Del Close
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
Del Close (March 9, 1934 – March 4, 1999) was an American actor, writer, and teacher who coached many of the best-known comedians and comic actors of the late twentieth century. In addition to an acting career in television and film, he was one of the influences on modern improvisational theater. Close is co-founder of the ImprovOlympic (iO). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
Credits
The Untouchables (1987)
as Alderman
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
as English Teacher
First Steps (1985)
as Zoologist
The Blob (1988)
as Reverend Meeker
A League of Their Own (1992)
as Baseball Owner (uncredited)
American Graffiti (1973)
as Man at Bar (Guy)
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
as Dr. Kenneth Whiteside
Thief (1981)
as Mechanic #1
Next of Kin (1989)
as Frank
The Public Eye (1992)
as H.R. Rineman
Opportunity Knocks (1990)
as Williamson
The Big Town (1987)
as Deacon Daniels
Light of Day (1987)
as Dr. Natterson
Beware! The Blob (1972)
as Hobo Wearing eyepatch
Mommy's Day (1997)
Actor
The Last Affair (1976)
as Sparks
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
You Are What You Eat (1968)
Actor
One More Saturday Night (1986)
as Mr. Schneider / Large Tattooed Man
Goldstein (1965)
Actor
Gold (1972)
as Hawk
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice (1994)
as Old Gobbo
Dream Breakers (1989)
as Dr. Stone