The Comic

The Comic by Carl Reiner

5.90

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.

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Cast

Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke as Billy Bright

Michele Lee

Michele Lee as Mary Gibson

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney as Cockeye

Cornel Wilde

Cornel Wilde as Frank Powers

Nina Wayne

Nina Wayne as Sybil Atlas

Pert Kelton

Pert Kelton as Mama Bell

Steve Allen

Steve Allen as Steve Allen

Barbara Heller

Barbara Heller as Ginger

Ed Peck

Ed Peck as Edwin G. Englehardt

Jeannine Riley

Jeannine Riley as Lorraine Bell

Gavin MacLeod

Gavin MacLeod as 1st Director

Jay Novello

Jay Novello as Miguel

Craig Huebing

Craig Huebing as Doctor

Paulene Myers

Paulene Myers as Phoebe

Fritz Feld

Fritz Feld as Armand

Jerome Cowan

Jerome Cowan as Lawrence

Isabel Sanford

Isabel Sanford as Woman

Jeff Donnell

Jeff Donnell as Nurse

Carl Reiner

Carl Reiner as Al Schilling

Howard Dayton

Howard Dayton as Ketchup Man

Maurice Dallimore

Maurice Dallimore as Lord Faversham

Mantan Moreland

Mantan Moreland as Passerby at Billy's Funeral (unbilled)

Frank Adamo

Frank Adamo as Minor Role (uncredited)

Lillian Adams

Lillian Adams as Old Lady (uncredited)

Priscilla Ann

Priscilla Ann as Consuela (uncredited)

Robert Ball

Robert Ball as Mike Fields (uncredited)

Rex Benson

Rex Benson as Minor Role (uncredited)

Mel Berger

Mel Berger as Fatso / Dental Patient (uncredited)

Jack Berle

Jack Berle as Minor Role (uncredited)

Frank Biro

Frank Biro as Fred - Director (uncredited)

Nick Borgani

Nick Borgani as Premiere Guest (uncredited)

William Boyce

William Boyce as Minor Role (uncredited)

Paul Bradley

Paul Bradley as Funeral Guest (uncredited)

Peter Brocco

Peter Brocco as Minister (uncredited)

Linda Burton

Linda Burton as Minor Role (uncredited)

Patrick Campbell

Patrick Campbell as Funeral Director (uncredited)

Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Suzanne Covington

Suzanne Covington as Minor Role (uncredited)

Billy Curtis

Billy Curtis as Lifeguard in Film (uncredited)

Luis Delgado

Luis Delgado as Minor Role (uncredited)

Peter Eastman

Peter Eastman as Screening Room Executive (uncredited)

Joyce Easton

Joyce Easton as French Maid (uncredited)

Geoff Edwards

Geoff Edwards as Late Night Movie Host (uncredited)

Lynn Fields

Lynn Fields as Mailbox Gag (uncredited)

Harry Fleer

Harry Fleer as Cop (uncredited)

Paul Frees

Paul Frees as Newsreel Narrator / Commerical Announcer / Man in Restaurant (voice)

Leonard Frey

Leonard Frey as Talk Show Guest (uncredited)

Sig Frohlich

Sig Frohlich as Minor Role (uncredited)

Ben Frommer

Ben Frommer as Mexican Barfly (uncredited)

Dee Gardner

Dee Gardner as Minor Role (uncredited)

Eddie Garrett

Eddie Garrett as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Bobby Gilbert

Bobby Gilbert as Minor Role (uncredited)

The Great John L.

The Great John L. as Burly Man (uncredited)

Clive Halliday

Clive Halliday as Butler (uncredited)

Alvin Hammer

Alvin Hammer as Cameraman (uncredited)

Carter Harbaugh

Carter Harbaugh as Tommy (uncredited)

Andre Hemmers

Andre Hemmers as Minor Role (uncredited)

Brick Huston

Brick Huston as Still Photographer (uncredited)

Scott James

Scott James as Billy Jr. (uncredited)

Stardedt Kaava

Stardedt Kaava as Minor Role (uncredited)

Lou Kane

Lou Kane as Storekeeper (uncredited)

Suzie Kaye

Suzie Kaye as Amanda Lou Phipps (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Kenner G. Kemp as Theatre Doorman (uncredited)

Walter Kightly

Walter Kightly as Minor Role (uncredited)

Joseph La Cava

Joseph La Cava as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Ethelreda Leopold

Ethelreda Leopold as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Marilyn Malloy

Marilyn Malloy as Nurse (uncredited)

Alan Marston

Alan Marston as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Frank Mathias

Frank Mathias as Hearse Driver (uncredited)

Kres Mersky

Kres Mersky as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)

Celeste Michaels

Celeste Michaels as Girl in Miniskirt (uncredited)

Howard Morris

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

Ottola Nesmith

Ottola Nesmith as Housekeeper (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien as Funeral Guest (uncredited)

Angel Pine

Angel Pine as Minor Role (uncredited)

Murray Pollack

Murray Pollack as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Ward Ramsey

Ward Ramsey as Officer (uncredited)

Bob Rhodes

Bob Rhodes as Cameraman (uncredited)

Christopher Ross

Christopher Ross as Musician (uncredited)

Mark Russell

Mark Russell as Minor Role (uncredited)

Paul Russell

Paul Russell as Funeral Guest (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

Cosmo Sardo as Pallbearer at Funeral (uncredited)

Joe Sawyers

Joe Sawyers as Driver (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Jeffrey Sayre as Pallbearer at Funeral (uncredited)

Johnny Silver

Johnny Silver as Little Man (uncredited)

Ralph Smiley

Ralph Smiley as Hot Dog Man (uncredited)

Irene Tedrow

Irene Tedrow as Billy's Mother in 'Forget Me Not' (uncredited)

Viki Vigen

Viki Vigen as Little Girl (uncredited)

Johnny Weissmüller

Johnny Weissmüller as Jungle Jim (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jean Willes

Jean Willes as Denise in Film Clip (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dick Winslow

Dick Winslow as Organist (uncredited)

Bill Zuckert

Bill Zuckert as Prison Warden in Film (uncredited)

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