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In this July 28, 2001, 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,” &quot;The Godfather, Part II,&quot; “Once Upon a Time in America” and his Oscar-nominated performance as a pizza man in Spike Lee’s &quot;Do the Right Thing,&quot; 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**

Blue-collar character actor Danny Aiello has died at age 86

By MARK KENNEDY - Associated Press

In this July 28, 2001, 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,” &quot;The Godfather, Part II,&quot; “Once Upon a Time in America” and his Oscar-nominated performance as a pizza man in Spike Lee’s &quot;Do the Right Thing,&quot; 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**

Danny Aiello, 86, blue-collar character actor, dies

By Mark Kennedy - Associated Press