The Comic

The Comic (1969)

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Comedy Drama

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.

star 5.9
  • Release Date: 1969-11-19
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Director: Carl Reiner

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Cast

  • Dick Van Dyke

    Billy Bright

  • Michele Lee

    Mary Gibson

  • Mickey Rooney

    Cockeye

  • Cornel Wilde

    Frank Powers

  • Nina Wayne

    Sybil Atlas

  • Pert Kelton

    Mama Bell

  • Steve Allen

    Steve Allen

  • Barbara Heller

    Ginger

  • Ed Peck

    Edwin G. Englehardt

  • Jeannine Riley

    Lorraine Bell

  • Gavin MacLeod

    1st Director

  • Jay Novello

    Miguel

  • Craig Huebing

    Doctor

  • Paulene Myers

    Phoebe

  • Fritz Feld

    Armand

  • Jerome Cowan

    Lawrence

  • Isabel Sanford

    Woman

  • Jeff Donnell

    Nurse

  • Carl Reiner

    Al Schilling

  • Howard Dayton

    Ketchup Man

  • Maurice Dallimore

    Lord Faversham

  • Mantan Moreland

    Passerby at Billy's Funeral (unbilled)

  • Frank Adamo

    Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Lillian Adams

    Old Lady (uncredited)

  • Priscilla Ann

    Consuela (uncredited)

  • Robert Ball

    Mike Fields (uncredited)

  • Rex Benson

    Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Mel Berger

    Fatso / Dental Patient (uncredited)

  • Jack Berle

    Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Frank Biro

    Fred - Director (uncredited)

  • Nick Borgani

    Premiere Guest (uncredited)

  • William Boyce

    Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Paul Bradley

    Funeral Guest (uncredited)

  • Peter Brocco

    Minister (uncredited)

  • Linda Burton

    Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Patrick Campbell

    Funeral Director (uncredited)

  • Calvin Coolidge

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Suzanne Covington

    Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Billy Curtis

    Lifeguard in Film (uncredited)

  • Luis Delgado

    Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Peter Eastman

    Screening Room Executive (uncredited)

  • Joyce Easton

    French Maid (uncredited)

  • Geoff Edwards

    Late Night Movie Host (uncredited)

  • Lynn Fields

    Mailbox Gag (uncredited)

  • Harry Fleer

    Cop (uncredited)

  • Paul Frees

    Newsreel Narrator / Commerical Announcer / Man in Restaurant (voice)

  • Leonard Frey

    Talk Show Guest (uncredited)

  • Sig Frohlich

    Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Ben Frommer

    Mexican Barfly (uncredited)

  • Dee Gardner

    Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Eddie Garrett

    Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

  • Bobby Gilbert

    Minor Role (uncredited)

  • The Great John L.

    Burly Man (uncredited)

  • Clive Halliday

    Butler (uncredited)

  • Alvin Hammer

    Cameraman (uncredited)

  • Carter Harbaugh

    Tommy (uncredited)

  • Andre Hemmers

    Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Brick Huston

    Still Photographer (uncredited)

  • Scott James

    Billy Jr. (uncredited)

  • Stardedt Kaava

    Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Lou Kane

    Storekeeper (uncredited)

  • Suzie Kaye

    Amanda Lou Phipps (uncredited)

  • Kenner G. Kemp

    Theatre Doorman (uncredited)

  • Walter Kightly

    Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Joseph La Cava

    Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

  • Ethelreda Leopold

    Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

  • Marilyn Malloy

    Nurse (uncredited)

  • Alan Marston

    Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

  • Frank Mathias

    Hearse Driver (uncredited)

  • Kres Mersky

    Bathing Beauty (uncredited)

  • Celeste Michaels

    Girl in Miniskirt (uncredited)

  • Howard Morris

    Pedestrian Gag Man in 'Love Honor and Oh Boy' (uncredited)

  • Ottola Nesmith

    Housekeeper (uncredited)

  • William H. O'Brien

    Funeral Guest (uncredited)

  • Angel Pine

    Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Murray Pollack

    Wedding Guest (uncredited)

  • Ward Ramsey

    Officer (uncredited)

  • Bob Rhodes

    Cameraman (uncredited)

  • Christopher Ross

    Musician (uncredited)

  • Mark Russell

    Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Paul Russell

    Funeral Guest (uncredited)

  • Cosmo Sardo

    Pallbearer at Funeral (uncredited)

  • Joe Sawyers

    Driver (uncredited)

  • Jeffrey Sayre

    Pallbearer at Funeral (uncredited)

  • Johnny Silver

    Little Man (uncredited)

  • Ralph Smiley

    Hot Dog Man (uncredited)

  • Irene Tedrow

    Billy's Mother in 'Forget Me Not' (uncredited)

  • Viki Vigen

    Little Girl (uncredited)

  • Johnny Weissmüller

    Jungle Jim (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Jean Willes

    Denise in Film Clip (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Dick Winslow

    Organist (uncredited)

  • Bill Zuckert

    Prison Warden in Film (uncredited)

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