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The Comic

The Comic

Comedy, Drama

1h 35m

November 19, 1969 (55 years ago)

Overview

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.

ActorAge thenAge now
Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke

Billy Bright

Birthday: December 13, 1925

4399
Michele Lee

Michele Lee

Mary Gibson

Birthday: June 24, 1942

2783
Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Cockeye

Birthday: September 23, 1920

49 April 6, 2014 (93)
Cornel Wilde

Cornel Wilde

Frank Powers

Birthday: October 13, 1912

57 October 16, 1989 (77)
Nina Wayne

Nina Wayne

Sybil Atlas

Birthday: September 18, 1943

2681
Pert Kelton

Pert Kelton

Mama Bell

Birthday: October 14, 1907

62 October 30, 1968 (61)
Steve Allen

Steve Allen

Steve Allen

Birthday: December 26, 1921

47 October 30, 2000 (78)
Barbara Heller

Barbara Heller

Ginger

Birthday: -

--
Ed Peck

Ed Peck

Edwin G. Englehardt

Birthday: March 26, 1917

52 September 12, 1992 (75)
Jeannine Riley

Jeannine Riley

Lorraine Bell

Birthday: October 1, 1940

2984