Actor

John Close

21 credited titles on WatchWise

John Close was born on 1 June 1921 in Hollywood, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Sudden Danger (1955), The Girl on the Bridge (1951) and Whirlybirds (1957). He was married to Paula Teagarden and Juanita Close. He died on 21 December 1963 in Palm Springs, California, USA.

John Close in one minute

Strongest genre

Comedy

$404K · 100% hit rate

Biggest hit

Pat and Mike

$2.7M

Standout efficiency

5.9x

Beginning of the End · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$734K

Combined reported budget

$519K

Gross / budget

1.4x

Bankability Index

16 / 100

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