Danny Aiello III, 53, a veteran stuntman and stunt coordinator and a son of the actor Danny Aiello, died Saturday of pancreatic cancer at his home in Hillsdale, N.J., his family said.
The Bronx-born Aiello had scores of credits as a stunt coordinator, including the TV firefighter drama "Rescue Me," the soap operas "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" and the yet-to-be-released movie " Sex and the City 2."
He was the body double for his father in the 1989 Spike Lee movie "Do the Right Thing." The elder Aiello told Newsday in 1992 that he couldn't bear to watch his son perform stunts during filming.
"I let him do it," the Oscar-nominated actor said. "He tells me, 'Dad, this is what I do, and if you don't let me have this job, it will go to someone else's son.' "
Aiello also had acting credits and directed his father in the 1999 feature film "18 Shades of Dust," about a hit man's last 12 hours. He also directed episodes of the television series "Dellaventura" and "The Untouchables."
