Diner - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Diner"
Diner (1982)
Timing:
1:50 (110 min)
6.9/10
270
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Actors and characters
Kathryn Dowling
Character Barbara
Jessica James
Character Mrs. Simmons
Colette Blonigan
Character Carol Heathrow
Kelle Kipp
Character Diane
Richard Pierson
Character David Frazer
Claudia Cron
Character Jane Chisholm
Tait Ruppert
Character Methan
Tom Tammi
Character Howard Fenwick
Pam Gail
Character First Stripper
Lauren Zaganas
Character Second Stripper
Sharon Ziman
Character Elyse
Ralph Tabakin
Character TV Customer
Frank Stoegerer
Character TV Director
Nat Benchley
Character Technical Director
Frank Hennessy
Character Audio Man
Marvin Hunter
Character Newscaster
Steve Smith
Character Announcer
Lee Case
Character Billy Howard's Father
Clement Fowler
Character Eddie Simmons' Father
Howard Silverman
Character Clothing Hustler
Ted Bafaloukos
Character George
Barney Cohen
Character Knocko
Bruce Kluger
Character Guy at Pool Hall
Bruce Elliott
Character Soap Opera Man
Carole Copeland
Character Soap Opera Woman
Aryeh Cooperstock
Character Rabbi
Brian Costantini
Character Drunk at Wedding
Lorraine D. Glick
Character Woman at Wedding
Florence Moody
Character Waitress
Mary Lou Vukov
Character Waitress
Alan Kaplan
Character Bagel's Friend
Donald Saiontz
Character Bagel's Friend
Chief Gordon
Character Man in Jail
Beverly Sheehan
Character Beautician
Dusty Clare
Character Salon Woman
What's left behind the scenes
- Michael Tucker will play the same character in Barry Levinson’s “Tin Men” (1987).
- Paul Reiser hadn't planned on participating in this film. He was simply accompanying a friend to the audition. While he was waiting for his friend, he caught someone’s eye and was asked to audition himself.
- All the scenes in the diner were filmed at the very end, after the cast and crew had gotten to know each other. All the dialogue in these scenes is a mixture of what was written in the script and improvisation.
- In search of actors for the roles of the five main characters, Barry Levinson reviewed over 600 candidates who came to the audition. The casting was organized in New York, Los Angeles, and Maryland.
- According to Barry Levinson, the scene with the football knowledge test that Eddie made his fiancée take is based on a real-life situation involving one of his cousins.
- Barry Levinson gathered the entire cast in Baltimore about a week before the start of filming, but he began rehearsing scenes with them approximately an hour before the shoot. He hoped this would bring an element of spontaneity and improvisation to the actors’ performances.
- After completing work on the film, MGM was disappointed, as they believed it would be a comedy in the style of "Porky's" (Bob Clark, 1981). They didn't want to release the film and suggested shelving it. However, the film received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
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