18 Dec 1982
The King of 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.
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Henry Fonda Clarence Earl Gideon
José Ferrer Abe Fortas
John Houseman Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
Fay Wray Edna Curtis
Dean Jagger 6th Supreme Court Justice
Sam Jaffe 1st Supreme Court Justice
Nicholas Pryor Jacob
William Prince 5th Supreme Court Justice
Lane Smith Fred Turner
Richard McKenzie Judge Robert McCrary
Dolph Sweet Charlie
Ford Rainey 2nd Supreme Court Justice
David Sheiner Abe Krash
J. Patrick McNamara Harris
Les Lannom Bobby Earle
Malcolm Groome John Ely
Allan Rich Tobias Simon
Richard Lineback Lester Wade
David Clennon James Fitzpatrick
Michael Cavanaugh Stocker
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