. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2019, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danny-aiello-actor-in-do-the-right-thing-dies-at-86/844815/27 "2019-12-21T23:04:28Z")
> [@pool](#): > > Liked the actor, Do the right thing sucked balls. You’re right about that. Were we supposed to feel bad for the plight of the minorities in that film? Because they lived way the fuck better than I do. Anyway, they made more money delivering pizzas, and they got to fuck their girlfriends during working hours. Well the main character did anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danny-aiello-actor-in-do-the-right-thing-dies-at-86/844815/28 "2019-12-22T00:02:59Z")
Also, _anybody_ would have eventually have smashed that damned boombox. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danny-aiello-actor-in-do-the-right-thing-dies-at-86/844815/29 "2019-12-22T01:26:21Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > You’re right about that. > > Were we supposed to feel bad for the plight of the minorities in that film? Because they lived way the fuck better than I do. Anyway, they made more money delivering pizzas, and they got to fuck their girlfriends during working hours. Well the main character did anyway. Maybe the stories were based on Spike Lee’s teenage years/early 20s? That would explain the relatively carefree lives. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danny-aiello-actor-in-do-the-right-thing-dies-at-86/844815.md?page=1)