The Comic

Directed by Carl Reiner
PG
1969    1h 35mComedy, Drama
6.467%59%
A fictionalized 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.

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Cast of The Comic

  • Dick Van DykeBilly Bright
  • Michele LeeMary Gibson
  • Mickey RooneyCockeye
  • Cornel WildeFrank Powers
  • Nina WayneSybil Atlas
  • Pert KeltonMama Bell
  • Steve AllenSteve Allen
  • Barbara HellerGinger
  • Ed PeckEdwin G. Englehardt
  • Jeannine RileyLorraine Bell
  • Gavin MacLeod1st Director
  • Jay NovelloMiguel
  • Craig HuebingDoctor
  • Paulene MyersPhoebe
  • Fritz FeldArmand
  • Jerome CowanLawrence
  • Isabel SanfordWoman
  • Jeff DonnellNurse
  • Carl ReinerAl Schilling / Director / Writer / Producer
  • Howard DaytonKetchup Man
  • Maurice DallimoreLord Faversham
  • Mantan MorelandPasserby at Billy's Funeral (unbilled)
  • Frank AdamoMinor Role (uncredited)
  • Lillian AdamsOld Lady (uncredited)
  • Priscilla AnnConsuela (uncredited)
  • Robert BallMike Fields (uncredited)
  • Rex BensonMinor Role (uncredited)
  • Mel BergerFatso / Dental Patient (uncredited)
  • Jack BerleMinor Role (uncredited)
  • Frank BiroFred - Director (uncredited)
  • Nick BorganiPremiere Guest (uncredited)
  • William BoyceMinor Role (uncredited)
  • Paul BradleyFuneral Guest (uncredited)
  • Peter BroccoMinister (uncredited)
  • Linda BurtonMinor Role (uncredited)
  • Patrick CampbellFuneral Director (uncredited)
  • Calvin CoolidgeSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Suzanne CovingtonMinor Role (uncredited)
  • Billy CurtisLifeguard in Film (uncredited)
  • Luis DelgadoMinor Role (uncredited)
  • Peter EastmanScreening Room Executive (uncredited)
  • Joyce EastonFrench Maid (uncredited)
  • Geoff EdwardsLate Night Movie Host (uncredited)
  • Lynn FieldsMailbox Gag (uncredited)
  • Harry FleerCop (uncredited)
  • Paul FreesNewsreel Narrator / Commerical Announcer / Man in Restaurant (voice)
  • Leonard FreyTalk Show Guest (uncredited)
  • Sig FrohlichMinor Role (uncredited)
  • Ben FrommerMexican Barfly (uncredited)
  • Dee GardnerMinor Role (uncredited)
  • Eddie GarrettRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
  • Bobby GilbertMinor Role (uncredited)
  • The Great John L.Burly Man (uncredited)
  • Clive HallidayButler (uncredited)
  • Alvin HammerCameraman (uncredited)
  • Carter HarbaughTommy (uncredited)
  • Andre HemmersMinor Role (uncredited)
  • Brick HustonStill Photographer (uncredited)
  • Scott JamesBilly Jr. (uncredited)
  • Stardedt KaavaMinor Role (uncredited)
  • Lou KaneStorekeeper (uncredited)
  • Suzie KayeAmanda Lou Phipps (uncredited)
  • Kenner G. KempTheatre Doorman (uncredited)
  • Walter KightlyMinor Role (uncredited)
  • Joseph La CavaRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
  • Ethelreda LeopoldRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
  • Marilyn MalloyNurse (uncredited)
  • Alan MarstonRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
  • Frank MathiasHearse Driver (uncredited)
  • Kres MerskyBathing Beauty (uncredited)
  • Celeste MichaelsGirl in Miniskirt (uncredited)
  • Howard MorrisPedestrian Gag Man in 'Love Honor and Oh Boy' (uncredited)
  • Ottola NesmithHousekeeper (uncredited)
  • William H. O'BrienFuneral Guest (uncredited)
  • Angel PineMinor Role (uncredited)
  • Murray PollackWedding Guest (uncredited)
  • Ward RamseyOfficer (uncredited)
  • Bob RhodesCameraman (uncredited)
  • Christopher RossMusician (uncredited)
  • Mark RussellMinor Role (uncredited)
  • Paul RussellFuneral Guest (uncredited)
  • Cosmo SardoPallbearer at Funeral (uncredited)
  • Joe SawyersDriver (uncredited)
  • Jeffrey SayrePallbearer at Funeral (uncredited)
  • Johnny SilverLittle Man (uncredited)
  • Ralph SmileyHot Dog Man (uncredited)
  • Irene TedrowBilly's Mother in 'Forget Me Not' (uncredited)
  • Viki VigenLittle Girl (uncredited)
  • Johnny WeissmüllerJungle Jim (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Jean WillesDenise in Film Clip (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Dick WinslowOrganist (uncredited)
  • Bill ZuckertPrison Warden in Film (uncredited)

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