The King of Comedy

"It's no laughing matter."

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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Robert De Niro

Rupert Pupkin

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Langford

Diahnne Abbott

Rita

Sandra Bernhard

Masha

Shelley Hack

Cathy Long

Frederick de Cordova

Bert Thomas

Ed Herlihy

Lou Brown

Band Leader

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

Katherine Wallach

Autograph Seeker

Charles Kaleina

Autograph Seeker

Richard Baratz

Caricaturist

Catherine Scorsese

Rupert's Mom (voice)

Cathy Scorsese

Dolores

Chuck Low

Man in Chinese Restaurant

Liza Minnelli

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

Margo Winkler

Receptionist

Tony Boschetti

Mr. Gangemi

Mick Jones

Street Scum

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

Dr. Joyce Brothers

George Kapp

Mystery Guest

Victor Borge

Ralph Monaco

Raymond Wirtz

Rob-Jamere Wess

Security Guard

Kim Chan

Jonno

Audrey Dummett

Cook

June Prud'Homme

Audrey

Edgar J. Scherick

Wilson Crockett

Thomas M. Tolan

Gerrity

Ray Dittrich

Giardello

Richard Dioguardi

Captain Burke

Jay Julien

Langford's Lawyer

Harry J. Ufland

Langford's Agent

Scotty Bloch

Crockett's Secretary

Jim Lyness

Ticket Taker

Bill Minkin

McCabe

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

Tony Randall

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)

Robbie Robertson

Original Music Composer

Cis Corman

Casting

Fred Schuler

Director of Photography

Arnon Milchan

Producer

Boris Leven

Production Design

Thelma Schoonmaker

Editor

Edward Pisoni

Art Direction

Lawrence Miller

Art Direction

Richard Bruno

Costume Design

Scott Maitland

First Assistant Director

Robert F. Colesberry

Production Manager

Paul D. Zimmerman

Writer

Frank E. Warner

Supervising Sound Editor

Robert F. Colesberry

Associate Producer

Robbie Robertson

Music Producer

Thelma Schoonmaker

Production Supervisor

Robert Greenhut

Executive Producer

Lewis Gould

Second Assistant Director

Tom Fleischman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dan Perri

Title Designer

Norman Buck

Key Grip

Les Lazarowitz

Sound Mixer

James Fitzpatrick

Best Boy Electric

Roberta Hodes

Script Supervisor

Daniel Robert

Set Decoration

Donah Bassett

Negative Cutter

Harold 'Whitey' McEvoy

Transportation Captain

Jimmy Raitt

Property Master

George DeTitta Sr.

Set Decoration

Edward Garzero

Scenic Artist

William Ward

Gaffer

Vito L. Ilardi

Boom Operator

Sandy Brooke

First Assistant Camera

Carlos Quiles

Carpenter

Ricki-Ellen Brooke

Second Assistant Camera

William Loger

Costume Supervisor

Barbara De Fina

Post Production Supervisor

Dick Mingalone

Camera Operator

Lorey Sebastian

Still Photographer

Joe Williams Sr.

Construction Grip

Garrett Brown

Steadicam Operator

Philip Goldblat

Makeup Artist

Mary Ellen Winston

Assistant Costume Designer

Robert Raring

Color Timer

Richard Candib

First Assistant Editor

Dick Vorisek

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Amy Sayres

Location Coordinator

Sylvia Fay

Extras Casting

Ted Churchill

Steadicam Operator

Martin Scorsese

Director

Lyndell Quiyou

Hairstylist

Shelley Houis

Production Office Coordinator