I had to double-take when I was reading the Kerouac book (I think it was Lonesome Traveller) when he talked about de Kooning and "Robert DeNiro." His father looked sort of like a cross between DeNiro Jr and an elderly Lawrence Olivier - old fashioned hat, French-style cravat around his neck. He does sometimes play the old playboy roles, but for some reason always comes off as a noveau riche that suddenly came into money.