a student of Close; the two remained friends until Close's death. In 2022, Bob Odenkirk wrote a memoir Comedy, Comedy, Comedy, Drama, which includes excerpts of an interview with Del Close who was influential in the startup of his career. Filmography Goldstein (1964) Beware! The Blob (1972) as Hobo Wearing Eyepatch Gold (1972) as Hawk American Graffiti (1973) as Man at Bar (Guy) The Last Affair (1976) Thief (1981) as Mechanic #1 Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) as English Teacher One More Saturday Night (1986) as Mr. Schneider / Large Tattooed Man Light of Day (1987) as Dr. Natterson The Untouchables (1987) as Alderman The Big Town (1987) as Deacon Daniels The Blob (1988) as Reverend Meeker Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) as Dr. Kenneth Whiteside Next of Kin (1989) as Frank Opportunity Knocks (1990) as Williamson The Public Eye (1992) as H.R. Rineman Mommy 2: Mommy's Day (1997) as Warden For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close (2020) documentary footage References External links For Madmen Only 2020 documentary film Del Close Improv Marathon official site "Del Close Marathon", 2007 episode of The Sound of Young America Del Close at Improv/Comedy "As Del Lay Dying" an account of Close's final days (April 3, 2008) "Comics scripter, comedy legend Del Close dies at 64" in Comics Buyer's Guide (March 26, 1999, p. 8) 1934 births 1999 deaths Male actors from Kansas Writers from Manhattan, Kansas American comics writers American male film actors American theatre directors American Wiccans Deaths from emphysema 20th-century American male actors