George Memmoli Death
George passed away on May 20, 1985 at the age of 46 in Los Angeles, California, USA. George's cause of death was stunt accident.
When did George Memmoli die?
May 20, 1985How did George Memmoli die? What was the cause of death?
Stunt accidentHow old was George Memmoli when died?
46Where did George Memmoli die? What was the location of death?
Los Angeles, California, USA
George Memmoli Birthday and Date of Death
George Memmoli was born on August 3, 1938 and died on May 20, 1985. George was 46 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: August 3, 1938
Date of Death: May 20, 1985
Age at Death: 46
George Memmoli - Biography
George Memmoli (August 3, 1938 – May 20, 1985) was an American actor. Memmoli was a friend and frequent collaborator of director Martin Scorsese, appearing in Mean Streets (1973), New York, New York (1977), and contributed to a documentary focused on a mutual friend of Scorsese's and Memmoli's - American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince (1978).
He is also known for his portrayal of the engineer Earl during the first season (21 episodes) of the sitcom Hello, Larry, and he was a founding member of the improve comedy troupe Ace Trucking Company.
Memmoli also played Philbin in Brian De Palma's 1973 Phantom of the Paradise and Jenkins in Scorsese collaborator Paul Schrader's Blue Collar (1978), and he had a small but memorable role in Rocky (1976) playing the ice rink worker who, while sporadically counting down, allows Rocky and Adrian their rushed first date, alone on the ice after closing. It was on the set of Blue Collar where co-star Richard Pryor hit George Memmoli over the head with a chair and fractured his skull. As a result, Memmoli filed a $1 million lawsuit against Pryor.
Memmoli's last TV appearance was in the Hill Street Blues episode "The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall," as Paul "the Wall" Srignoli, which aired on December 6, 1984. Memmoli's final screen appearance was in the 1985 film, The Sure Thing as Uncle Nunzi.
