🎬 Movies Mates PEOPLE
Louis Del Grande
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 solve…
Read full 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.
Biography expanded
BODY OF WORK
Louis Del Grande's Filmography
Select any movie to open its full Movies Mates details page.
The Second Time Around
as Charlie
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
as Sean the Bartender
Goosebumps: Say Cheese and Die... Again
as Mr. Saur
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
as Frank Stonehouse
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
as Joe
Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants
as Colombe
Sugartime
as Chuckie English
Buried on Sunday
as Prime Minister
Clarence
as Brimmer
Speed Zone
as Salesman
Of Unknown Origin
as Clete
No Poster
A Far Cry From Home
Happy Birthday to Me
as Surgeon
Scanners
as First Scanner
Atlantic City
as Mr. Shapiro
Tom and Joann
as Norman
Home to Stay
as Richard
Second Wind
as Howie
Monkeys in the Attic
as Frederick