The King of Comedy
77.95 %|Dec 18, 1982|Drama, Comedy
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.
Featured Crew
Arnon Milchan
Producer
Fred Schuler
Director of Photography
Thelma Schoonmaker
Editor
Cis Corman
Casting
Boris Leven
Production Design
Robbie Robertson
Original Music Composer
Richard Bruno
Costume Design
Edward Pisoni
Art Direction
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Cast
Robert De Niro
Rupert Pupkin
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Langford
Sandra Bernhard
Masha
Diahnne Déa
Rita Keane
Shelley Hack
Cathy Long
Frederick de Cordova
Bert Thomas
Kim Chan
Jonno
Ed Herlihy
Himself
Lou Brown
Band Leader
Margo Winkler
Receptionist
Ralph Monaco
Raymond Wirtz
Catherine Scorsese
Rupert's Mom (voice)
Cathy Scorsese
Dolores
Loretta Tupper
Stage Door Fan
Peter Potulski
Stage Door Fan
Vinnie Gonzales
Stage Door Fan
Whitey Ryan
Stage Door Guard
Doc Lawless
Chauffeur
Marta Heflin
Young Girl
Chuck Low
Man in Chinese Restaurant
Katherine Wallach
Autograph Seeker
Charles Kaleina
Autograph Seeker
Richard Baratz
Caricaturist
Leslie Levinson
Roberta Posner
Alan Potashnick
Man at Telephone
Michael Kolba
Man at Telephone
Robert Colston
Man at Telephone
Ramon Rodriguez
Man at Telephone
Chuck Coop
Man at Telephone
Sel Vitella
Man at Telephone
Tony Boschetti
Mr. Gangemi
Tony Randall
Himself
Jay Julien
Langford's Lawyer
Joe Strummer
Street Scum
Paul Simonon
Street Scum
Kosmo Vinyl
Street Scum
Ellen Foley
Street Scum
Pearl Harbour
Street Scum
Gaby Salter
Street Scum
Jerry Baxter-Worman
Street Scum
Don Letts
Street Scum
Matt Russo
Cabbie
Thelma Lee
Woman in Telephone Booth
Joyce Brothers
Herself
Bill Minkin
McCabe
George Kapp
Mystery Guest
Victor Borge
Himself
Rob-Jamere Wess
Security Guard
Audrey Dummett
Cook
June Prud'Homme
Audrey
Edgar J. Scherick
Wilson Crockett
Thomas M. Tolan
Gerrity
Ray Dittrich
Giardello
Richard Dioguardi
Captain Burke
Harry J. Ufland
Langford's Agent
Scotty Bloch
Crockett's Secretary
Jim Lyness
Ticket Taker
Diane Rachell
McCabe's Wife
Dennis Mulligan
Plainclothesman
Tony Devon
Plainclothesman
Peter Fain
Plainclothesman
Michael F. Stodden
Plainclothesman
Gerard Murphy
Plainclothesman
Jimmy Raitt
Stage Manager
Martin Scorsese
TV Director
Charles Scorsese
First Man at Bar
Mardik Martin
Second Man at Bar
William Jorgensen
Newsman (voice)
Marvin Scott
Newsman (voice)
Chuck Stevens
Newsman (voice)
William Littauer
Newsman (voice)
Jeff David
Announcer (voice)
Mick Jones
Street Scum
Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli