The Comic (1969) featured a cast of 92 tracked actors. Of these, 7 (10%) are still alive today and 65 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Dick Van Dyke, age 100. This film starred Dick Van Dyke and Michele Lee.
10% still with us· verified cast8% of full cast · incl. 20 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 10% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 77.2 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast92 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick Van Dyke Billy Bright | Billy Bright | Living | 13/12/1925 | 100 | — | 44 |
 Michele Lee Mary Gibson | Mary Gibson | Living | 24/06/1942 | 84 | — | 27 |
 Mickey Rooney Cockeye | Cockeye | Deceased | 23/09/1920 | 93 | 06/04/2014 | 49 |
 Cornel Wilde Frank Powers | Frank Powers | Deceased | 13/10/1912 | 77 | 16/10/1989 | 57 |
 Nina Wayne Sybil Atlas | Sybil Atlas | Living | 18/09/1943 | 83 | — | 26 |
 Pert Kelton Mama Bell | Mama Bell | Deceased | 14/10/1907 | 61 | 30/10/1968 | 62 |
 Steve Allen Steve Allen | Steve Allen | Deceased | 26/12/1921 | 78 | 30/10/2000 | 48 |
 Barbara Heller Ginger | Ginger | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
 Ed Peck Edwin G. Englehardt | Edwin G. Englehardt | Deceased | 26/03/1917 | 75 | 12/09/1992 | 52 |
 Jeannine Riley Lorraine Bell | Lorraine Bell | Living | 01/10/1940 | 85 | — | 29 |
 Gavin MacLeod 1st Director | 1st Director | Deceased | 28/02/1931 | 90 | 29/05/2021 | 38 |
 Jay Novello Miguel | Miguel | Deceased | 22/08/1904 | 78 | 02/09/1982 | 65 |
Craig Huebing Doctor | Doctor | Deceased | 04/03/1929 | 77 | 10/03/2006 | 40 |
 Paulene Myers Phoebe | Phoebe | Deceased | 09/11/1913 | 83 | 08/12/1996 | 56 |
 Fritz Feld Armand | Armand | Deceased | 14/10/1900 | 93 | 18/11/1993 | 69 |
 Jerome Cowan Lawrence | Lawrence | Deceased | 06/10/1897 | 74 | 24/01/1972 | 72 |
 Isabel Sanford Woman | Woman | Deceased | 29/08/1917 | 86 | 09/07/2004 | 52 |
 Jeff Donnell Nurse | Nurse | Deceased | 10/07/1921 | 66 | 11/04/1988 | 48 |
 Carl Reiner Al Schilling | Al Schilling | Deceased | 20/03/1922 | 98 | 29/06/2020 | 47 |
Howard Dayton Ketchup Man | Ketchup Man | Deceased | 18/08/1927 | 81 | 31/05/2009 | 42 |
 Maurice Dallimore Lord Faversham | Lord Faversham | Deceased | 23/06/1912 | 60 | 20/02/1973 | 57 |
 Mantan Moreland Passerby at Billy's Funeral (unbilled) | Passerby at Billy's Funeral (unbilled) | Deceased | 03/09/1902 | 71 | 28/09/1973 | 67 |
Frank Adamo Minor Role (uncredited) | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Lillian Adams Old Lady (uncredited) | Old Lady (uncredited) | Deceased | 13/05/1922 | 89 | 25/05/2011 | 47 |
Priscilla Ann Consuela (uncredited) | Consuela (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Robert Ball Mike Fields (uncredited) | Mike Fields (uncredited) | Living | — | — | — | — |
 Rex Benson Minor Role (uncredited) | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Mel Berger Fatso / Dental Patient (uncredited) | Fatso / Dental Patient (uncredited) | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
 Jack Berle Minor Role (uncredited) | Minor Role (uncredited) | Deceased | 02/04/1904 | 80 | 21/01/1985 | 65 |
 Frank Biro Fred - Director (uncredited) | Fred - Director (uncredited) | Deceased | 05/10/1914 | 78 | 11/05/1993 | 55 |
Nick Borgani Premiere Guest (uncredited) | Premiere Guest (uncredited) | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
 William Boyce Minor Role (uncredited) | Minor Role (uncredited) | Deceased | 05/04/1932 | 81 | 29/04/2013 | 37 |
Paul Bradley Funeral Guest (uncredited) | Funeral Guest (uncredited) | Deceased | 26/07/1901 | 97 | 18/06/1999 | 68 |
 Peter Brocco Minister (uncredited) | Minister (uncredited) | Deceased | 15/01/1903 | 89 | 19/12/1992 | 66 |
Linda Burton Minor Role (uncredited) | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Patrick Campbell Funeral Director (uncredited) | Funeral Director (uncredited) | Deceased | 06/06/1913 | 67 | 09/11/1980 | 56 |
 Calvin Coolidge Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Deceased | 04/07/1872 | 60 | 05/01/1933 | 97 |
Suzanne Covington Minor Role (uncredited) | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Billy Curtis Lifeguard in Film (uncredited) | Lifeguard in Film (uncredited) | Deceased | 27/06/1909 | 79 | 09/11/1988 | 60 |
 Luis Delgado Minor Role (uncredited) | Minor Role (uncredited) | Deceased | 22/04/1925 | 71 | 24/03/1997 | 44 |
Peter Eastman Screening Room Executive (uncredited) | Screening Room Executive (uncredited) | Deceased | 10/09/1919 | 93 | 28/07/2013 | 50 |
 Joyce Easton French Maid (uncredited) | French Maid (uncredited) | Deceased | 30/12/1930 | 93 | 01/07/2024 | 39 |
Geoff Edwards Late Night Movie Host (uncredited) | Late Night Movie Host (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Lynn Fields Mailbox Gag (uncredited) | Mailbox Gag (uncredited) | Deceased | 18/07/1944 | 68 | 17/11/2012 | 25 |
 Harry Fleer Cop (uncredited) | Cop (uncredited) | Deceased | 26/03/1916 | 78 | 14/10/1994 | 53 |
 Paul Frees Newsreel Narrator / Commerical Announcer / Man in Restaurant (voice) | Newsreel Narrator / Commerical Announcer / Man in Restaurant (voice) | Deceased | 22/06/1920 | 66 | 02/11/1986 | 49 |
 Leonard Frey Talk Show Guest (uncredited) | Talk Show Guest (uncredited) | Deceased | 04/09/1938 | 49 | 24/08/1988 | 31 |
Sig Frohlich Minor Role (uncredited) | Minor Role (uncredited) | Deceased | 08/01/1910 | 95 | 30/09/2005 | 59 |
Ben Frommer Mexican Barfly (uncredited) | Mexican Barfly (uncredited) | Deceased | 12/06/1913 | 78 | 09/05/1992 | 56 |
Dee Gardner Minor Role (uncredited) | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Eddie Garrett Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | Deceased | 19/11/1927 | 82 | 13/05/2010 | 42 |
Bobby Gilbert Minor Role (uncredited) | Minor Role (uncredited) | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
The Great John L. Burly Man (uncredited) | Burly Man (uncredited) | Deceased | 26/03/1925 | 80 | 06/11/2005 | 44 |
Clive Halliday Butler (uncredited) | Butler (uncredited) | Deceased | 05/05/1900 | 88 | 22/01/1989 | 69 |
Alvin Hammer Cameraman (uncredited) | Cameraman (uncredited) | Deceased | 02/01/1915 | 78 | 31/10/1993 | 54 |
Carter Harbaugh Tommy (uncredited) | Tommy (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Andre Hemmers Minor Role (uncredited) | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Brick Huston Still Photographer (uncredited) | Still Photographer (uncredited) | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
Scott James Billy Jr. (uncredited) | Billy Jr. (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Stardedt Kaava Minor Role (uncredited) | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Lou Kane Storekeeper (uncredited) | Storekeeper (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Suzie Kaye Amanda Lou Phipps (uncredited) | Amanda Lou Phipps (uncredited) | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
 Kenner G. Kemp Theatre Doorman (uncredited) | Theatre Doorman (uncredited) | Deceased | 03/01/1908 | 77 | 13/05/1985 | 61 |
Walter Kightly Minor Role (uncredited) | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Joseph La Cava Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | Deceased | 16/09/1908 | 83 | 04/02/1992 | 61 |
 Ethelreda Leopold Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | Deceased | 02/07/1914 | 83 | 26/01/1998 | 55 |
Marilyn Malloy Nurse (uncredited) | Nurse (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Alan Marston Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Frank Mathias Hearse Driver (uncredited) | Hearse Driver (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kres Mersky Bathing Beauty (uncredited) | Bathing Beauty (uncredited) | Living | 04/06/1949 | 77 | — | 20 |
Celeste Michaels Girl in Miniskirt (uncredited) | Girl in Miniskirt (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Howard Morris Pedestrian Gag Man in 'Love Honor and Oh Boy' (uncredited) | Pedestrian Gag Man in 'Love Honor and Oh Boy' (uncredited) | Deceased | 04/09/1919 | 85 | 21/05/2005 | 50 |
 Ottola Nesmith Housekeeper (uncredited) | Housekeeper (uncredited) | Deceased | 12/12/1889 | 82 | 07/02/1972 | 80 |
 William H. O'Brien Funeral Guest (uncredited) | Funeral Guest (uncredited) | Deceased | 19/07/1891 | 89 | 18/04/1981 | 78 |
Angel Pine Minor Role (uncredited) | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Murray Pollack Wedding Guest (uncredited) | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | Deceased | 29/04/1918 | 61 | 10/05/1979 | 51 |
 Ward Ramsey Officer (uncredited) | Officer (uncredited) | Deceased | 24/09/1924 | 60 | 24/12/1984 | 45 |
Bob Rhodes Cameraman (uncredited) | Cameraman (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Christopher Ross Musician (uncredited) | Musician (uncredited) | Deceased | 03/04/1945 | 25 | 05/05/1970 | 24 |
 Mark Russell Minor Role (uncredited) | Minor Role (uncredited) | Living | 12/11/1933 | 92 | — | 36 |
 Paul Russell Funeral Guest (uncredited) | Funeral Guest (uncredited) | Deceased | 21/05/1896 | 83 | 26/12/1979 | 73 |
 Cosmo Sardo Pallbearer at Funeral (uncredited) | Pallbearer at Funeral (uncredited) | Deceased | 07/03/1909 | 80 | 14/07/1989 | 60 |
 Joe Sawyers Driver (uncredited) | Driver (uncredited) | Deceased | 18/05/1935 | 61 | 03/10/1996 | 34 |
 Jeffrey Sayre Pallbearer at Funeral (uncredited) | Pallbearer at Funeral (uncredited) | Deceased | 03/12/1900 | 73 | 26/09/1974 | 69 |
 Johnny Silver Little Man (uncredited) | Little Man (uncredited) | Deceased | 16/04/1918 | 84 | 01/02/2003 | 51 |
 Ralph Smiley Hot Dog Man (uncredited) | Hot Dog Man (uncredited) | Deceased | 24/07/1916 | 61 | 14/09/1977 | 53 |
 Irene Tedrow Billy's Mother in 'Forget Me Not' (uncredited) | Billy's Mother in 'Forget Me Not' (uncredited) | Deceased | 03/08/1907 | 87 | 10/03/1995 | 62 |
Viki Vigen Little Girl (uncredited) | Little Girl (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Johnny Weissmüller Jungle Jim (archive footage) (uncredited) | Jungle Jim (archive footage) (uncredited) | Deceased | 02/06/1904 | 79 | 20/01/1984 | 65 |
 Jean Willes Denise in Film Clip (archive footage) (uncredited) | Denise in Film Clip (archive footage) (uncredited) | Deceased | 15/04/1923 | 65 | 03/01/1989 | 46 |
 Dick Winslow Organist (uncredited) | Organist (uncredited) | Deceased | 25/03/1915 | 75 | 07/02/1991 | 54 |
 Bill Zuckert Prison Warden in Film (uncredited) | Prison Warden in Film (uncredited) | Deceased | 18/12/1915 | 81 | 23/01/1997 | 54 |