Deceased

How Did Del Close Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 64

GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn09/03/1934Born inManhattan, Kansas, USADied04/03/1999 (aged 64)Died inChicagoCausepulmonary emphysemaWikidataQ2883424 ↗TMDb#119230 ↗

Del Close 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 was co-founder of the ImprovOlympic (iO).

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Filmography24 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2015	Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close MarathonMovie	Self (archive footage)	81
1993	The UntouchablesSeries	—	59
1992	A League of Their OwnMovie	Baseball Owner (uncredited)	58
1992	The Public EyeMovie	H.R. Rineman	58
1990	Opportunity KnocksMovie	Williamson	56
1989	Fat Man and Little BoyMovie	Dr. Kenneth Whiteside	55
1989	Next of KinMovie	Frank	55
1989	Dream BreakersMovie	Dr. Stone	55
1988	The BlobMovie	Reverend Meeker	54
1987	The UntouchablesMovie	Alderman	53
1987	The Big TownMovie	Deacon Daniels	53
1987	SableSeries	—	53
1986	Ferris Bueller's Day OffMovie	English Teacher	52
1986	One More Saturday NightMovie	Mr. Schneider / Large Tattooed Man	52
1985	First StepsMovie	Zoologist	51
1981	ThiefMovie	Mechanic #1	47
1976	The Last AffairMovie	Sparks	42
1973	American GraffitiMovie	Man at Bar (Guy)	39
1972	Beware! The BlobMovie	Hobo Wearing eyepatch	38
1972	GoldMovie	Hawk	38
1968	You Are What You EatMovie	—	34
1965	Get SmartSeries	Minelli	31
1965	GoldsteinMovie	—	31
1965	My Mother the CarSeries	—	31