His next long-running role was that of Al Delvecchio in "Happy Days," the 1974-1984 nostalgic sitcom about 1950s life that starred Ron Howard and Henry Winkler. Molinaro joined the cast in 1976 ...

HE was best known as the beloved chef from the classic US sitcom Happy Days — but now actor Al Molinaro has sadly died. Molinaro who played Big Al Delvecchio, the owner of Arnold’s drive-in ...

Al Molinaro, the hawk-nosed character actor who played the clumsy but benevolent owner of Arnold’s Drive-In on “Happy Days,” died Friday in a Glendale, California, hospital. He was 96.