The Comic (1969)

The Comic
5.3
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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
as Billy Bright
Howard Morris
as Pedestrian Gag Man in 'Love Honor and Oh Boy' (uncredited)
Jack Berle
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Gavin MacLeod
as 1st Director
Irene Tedrow
as Billy's Mother in 'Forget Me Not' (uncredited)
Jean Willes
as Denise in Film Clip (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carl Reiner
as Al Schilling
Fritz Feld
as Armand
Cosmo Sardo
as Pallbearer at Funeral (uncredited)
Peter Brocco
as Minister (uncredited)
Billy Curtis
as Lifeguard in Film (uncredited)
Johnny Weissmüller
as Jungle Jim (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michele Lee
as Mary Gibson
Jeffrey Sayre
as Pallbearer at Funeral (uncredited)
Paul Frees
as Newsreel Narrator / Commerical Announcer / Man in Restaurant (voice)
Jerome Cowan
as Lawrence
Steve Allen
as Steve Allen
Cornel Wilde
as Frank Powers
Mantan Moreland
as Passerby at Billy's Funeral (unbilled)
Mark Russell
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Luis Delgado
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Bill Zuckert
as Prison Warden in Film (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
as Funeral Guest (uncredited)
Jeannine Riley
as Lorraine Bell
Lillian Adams
as Old Lady (uncredited)
Ed Peck
as Edwin G. Englehardt
Leonard Frey
as Talk Show Guest (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
as Theatre Doorman (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Johnny Silver
as Little Man (uncredited)
Nina Wayne
as Sybil Atlas
Dick Winslow
as Organist (uncredited)
Suzie Kaye
as Amanda Lou Phipps (uncredited)

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