- Played Polonius in the 1975 production of Hamlet at the Wisdom Bridge Theater in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Co-wrote with John Ostrander a DC Comics horror comic series called Wasteland.
- Book: By Charna Halpern, Del Close, and Kim "Howard" Johnson. Truth in Comedy: the Manual of Improvisation. Colorado Springs, Colorado: Meriwether Publishing Ltd., 1994.
- Spoken word comedy album: How To Speak Hip.
- Played defendant David Dellinger in Chicago's Remains Theatre's 1991 production, The Chicago Conspiracy Trial, whose script was developed by Ron Sossi and director Frank Condon from transcripts of the actual trial of the Chicago Seven (or Eight) in the wake of the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago. Also in the cast: George Murdock as Judge Julius S. Hoffman; Bruce Jarchow and David Alan Novak as defense attorneys William Kunstler and Leonard Weinglass, respectively; Gary Houston and Larry Neumann Jr. as prosecutors Thomas A. Foran and Richard Schultz, respectively; David Pasquesi as Abbie Hoffman; Dale Calandra as Allen Ginsberg, and Scott Lowell as Rennie Davis.
- Acted in a Goodman Theatre production of "Pal Joey".
- Acted with Larry Hagman in a Broadway production of "The Nervous Set".
- (1975) He directed the musical, "For a Good Time, Dial," at the Second City Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
- (1975) He and Bernard Sahlins directed the musical, "Once More With Feeling", at the Second City Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
- (1981) He directed the "Miro, Miro on the Wall," Revue at the Second City Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
- (1985) He acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet", at the Wisdom Bridge Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Lisa Dodson in the cast. Crew included Michael Merritt & John J. Murbach (costume designers), Michael Merritt (lighting designer). Directed by Robert Falls.
- (1984) He acted in William Saroyan's play, "The Time of Your Life", at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. Nan Cibula was the costume designer, Robert Christen was the lighting designer and D.W. Moffett was the director.
- (April 19, 1970) He acted in the play, "The Person in the Cupboard," at the Body Politic Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Gerritt Graham in the cast. Chuck Bartlett was director.
- (October 21, 1973) He directed Richard "Dick" Cusack's play, "The Night They Shot Harry Lindsey with a 155 MM Howitzer and Blamed It On The Zebras," at the Body Politic Theater in Chicago, Illinois with Byrne Piven (Ludwig); Mina Kolb (Amy Keester); Richard Kurtzman (Myron Goldlabel); David Mamet (Father Casseltari); Val Bettin (Joseph); and Mike Nussbaum (Harry Lindsey) in the cast.
- (February 1, 1985) He played Polonius in William Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet," at the Wisdom Bridge Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Mike Wise (Bernardo); John Copeland (Horatio); Byrne Piven (Ghost/Player King); Peter Burnell (Claudius); Deanna Dunagan (Gertrude); Tom Benich (Ostric); Kevin Gudahl (Laertes, Player Queen); Aidan Quinn (Hamlet); Neil Flynn (Bodyguard); Melody Rae (Gertrude's maid); Lisa A. Dodson (Ophelia); Mike Dempsey (Rosencrantz); Chuck Hall (Guildenstern); John Marshall Jones (First gravedigger); and Don Mayo (second grave digger) in the cast. Robert Falls was director. Michael Merritt was scenic and lighting designer.
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