PS -- Del didn't act in a lot of film and television, but he became a stalwart of Chicago theatre, winning the Chicago version of the Tony -- the Jefferson Award -- for playing Polonius to Aiden Queen's Hamlet under the direction of Robert Falls. He also guested with Steppenwolf in THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE to success, and he spent several years on the mainstage of Second City as well as releasing a couple of comedy albums prized by improv enthusiasts, including the language-instruction record, HOW TO SPEAK HIP. He may not have been a huge star in national media, but he left some substantial footprints in the sand as a performer.

Good piece on Del, with one giant objection: Del didn't have to introduce Belushi to heroin. I knew both of them (I wrote about Del in my book SOMETHING WONDERFUL RIGHT AWAY), and Belushi needed no guide to tools of self-destruction. (Nor did Del.)

If you're interested in plumbing this world more, yes, SOMETHING WONDERFUL RIGHT AWAY will give you an introduction, and will make you familiar with the founding father of all this, the late, great Paul Sills, who created Second City and hired Del to begin with.