George Memmoli
George Memmoli
03.08.1938 - 20.05.1985 (46 years) (New York City, New York, U.S.)
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.