George Memmoli

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 as a pool hall owner (1973) and New York, New York (1977), and contributing to a documentary focused on a mutual friend of Scorsese's and Memmoli's - American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince (1978), the gun dealer in the film Taxi Driver in which George was originally intended for the role Scorsese played as the jealous husband staring obsessively at his wife's window. 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 improv comedy troupe Ace Trucking Company.

George Memmoli
Born(1938-08-03)August 3, 1938
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 20, 1985(1985-05-20) (aged 46)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor

Career

Memmoli also played Philbin in Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise (1974) 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.

Memmoli died in 1985 from injuries sustained in an accident involving a stunt car during the filming of "The Farmer" in 1976 or 1977.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1971Dynamite ChickenHimself - Ace Trucking Co.
1973The Harrad ExperimentThe Ace Trucking CompanyUncredited
1973Mean StreetsJoey
1974Harrad SummerLarry
1974Phantom of the ParadisePhilbin
1975I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?Nurse Dagon
1975HustleFoot Fetish Man
1976Hot PotatoLeonardo Pizzarelli / White Rhino
1976St. IvesShippo
1976RockyIce Rink Attendant
1977The FarmerPassini
1977The Domino PrincipleCab DriverUncredited
1977Hot TomorrowsMan in mortuary
1977New York, New YorkNicky
1977The World's Greatest LoverTruck Driver
1978Blue CollarJenkins
1979AmericathonPinky Fun
1979Swap MeetLuke
1981Lunch WagonAndy
1985The Sure ThingMan in Bar(final film role)
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