The King of Comedy - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "The King of Comedy"
The King of Comedy (1982)
Timing:
1:49 (109 min)
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Actors and characters
Lou Brown
Character Band Leader
Loretta Tupper
Character Stage Door Fan
Peter Potulski
Character Stage Door Fan
Vinnie Gonzales
Character Stage Door Fan
Whitey Ryan
Character Stage Door Guard
Doc Lawless
Character Chauffeur
Charles Kaleina
Character Autograph Seeker
Richard Baratz
Character Caricaturist
Cathy Scorsese
Character Dolores
Leslie Levinson
Character Roberta Posner
Alan Potashnick
Character Man at Telephone
Michael Kolba
Character Man at Telephone
Robert Colston
Character Man at Telephone
Ramon Rodriguez
Character Man at Telephone
Chuck Coop
Character Man at Telephone
Sel Vitella
Character Man at Telephone
Margo Winkler
Character Receptionist
Tony Boschetti
Character Mr. Gangemi
Mick Jones
Character Street Scum
Paul Simonon
Character Street Scum
Kosmo Vinyl
Character Street Scum
Pearl Harbour
Character Street Scum
Gaby Salter
Character Street Scum
Jerry Baxter-Worman
Character Street Scum
Matt Russo
Character Cabbie
Thelma Lee
Character Woman in Telephone Booth
George Kapp
Character Mystery Guest
Ralph Monaco
Character Raymond Wirtz
Rob-Jamere Wess
Character Security Guard
Audrey Dummett
Character Cook
June Prud'Homme
Character Audrey
Edgar J. Scherick
Character Wilson Crockett
Thomas M. Tolan
Character Gerrity
Ray Dittrich
Character Giardello
Richard Dioguardi
Character Captain Burke
Jay Julien
Character Langford's Lawyer
Harry J. Ufland
Character Langford's Agent
Scotty Bloch
Character Crockett's Secretary
Jim Lyness
Character Ticket Taker
Bill Minkin
Character McCabe
Diane Rachell
Character McCabe's Wife
Dennis Mulligan
Character Plainclothesman
Tony Devon
Character Plainclothesman
Peter Fain
Character Plainclothesman
Michael F. Stodden
Character Plainclothesman
Jimmy Raitt
Character Stage Manager
William Jorgensen
Character Newsman (voice)
Marvin Scott
Character Newsman (voice)
Chuck Stevens
Character Newsman (voice)
William Littauer
Character Newsman (voice)
What's left behind the scenes
- Sandra Bernhard had no formal acting training. The role of Masha was her film debut. Considering all this and wanting her character to look as natural as possible, director Martin Scorsese allowed her to improvise lines.
- During the filming of the movie, Robert De Niro was married to Dianne Abbott, who played the role of Rita.
- The lawyer Jerry Langford was played by Martin Scorsese's lawyer.
- Almost all of Rupert's scenes performed by Robert De Niro in Jerry's house were improvised. During the phone call, Kim Chan's character made up his lines as he went along. The episode where this character just can't open the door was also not written in the script.
- When Rupert appeared at Langford's house, Robert De Niro deliberately made several antisemitic remarks in order to seriously anger Jerry Lewis (1926-2017). Lewis was shocked, and his genuine reaction to the insults pleased the director.
- In the scene where Robert De Niro and Sandra Bernhard's characters argue, some thugs begin to harass her. The roles of the latter were played by Mick Jones, Joe Strummer, and Paul Simonon from the British punk rock band The Clash (1976-1985).
- The character played by Jerry Lewis is also named Jerry. Initially, the script stated that Jerry Langford's name was Bobby. Lewis himself suggested calling him by his own name so the camera could capture the reaction of passersby on the street who recognized him. In this scene, only the taxi driver and the woman in the phone booth were professional actors; all the others were random passersby.
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