Movie · 1982
The King of Comedy
“It's no laughing matter.”
Released 18 December 1982 109 min Drama / Comedy More from 1982 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
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How old were they?
Loretta Tupper
as Stage Door Fan
Ed Herlihy
as Ed Herlihy
Frederick de Cordova
as Bert Thomas
Tony Randall
as Tony Randall
Jerry Lewis
as Jerry Langford
Chuck Low
as Man in Chinese Restaurant
Robert De Niro
as Rupert Pupkin
Diahnne Abbott
as Rita
Marta Heflin
as Young Girl
Liza Minnelli
as Liza Minnelli
Shelley Hack
as Cathy Long
Tony Devon
as Plainclothesman
Joe Strummer
as Street Scum
Sandra Bernhard
as Masha
Don Letts
as Street Scum
Katherine Wallach
as Autograph Seeker
Lou Brown
as Band Leader
Peter Potulski
as Stage Door Fan
Vinnie Gonzales
as Stage Door Fan
Whitey Ryan
as Stage Door Guard
Doc Lawless
as Chauffeur
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The numbers
52years between the oldest and youngest billed
76Loretta Tupper — oldest on the call sheet
24Katherine Wallach — youngest billed
44average age of the credited cast