Louis Del Grande
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.
Acting
Movie
Scanners
as First Scanner
1981
TV
Goosebumps
as Mr. Saur
1995
Movie
Atlantic City
as Mr. Shapiro
1980
Movie
Happy Birthday to Me
as Surgeon
1981
TV
The Outer Limits
as Detective Renfro
1995
TV
Lexx
as Louie
1997
TV
Lexx
as Roada
1997
Movie
Of Unknown Origin
as Clete
1983
Movie
Speed Zone
as Salesman
1989
TV
Due South
as Lyndon Buxley
1994
TV
Big Wolf on Campus
as Frank Stein
1999
Movie
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
as Sean the Bartender
1999
Movie
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
as Frank Stonehouse
1998
TV
FX: The Series
as Director
1996
Movie
Sugartime
as Chuckie English
1995
TV
The Littlest Hobo
as Kent
1979
Movie
Monkeys in the Attic
as Frederick
1974
Movie
Clarence
as Brimmer
1990
Movie
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
as Joe
1997
Movie
Home to Stay
as Richard
1978
TV
Seeing Things
1981
Movie
Buried on Sunday
as Prime Minister
1992
Movie
Second Wind
as Howie
1976
Movie
The Second Time Around
as Charlie
2016
