The King of Comedy (1982) featured a cast of 75 tracked actors. Of these, 15 (38%) are still alive today and 25 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Sel Vitella, age 92. This film starred Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis.
38% still with us· verified cast20% of full cast · incl. 35 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 38% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 81.6 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast75 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1982 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Robert De Niro Rupert Pupkin | Rupert Pupkin | Living | 17/08/1943 | 83 | — | 39 |
 Jerry Lewis Jerry Langford | Jerry Langford | Deceased | 16/03/1926 | 91 | 20/08/2017 | 56 |
 Diahnne Abbott Rita | Rita | Living | 01/05/1945 | 81 | — | 37 |
 Sandra Bernhard Masha | Masha | Living | 06/06/1955 | 71 | — | 27 |
 Shelley Hack Cathy Long | Cathy Long | Living | 06/07/1947 | 79 | — | 35 |
 Frederick de Cordova Bert Thomas | Bert Thomas | Deceased | 27/10/1910 | 90 | 15/09/2001 | 72 |
 Ed Herlihy Ed Herlihy | Ed Herlihy | Deceased | 14/08/1909 | 89 | 30/01/1999 | 73 |
Lou Brown Band Leader | Band Leader | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Loretta Tupper Stage Door Fan | Stage Door Fan | Deceased | 06/05/1906 | 84 | 16/09/1990 | 76 |
Peter Potulski Stage Door Fan | Stage Door Fan | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Vinnie Gonzales Stage Door Fan | Stage Door Fan | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Whitey Ryan Stage Door Guard | Stage Door Guard | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Doc Lawless Chauffeur | Chauffeur | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Marta Heflin Young Girl | Young Girl | Deceased | 29/03/1945 | 68 | 18/09/2013 | 37 |
 Katherine Wallach Autograph Seeker | Autograph Seeker | Living | 13/07/1958 | 68 | — | 24 |
Charles Kaleina Autograph Seeker | Autograph Seeker | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Richard Baratz Caricaturist | Caricaturist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Catherine Scorsese Rupert's Mom (voice) | Rupert's Mom (voice) | Deceased | 16/04/1912 | 84 | 06/01/1997 | 70 |
 Cathy Scorsese Dolores | Dolores | Living | 07/12/1965 | 60 | — | 17 |
 Chuck Low Man in Chinese Restaurant | Man in Chinese Restaurant | Deceased | 21/07/1937 | 80 | 18/09/2017 | 45 |
 Liza Minnelli Liza Minnelli | Liza Minnelli | Living | 12/03/1946 | 80 | — | 36 |
Leslie Levinson Roberta Posner | Roberta Posner | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Alan Potashnick Man at Telephone | Man at Telephone | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Michael Kolba Man at Telephone | Man at Telephone | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Robert Colston Man at Telephone | Man at Telephone | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ramon Rodriguez Man at Telephone | Man at Telephone | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Chuck Coop Man at Telephone | Man at Telephone | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Sel Vitella Man at Telephone | Man at Telephone | Living | 07/07/1934 | 92 | — | 48 |
 Margo Winkler Receptionist | Receptionist | Living | 13/08/1935 | 91 | — | 47 |
Tony Boschetti Mr. Gangemi | Mr. Gangemi | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
 Mick Jones Street Scum | Street Scum | Living | 26/06/1955 | 71 | — | 27 |
 Joe Strummer Street Scum | Street Scum | Deceased | 21/08/1952 | 50 | 22/12/2002 | 30 |
 Paul Simonon Street Scum | Street Scum | Living | 15/12/1955 | 70 | — | 27 |
Kosmo Vinyl Street Scum | Street Scum | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ellen Foley Street Scum | Street Scum | Living | 05/06/1951 | 75 | — | 31 |
Pearl Harbour Street Scum | Street Scum | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Gaby Salter Street Scum | Street Scum | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jerry Baxter-Worman Street Scum | Street Scum | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Don Letts Street Scum | Street Scum | Living | 10/01/1956 | 70 | — | 26 |
 Matt Russo Cabbie | Cabbie | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Thelma Lee Woman in Telephone Booth | Woman in Telephone Booth | Deceased | 09/11/1916 | 95 | 11/03/2012 | 66 |
 Joyce Brothers Dr. Joyce Brothers | Dr. Joyce Brothers | Deceased | 20/10/1927 | 85 | 13/05/2013 | 55 |
George Kapp Mystery Guest | Mystery Guest | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Victor Borge Victor Borge | Victor Borge | Deceased | 03/01/1909 | 91 | 23/12/2000 | 73 |
 Ralph Monaco Raymond Wirtz | Raymond Wirtz | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Rob-Jamere Wess Security Guard | Security Guard | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kim Chan Jonno | Jonno | Deceased | 28/12/1917 | 90 | 05/10/2008 | 65 |
Audrey Dummett Cook | Cook | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
June Prud'Homme Audrey | Audrey | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Edgar J. Scherick Wilson Crockett | Wilson Crockett | Deceased | 16/10/1924 | 78 | 02/12/2002 | 58 |
Thomas M. Tolan Gerrity | Gerrity | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ray Dittrich Giardello | Giardello | Deceased | — | — | 22/04/2008 | — |
Richard Dioguardi Captain Burke | Captain Burke | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jay Julien Langford's Lawyer | Langford's Lawyer | Deceased | — | — | 04/08/2016 | — |
Harry J. Ufland Langford's Agent | Langford's Agent | Deceased | — | — | 02/03/2018 | — |
Scotty Bloch Crockett's Secretary | Crockett's Secretary | Deceased | 28/01/1925 | 93 | 15/09/2018 | 57 |
Jim Lyness Ticket Taker | Ticket Taker | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Bill Minkin McCabe | McCabe | Deceased | 17/10/1941 | 84 | — | 41 |
Diane Rachell McCabe's Wife | McCabe's Wife | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Dennis Mulligan Plainclothesman | Plainclothesman | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Tony Devon Plainclothesman | Plainclothesman | Deceased | 05/12/1951 | 70 | 26/02/2022 | 31 |
Peter Fain Plainclothesman | Plainclothesman | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Michael F. Stodden Plainclothesman | Plainclothesman | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Gerard Murphy Plainclothesman | Plainclothesman | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jimmy Raitt Stage Manager | Stage Manager | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
 Martin Scorsese TV Director | TV Director | Living | 17/11/1942 | 83 | — | 40 |
 Tony Randall Tony Randall | Tony Randall | Deceased | 26/02/1920 | 84 | 17/05/2004 | 62 |
 Charles Scorsese First Man at Bar | First Man at Bar | Deceased | 08/05/1913 | 80 | 23/08/1993 | 69 |
 Mardik Martin Second Man at Bar | Second Man at Bar | Deceased | 16/09/1936 | 82 | 11/09/2019 | 46 |
William Jorgensen Newsman (voice) | Newsman (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Marvin Scott Newsman (voice) | Newsman (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Chuck Stevens Newsman (voice) | Newsman (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
William Littauer Newsman (voice) | Newsman (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jeff David Announcer (voice) | Announcer (voice) | Deceased | 16/09/1940 | 67 | 25/03/2008 | 42 |
 Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Crowd Extra (uncredited) | Crowd Extra (uncredited) | Living | 17/11/1958 | 67 | — | 24 |