Albert Francis "Al" Molinaro (born Umberto Francesco Molinaro; June
24, 1919 â€" October 30, 2015) was an American actor. He played Al
Delvecchio on Happy Days and Officer Murray Greshler on The Odd
Couple. He also appeared in many television commercials, including
On-Cor frozen dinners.Molinaro was born and raised in the Columbus
Park neighborhood of Kenosha, Wisconsin, the second-youngest of ten
children of Italian immigrants, Raffaele and Teresa Molinaro, from
Calabria.Molinaro's father was a prominent tavern/restaurant/hotel
owner, and a leader of the Kenosha Italian community who financially
sponsored hundreds of Italians to immigrate to the United States.
Molinaro's brother Joseph was Kenosha County's longest-serving
district attorney and retired as a municipal judge, and his brother
George served 30 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, including one
session as Speaker.At school Al discovered a talent for public
speaking, although he struggled at high school, staying on an extra
year to graduate. In 1940 he left home, taking a bus to seek fame and
fortune as an actor in Los Angeles. In 1948, Molinaro married
Jacquelin Martin, with whom he had a son, Michael. The couple
divorced.
24, 1919 â€" October 30, 2015) was an American actor. He played Al
Delvecchio on Happy Days and Officer Murray Greshler on The Odd
Couple. He also appeared in many television commercials, including
On-Cor frozen dinners.Molinaro was born and raised in the Columbus
Park neighborhood of Kenosha, Wisconsin, the second-youngest of ten
children of Italian immigrants, Raffaele and Teresa Molinaro, from
Calabria.Molinaro's father was a prominent tavern/restaurant/hotel
owner, and a leader of the Kenosha Italian community who financially
sponsored hundreds of Italians to immigrate to the United States.
Molinaro's brother Joseph was Kenosha County's longest-serving
district attorney and retired as a municipal judge, and his brother
George served 30 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, including one
session as Speaker.At school Al discovered a talent for public
speaking, although he struggled at high school, staying on an extra
year to graduate. In 1940 he left home, taking a bus to seek fame and
fortune as an actor in Los Angeles. In 1948, Molinaro married
Jacquelin Martin, with whom he had a son, Michael. The couple
divorced.
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