Louis Del Grande
Known For: Acting
Biography
Del Grande was born in Union City, New Jersey, United States on March 23, 1943. In 1964, he moved to Toronto after being drawn by the Stratford Festival. In Toronto, he pursued a career as a stand-up comedian and comedy writer. Eventually, he became the head writer for the successful sitcom, The King of Kensington, which aired until the late 1970s. Del Grande also occasionally appeared on the show as Fred, a friend of the main character. Later on, he became the co-producer of the show alongside Jack Humphries. Del Grande's next venture was Seeing Things, a series that he created, wrote, and produced. It ran from 1981 to 1987 and featured Del Grande as a clairvoyant tabloid reporter who solved crimes. His real-life wife, Martha Gibson, portrayed his character's wife on the show. Seeing Things gained popularity and earned Del Grande four Gemini Awards. In addition, he gained recognition beyond Canada for his role as the ConSec scanner in the memorable "head explosion" scene in the film Scanners, directed by David Cronenberg. Del Grande has also made appearances in various TV movies and series, including Due South, The Outer Limits, and Goosebumps.
Filmography
2016
- The Second Time Around as Charlie
1999
- Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion as Sean the Bartender
1998
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three as Frank Stonehouse
1997
- Lexx as Louie
- Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants as Colombe
- Let Me Call You Sweetheart as Joe
1996
- FX: The Series as Director
1995
- The Outer Limits as Detective Renfro
- Goosebumps as Mr. Saur
- Sugartime as Chuckie English
1994
- Due South as Lyndon Buxley
1992
- Buried on Sunday as Prime Minister
1990
- Clarence as Brimmer
1989
- Speed Zone as Salesman
1983
- Of Unknown Origin as Clete
1981
- Happy Birthday to Me as Surgeon
- Scanners as First Scanner
- Seeing Things
- A Far Cry From Home
1980
- Atlantic City as Mr. Shapiro
1979
- The Littlest Hobo as Kent
1978
- Tom and Joann as Norman
- Home to Stay as Richard
1976
- Second Wind as Howie
1974
- Monkeys in the Attic as Frederick