How old was Danny Aiello in his first movie: Bang the Drum Slowly?
Danny Aiello was 39 in Bang the Drum Slowly when he played the character 'Horse'.
That was over 51 years ago in 1973.
This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).
In 2019 he died aged 86, starring in 84 films in his career, 83 of those after Bang the Drum Slowly was first released. If he were alive today he would be 90.
How old do you think he looks in the movie?
In Bang the Drum Slowly, I think Danny Aiello looks:
Did you know?
- Director John D. Hancock has worked with Danny Aiello just once in his career.
- Danny Aiello's first movie was as 'Horse' in Bang the Drum Slowly, released in 1973 when he was 39
- Bang the Drum Slowly scores 6.42 out of 10 on TMDB.
