who played noodles in once upon a time in america
Robert De Niro as Noodles Scott Tiler as Young Noodles
title: Once Upon a Time in America text: order to pursue his pet project. Leone considered many actors for the film during the long development process. Originally, in 1975, Gérard Depardieu, who was determined to learn English with a Brooklyn accent for the role, was cast as Max, with Jean Gabin playing the older Max. Richard Dreyfuss was cast as Noodles, with James Cagney playing the older Noodles. In 1980, Leone spoke of casting Tom Berenger as Noodles, with Paul Newman playing the older Noodles. Among actors considered for the role of Max were Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel, John Malkovich, and John Belushi. Early in 1981, title: Once Upon a Time in America text: Once Upon a Time in America Once Upon a Time in America is a 1984 epic crime drama film co-written and directed by Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone and starring Robert De Niro and James Woods. The film is an Italian-American venture produced by The Ladd Company, Embassy International Pictures, PSO Enterprises, and Rafran Cinematografica, and distributed by Warner Bros. Based on Harry Grey's novel "The Hoods", it chronicles the lives of best friends David "Noodles" Aaronson and Maximilian "Max" Bercovicz as they lead a group of Jewish ghetto youths who rise to prominence as Jewish gangsters in New York City's title: David "Noodles" Aaronson text: David "Noodles" Aaronson David "Noodles" Aaronson is a fictional character who is the protagonist of the 1952 novel "The Hoods" by Harry Grey, and of the book's 1984 film adaptation, "Once Upon a Time in America", where he was portrayed by Robert De Niro. According to the novel and film in which he appears, David "Noodles" Aaronson is born in the early 1900s into poverty in a Jewish enclave in Manhattan's Lower East Side. In 1920, when Noodles is age 14 or 15, he forms a gang with his friends Phillip "Cockeye" Stein, Patrick "Patsy" Goldberg and a young Italian title: David "Noodles" Aaronson text: De Niro had to convince Leone of his ability to portray Noodles in both the character's twenties and his sixties, and of his focus on character authenticity. David "Noodles" Aaronson David "Noodles" Aaronson is a fictional character who is the protagonist of the 1952 novel "The Hoods" by Harry Grey, and of the book's 1984 film adaptation, "Once Upon a Time in America", where he was portrayed by Robert De Niro. According to the novel and film in which he appears, David "Noodles" Aaronson is born in the early 1900s into poverty in a Jewish enclave in Manhattan's Lower East title: Once Upon a Time in America text: to be seen. In a flashback, a young adult Noodles enters the opium den after his gang's murder, taking the drug and broadly grinning. The cast also includes Robert Harper as Sharkey, Mario Brega as Mandy, Paul Herman as Monkey, Marcia Jean Kurtz as Max's Mother, Estelle Harris as Peggy's Mother, and Richard Foronji as Whitey. Louise Fletcher appears in the 2012 restoration as the director of the cemetery Noodles visits in 1968. During the mid-1960s, Sergio Leone read the novel "The Hoods" by Harry Grey, a pseudonym for the former gangster-turned-informant whose real name was Harry Goldberg. In 1968,