Del Close

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: Acting

Born: Manhattan, Kansas, USA, 1934-03-09

Died: 1999-03-04

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1965	Goldstein		50
2	1968	You Are What You Eat		37
3	1972	Gold	Hawk	20
4	1972	Beware! The Blob	Hobo Wearing eyepatch	48
5	1973	American Graffiti	Man at Bar (Guy)	70
6	1976	The Last Affair	Sparks	0
7	1981	Thief	Mechanic #1	72
8	1986	Ferris Bueller's Day Off	English Teacher	76
9	1986	One More Saturday Night	Mr. Schneider / Large Tattooed Man	37
10	1987	Light of Day	Dr. Natterson	55
11	1987	The Untouchables	Alderman	78
12	1987	The Big Town	Deacon Daniels	54
13	1988	The Blob	Reverend Meeker	68
14	1989	Dream Breakers	Dr. Stone	0
15	1989	Next of Kin	Frank	59
16	1989	Fat Man and Little Boy	Dr. Kenneth Whiteside	62
17	1992	A League of Their Own	Baseball Owner (uncredited)	72
18	1992	The Public Eye	H.R. Rineman	62
19	1994	It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice	Old Gobbo	0
20	2015	Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon	Self (archive footage)	56

Television

No.	Year	Title	Vote Average
1	1965	My Mother the Car	36
2	1965	Get Smart	79
3	1987	Sable	47
4	1993	The Untouchables	72