Jackie Coogan

He is survived by his grandson, actor Keith Coogan. In 2004 De Niro re-married his wife Grace Hightower. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery. De Niro played a younger version of Pacino's father in The Godfather, Part II.. He died of heart disease in 1984. De Niro is often compared to fellow iconic actor Al Pacino and they finally teamed together in Michael Mann's Heat (1995). His most famous TV role was as Uncle Fester in The Addams Family television series. In December De Niro attended an art exhibit in Rome where he presented his late father's art for the first time - Italian officials were surprised and claim that there are now no hard feelings.

After the war, Coogan returned to acting, taking mostly character roles and appearing on television. In October 2004 he canceled an appearance in Rome, Italy after Italian officials claimed he had presented negative stereotypes of their ethnicity in his films. He served in Asia, and flew gliders for the transportation of Orde Wingate's Chindits in the Burma Campaign. Contrary to popular belief De Niro is primarily Irish-American, not Italian. He left film entirely for several years, beginning in 1941, shortly before the United States entered World War II to serve as a flight officer in the Air Force. Interestingly, De Niro and Marlon Brando are the only pair of actors who have won Academy Awards for portraying the same person: De Niro won for playing young Vito Corleone in The Godfather, Part II, and Brando had won previously (although he declined the award) for playing the elderly Don Vito in The Godfather. As he grew older, Coogan's popularity as an actor waned, though he had several well-publicised love affairs with leading Hollywood starlets, including a three-year marriage to Betty Grable. He has won two Academy Awards: as Best Actor for his role in Raging Bull; and as Best Supporting Actor for The Godfather, Part II.

The legal battle did, however, bring attention to child actors and resulted in the state of California enacting the California Child Actor's Bill, sometimes known as the Coogan Bill. In the mid-1980s, De Niro began expanding into occasional comedic roles, and has had much success in that area as well with such films as Brazil (1985), Midnight Run (1988), Wag the Dog (1997), Analyze This (1999), and Meet the Parents (2000). He sued them in 1935, but only received $126,000. In these films, De Niro has primarily played charming but emotionally unstable characters who have sociopathic tendencies. As a child star, Coogan earned as much as $4 million, but the money was taken by his mother and step-father. He began to work with Martin Scorsese in the same year when the two collaborated on Mean Streets. Later Scorsese films in which De Niro has participated are Taxi Driver (1976), New York, New York (1977), Raging Bull (1980), The King of Comedy (1983), Goodfellas (1990), Cape Fear (1991), and Casino (1995). As a child actor, he is best remembered for his role as Charlie Chaplin's irrascible sidekick in The Kid (1921) and for the title role in Oliver Twist by Frank Lloyd the following year. After that, he played some major and minor roles in other films not widely seen, until he gained popularity with his role in Bang the Drum Slowly (1973).

Coogan began his acting career as an infant in both vaudeville and film, with an uncredited role in the 1917 film Skinner's Baby. A graduate of the Little Red School House, De Niro made his first film appearance in 1968 in Greetings (directed by Brian De Palma). Jackie Coogan (October 26, 1914 - March 1, 1984) was a American actor who began his movie career as a child actor in silent films. Although not articulate, De Niro is generally considered a skilled observer of physical tics and details, and an intense perfectionist. Praised for his commitment to his roles, De Niro gained 60 pounds (27 kg) and learned how to box for his portrayal of Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull, ground his teeth for Cape Fear, and learned to play the saxophone for New York, New York (all Scorsese films). Robert De Niro (born August 17, 1943 in New York City) is an acclaimed American film actor who is noted for having starred in several of director Martin Scorsese's films.

Hide and Seek (2005). Shark Tale (2004). Meet The Fockers (2004). The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004).

Godsend (2004). Analyze That (2002). The Score (2001). Men of Honor (2000).

Ronin (1998). Jackie Brown (1997). Cop Land (1997). Heat (1995).

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994). A Bronx Tale (1993) (also directed). This Boy's Life (1993). Backdraft (1991).

Awakenings (1990). The Untouchables (1987). Angel Heart (1987). The Mission (1986).

Once Upon a Time in America (1984). True Confessions (1981). The Deer Hunter (1978). The Last Tycoon (1976).

1900 (1976).