The Comic
Carl Reiner1969-11-19
A funny new motion picture that tells Hollywood like it was!
5.9
95 min
An account of the rise and fall of a silent film comic, Billy Bright. The movie begins with his funeral, as he speaks from beyond the grave in a bitter tone about his fate, and takes us through his fame, as he ruins it with womanizing and drink, and his fall, as a lonely, bitter old man unable to reconcile his life's disappointments. The movie is based loosely on the life of Buster Keaton.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Dick Van Dyke | Billy Bright | Unowned |
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Michele Lee | Mary Gibson | Unowned |
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Mickey Rooney | Cockeye | Unowned |
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Cornel Wilde | Frank Powers | Unowned |
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Nina Wayne | Sybil Atlas | Unowned |
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Pert Kelton | Mama Bell | Unowned |
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Steve Allen | Steve Allen | Unowned |
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Barbara Heller | Ginger | Unowned |
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Ed Peck | Edwin G. Englehardt | Unowned |
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Jeannine Riley | Lorraine Bell | Unowned |
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Gavin MacLeod | 1st Director | Unowned |
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Jay Novello | Miguel | Unowned |
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Craig Huebing | Doctor | Unowned |
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Paulene Myers | Phoebe | Unowned |
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Fritz Feld | Armand | Unowned |
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Jerome Cowan | Lawrence | Unowned |
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Isabel Sanford | Woman | Unowned |
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Jeff Donnell | Nurse | Unowned |
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Carl Reiner | Al Schilling | Unowned |
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Howard Dayton | Ketchup Man | Unowned |
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Maurice Dallimore | Lord Faversham | Unowned |
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Mantan Moreland | Passerby at Billy's Funeral (unbilled) | Unowned |
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Frank Adamo | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lillian Adams | Old Lady (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Priscilla Ann | Consuela (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Ball | Mike Fields (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Rex Benson | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mel Berger | Fatso / Dental Patient (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Berle | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank Biro | Fred - Director (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Nick Borgani | Premiere Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William Boyce | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Paul Bradley | Funeral Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Peter Brocco | Minister (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Linda Burton | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Patrick Campbell | Funeral Director (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Calvin Coolidge | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Suzanne Covington | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Billy Curtis | Lifeguard in Film (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Luis Delgado | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Peter Eastman | Screening Room Executive (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Joyce Easton | French Maid (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Geoff Edwards | Late Night Movie Host (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lynn Fields | Mailbox Gag (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harry Fleer | Cop (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Paul Frees | Newsreel Narrator / Commerical Announcer / Man in Restaurant (voice) | Unowned |
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Leonard Frey | Talk Show Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sig Frohlich | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ben Frommer | Mexican Barfly (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dee Gardner | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Eddie Garrett | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bobby Gilbert | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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The Great John L. | Burly Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Clive Halliday | Butler (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Alvin Hammer | Cameraman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Carter Harbaugh | Tommy (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Andre Hemmers | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Brick Huston | Still Photographer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Scott James | Billy Jr. (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Stardedt Kaava | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lou Kane | Storekeeper (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Suzie Kaye | Amanda Lou Phipps (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Kenner G. Kemp | Theatre Doorman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Walter Kightly | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Joseph La Cava | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ethelreda Leopold | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Marilyn Malloy | Nurse (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Alan Marston | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank Mathias | Hearse Driver (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Kres Mersky | Bathing Beauty (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Celeste Michaels | Girl in Miniskirt (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Howard Morris | Pedestrian Gag Man in 'Love Honor and Oh Boy' (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ottola Nesmith | Housekeeper (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William H. O'Brien | Funeral Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Angel Pine | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Murray Pollack | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ward Ramsey | Officer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bob Rhodes | Cameraman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Christopher Ross | Musician (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mark Russell | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Paul Russell | Funeral Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Cosmo Sardo | Pallbearer at Funeral (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Joe Sawyers | Driver (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jeffrey Sayre | Pallbearer at Funeral (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Johnny Silver | Little Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ralph Smiley | Hot Dog Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Irene Tedrow | Billy's Mother in 'Forget Me Not' (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Viki Vigen | Little Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Johnny Weissmüller | Jungle Jim (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jean Willes | Denise in Film Clip (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dick Winslow | Organist (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bill Zuckert | Prison Warden in Film (uncredited) | Unowned |