Del Close (1934–1999)

Actor | Miscellaneous Crew | Director

Del Close played "Polonious" once in "Hamlet", and won a Joseph Jefferson Award for it. But the ...

Born: March 9, 1934
Died: March 4, 1999 (age 64)

Filmography

Known For

The Blob Reverend Meeker (1988)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off English Teacher (1986)
The Untouchables Alderman (1987)
Known For

American Graffiti Man at Bar (Guy) (1973)
Actor

Upright Citizens Brigade Narrator (1998-2000)
Mommy's Day Warden (1997)
The Public Eye H.R. Rineman (1992)
A League of Their Own Baseball Owner (1992)
Opportunity Knocks Williamson (1990)
Next of Kin Frank (1989)
Fat Man and Little Boy Dr. Kenneth Whiteside (1989)
Dream Breakers Dr. Stone (1989)
The Blob Reverend Meeker (1988)
Sable Middlebury (1987)
The Big Town Deacon Daniels (1987)
The Untouchables Alderman (1987)
Light of Day Dr. Natterson (1987)
One More Saturday Night Mr. Schneider / Large Tattooed Man (1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off English Teacher (1986)
First Steps Zoologist (1985)
Thief Mechanic #1 (1981)
The Last Affair (1976)
American Graffiti Man at Bar (Guy) (1973)
Gold Hawk (1972)
Beware! The Blob Hobo Wearing Eyepatch (1972)
My Mother the Car Camp Counselor (1965-1966)
Get Smart Minelli (1965)
Goldstein Doctor (1964)
Actor

Armstrong Circle Theatre Ringo Cat (1960)
Director

The Armando Diaz Experience, Theatrical Movement and Hootenanny (1995)
Director

The Family (1992)
Soundtrack

Broken Noses (1987)
Writer

SCTV (1976)
Miscellaneous Crew

Upright Citizens Brigade (2000)
Saturday Night Live (1982)
Archive footage

Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon (2016)
The Delmonic Interviews (2002)

Did You Know

Trivia

Co-authored with John Ostrander a comic book for DC Comics entitled Wasteland. It ran for 18 issues from 1988 to 1989 and included several pseudo-autobiographical stories by Close.

It's a grim business, this being funny. Every time you come up with a strong satiric idea, the world tops it. None of our reactionary military characters in the past decade could top the real-life line that came out of Vietnam: "We had to destroy ...