The Comic (1969)

A funny new motion picture that tells Hollywood like it was!

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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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

C

Craig Huebing

Doctor

Paulene Myers

Phoebe

Fritz Feld

Armand

Jerome Cowan

Lawrence

Isabel Sanford

Woman

Jeff Donnell

Nurse

Carl Reiner

Al Schilling

H

Howard Dayton

Ketchup Man

Maurice Dallimore

Lord Faversham

Mantan Moreland

Passerby at Billy's Funeral (unbilled)

F

Frank Adamo

Minor Role (uncredited)

L

Lillian Adams

Old Lady (uncredited)

P

Priscilla Ann

Consuela (uncredited)

R

Robert Ball

Mike Fields (uncredited)

Rex Benson

Minor Role (uncredited)

M

Mel Berger

Fatso / Dental Patient (uncredited)

Jack Berle

Minor Role (uncredited)

F

Frank Biro

Fred - Director (uncredited)

N

Nick Borgani

Premiere Guest (uncredited)

William Boyce

Minor Role (uncredited)

P

Paul Bradley

Funeral Guest (uncredited)

Peter Brocco

Minister (uncredited)

L

Linda Burton

Minor Role (uncredited)

P

Patrick Campbell

Funeral Director (uncredited)

Calvin Coolidge

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

S

Suzanne Covington

Minor Role (uncredited)

Billy Curtis

Lifeguard in Film (uncredited)

Luis Delgado

Minor Role (uncredited)

P

Peter Eastman

Screening Room Executive (uncredited)

J

Joyce Easton

French Maid (uncredited)

G

Geoff Edwards

Late Night Movie Host (uncredited)

L

Lynn Fields

Mailbox Gag (uncredited)

H

Harry Fleer

Cop (uncredited)

Paul Frees

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

Leonard Frey

Talk Show Guest (uncredited)

S

Sig Frohlich

Minor Role (uncredited)

B

Ben Frommer

Mexican Barfly (uncredited)

D

Dee Gardner

Minor Role (uncredited)

E

Eddie Garrett

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

B

Bobby Gilbert

Minor Role (uncredited)

T

The Great John L.

Burly Man (uncredited)

C

Clive Halliday

Butler (uncredited)

A

Alvin Hammer

Cameraman (uncredited)

C

Carter Harbaugh

Tommy (uncredited)

A

Andre Hemmers

Minor Role (uncredited)

B

Brick Huston

Still Photographer (uncredited)

S

Scott James

Billy Jr. (uncredited)

S

Stardedt Kaava

Minor Role (uncredited)

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