{"id":403,"date":"2015-10-31T17:14:33","date_gmt":"2015-10-31T22:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=403"},"modified":"2015-10-31T17:22:50","modified_gmt":"2015-10-31T22:22:50","slug":"al-molinaro-dies-actor-who-played-al-delvecchio-on-happy-days-was-96","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/31\/al-molinaro-dies-actor-who-played-al-delvecchio-on-happy-days-was-96\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Molinaro Dies: Actor Who Played Al Delvecchio On \u2018Happy Days\u2019 Was 96"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-404\" style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/al_molinaro_56.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-404\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/al_molinaro_56.jpg\" alt=\"Al Molinaro as Al Delvecchio on the ABC comedy &quot;Happy Days.&quot;\" width=\"599\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/al_molinaro_56.jpg 599w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/al_molinaro_56-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Al Molinaro as Al Delvecchio on the ABC comedy &#8220;Happy Days.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Character actor Al Molinaro, best known for playing Arnold\u2019s (later Al\u2019s) Diner owner Al Delvecchio on the sitcom <em>Happy Days<\/em> and the show\u2019s spinoff, <em>Joanie Loves Chachie<\/em>, has died, his family confirmed today. He was 96. According to his family, he died from gall stone complications, having chosen not to remove the stones owing to his age.<\/p>\n<p>Al Molinaro was born Umberto Francesca Molinaro and raised in the Kenosha, Wisconsin, neighborhood of Columbus Park, the son of Italian immigrants Raffaele and Teresa Molinaro.<\/p><div id=\"morty-781989435\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Molinaro moved to California in the early 1950s and worked odd jobs, finally saving enough money to start his own collection agency. He eventually sold his business and became interested in southern California real estate speculation. His investments paid off when one of his properties was purchased by a conglomerate which used the land to build one of the largest retail shopping malls of its day. As a result, Molinaro was already financially independent when he decided to pursue his longtime dream of being an actor.<\/p>\n<p>In the 1960s and 1970s, Molinaro studied acting and was offered guest roles on TV sitcoms, including <em>Bewitched<\/em>, <em>Get Smart<\/em>, <em>Green Acres<\/em>, and <em>That Girl<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/al_molinaro_murray_the_cop.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-406 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/al_molinaro_murray_the_cop-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/al_molinaro_murray_the_cop-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/al_molinaro_murray_the_cop-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/al_molinaro_murray_the_cop-57x57.jpg 57w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He took an improvisation class, in which Penny Marshall was one of the other students. In 1970, Marshall introduced him to her brother, producer Garry Marshall, who offered Molinaro the role of police officer Murray Greshler on the TV sitcom <em>The Odd Couple<\/em>, which starred Jack Klugman and Tony Randall. The show aired until 1975.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-407\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/al_molinaro_henry_winkler.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-407 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/al_molinaro_henry_winkler-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Al Delvecchio (Al Molinaro) and Fonzie (Henry Winkler) on Happy Days\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/al_molinaro_henry_winkler-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/al_molinaro_henry_winkler-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/al_molinaro_henry_winkler-57x57.jpg 57w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Al Delvecchio (Al Molinaro) and Fonzie (Henry Winkler) on Happy Days<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 1976, Molinaro was hired by Garry Marshall to replace Pat Morita on another sitcom he produced, Happy Days. Molinaro&#8217;s character was the owner of Arnold&#8217;s malt shop, Al Delvecchio, who was known for the catchphrase &#8220;Yup-yup-yup-yup&#8221;.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1146343546\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 1981, Molinaro married Betty Farrell<\/p>\n<p>He left Happy Days in 1982, but then was tapped by Garry Marshall again to play the Al Delvecchio role on the short-lived Happy Days spin-off, Joanie Loves Chachi, starring Scott Baio and Erin Moran.<\/p>\n<p>In speaking about his acting career, Molinaro said, &#8220;I spent twenty years here before I got anything going, and from that I got lucky. It takes a lot of luck in show business. You&#8217;ve just got to be lucky and in the right place at the right time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In 1987, Molinaro and fellow <em>Happy Days<\/em> cast member Anson Williams opened a chain of diners called Big Al&#8217;s. The business went defunct.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_405\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-405\" style=\"width: 283px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/al_molinaro_family_man.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-405 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/al_molinaro_family_man-283x300.jpg\" alt=\"Al Molinaro stars as Joe Alberghetti with Gregory Harrison as his widowed son-in-law, Jack Taylor on the CBS comedy &quot;The Family Man&quot; (1990)\" width=\"283\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/al_molinaro_family_man-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/al_molinaro_family_man.jpg 744w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Al Molinaro stars as Joe Alberghetti with Gregory Harrison as his widowed son-in-law, Jack Taylor on the CBS comedy &#8220;The Family Man&#8221; (1990)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He revealed in 1990 that he declined acting roles in movies offered to him by Garry Marshall. Molinaro said at the time, &#8220;I can\u2019t work in movies with Garry because I\u2019m so square that I won\u2019t be in a movie that has four-letter words in it. That puts me pretty much totally out of films these days. You get to a point where you don\u2019t want to do just anything for the career. You gotta live with yourself&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Molinaro appeared in the Happy Days Reunion Special on ABC in 1992. 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