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Rick Aiello

Rick Aiello

Actor · Died July 26, 2021, aged 65 · Warwick, New York, USA

Richard Aiello (September 21, 1955 – July 26, 2021) was an American film and television actor. He acted as a police officer in three Spike Lee films: Do the Right Thing (1989), Jungle Fever (1991), and Clockers (1995). He was the son of actor Danny Aiello.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 21, 1955
Died
July 26, 2021 (aged 65)
From
Warwick, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 50 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 30% in 30 days

What are Rick Aiello's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Morality
27%
Survival
21%
Self
15%
Power
5%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Warm
3
Melancholic
3
Dread
1
Joyful
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Rick Aiello's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rick Aiello's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

50 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Cliff Howard

  • El pozo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Bruno

  • City Island(2009)

    as Stunt Shooter #1 / Driver

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Todos Contra Juan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 13 episodes · as Lucas

  • Sex and the City(2008)

    as Angry Driver

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Ugly Betty(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Bouncer #1

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Brooklyn Lobster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Tommy C.

  • Remedy(2006)

    as Tom

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • She Hate Me(2004)

    as Rocco Bonasera

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • New York Minute(2004)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Mac McGregor · as Thug Boyfriend

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Boxing Referee

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Other Voices (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Mink

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Craig Fulton

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Sopranos(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Ray-Ray D'Abaldo

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • V.I.P. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Dolman

  • A Brooklyn State of Mind(1998)

    as Nicky Vetrino

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Dellaventura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 14 episodes · as Teddy Naples

  • The Don's Analyst(1997)

    as Frankie Leoni

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Joey Di Rosa

  • Early Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Knuckles

  • Clockers(1995)

    as Cop #2

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Marker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Brothers' Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Yale Preacher

  • Endangered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Shirley

  • Minotaur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Mink

  • The Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel Strega · as Eddie Romero

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Me and the Kid(1993)

    as Agent Pasetta

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Renegade(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnny Bendetti

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Angel Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Gianni America

  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me(1992)

    as Cliff Howard

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • 29th Street(1991)

    as Jimmy Vitello

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Jungle Fever(1991)

    as Officer Long

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Switch(1991)

    as Wiseguy at Duke's

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • One Good Cop(1991)

    as Knudson

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Parker Kane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Bartender

  • K-9000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Waiter

  • Murder in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Mitch

  • Downtown(1990)

    as Mickey Witlin

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Closer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Billy Grant

  • Harlem Nights(1989)

    as Man #1

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Preppie Murder(1989)

    as Policeman

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Do the Right Thing(1989)

    as Officer Long

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Marty (segment "This'll Kill Ya")

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder(1989)

    as Parker Newton

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Shakedown(1988)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • 21 Jump Street(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Lenny

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Silent Madness(1984)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Knights of the Kitchen Table (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Barry

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 50 titles, 49 of them dated from 1984 to 2014; peak year 1990.

Biggest box office

Downtown (1990)

$2.3M worldwide

Highest rated

29th Street (1991)

Midcredits 83rd

Film career

19842014

Peak 1990 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1984Screen debut· Silent Madness
  • 2014Career best· Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting48 of 50: 48 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thOther crew2 of 50: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s8 · 7 acting · 1 crew1990s28 · acting2000s11 · 10 acting · 1 crew2010s2 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Rick Aiello's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 21; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Remedy (2006)

86th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Do the Right Thing (1989)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Rick Aiello work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rick Aiello's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Danny Aiello shares the most, 3.

Actors