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The King of Comedy (1982) -- Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin wants to achieve success in showbiz, by resorting to stalking his idol, a late night talk show host who craves his own privacy.
The King of Comedy (1982) -- Trailerfan.com - Trailer (Flash)

Overview

Date of Death:
30 January 1999, New York City, New York, USA more
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Herlihy was a (non-buffoon) equivalent of Ed McMahon on "The Tonight... more
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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Writer, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Don't Drink the Water (1994) (TV) .... Narrator
  2. Malcolm X (1992) .... Joe Louis Announcer
    ... aka X (USA: poster title)

  3. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) .... Newscaster
  4. A Fine Mess (1986) .... T.V. Reporter
    ... aka Blake Edwards' A Fine Mess (USA: complete title)
  5. Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) .... Mr. Buxton
  6. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) .... Dooley
  7. Zelig (1983) (voice) .... Pathe News Announcer
  8. The King of Comedy (1982) .... Ed Herlihy
  9. The Chosen (1981) .... Newsreel Announcer

  10. "Saturday Night Live" .... Banshee Spokesperson (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
        - Bill Russell/Chicago (1979) TV episode (uncredited) .... Banshee Spokesperson
  11. First Ladies Diaries: Rachel Jackson (1975) (TV) .... Livingston

  12. "The Kraft Music Hall" .... Announcer (2 episodes, 1969)
        - Alan King Stops the Press (1969) TV episode .... Announcer
        - Broadway's Best: 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Announcer
  13. "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" (1957) TV series .... Announcer (unknown episodes, 1962)
    ... aka The Jack Paar Show (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Jack Paar Tonight Show (USA: new title)

  14. Universal Variety View 6352: Northern Neighbors (1941) .... Commentor
Writer:
  1. Football Fanfare (1946) (narrative)
    ... aka Fox Movietone Sports Review 7301: Football Fanfare (USA: series title)
Self:
  1. Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (2000) (TV) (voice) (uncredited) .... Newsreel Announcer - 1946 plane crash

  2. NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  3. Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) (TV) (voice) (uncredited) .... Himself/Newsreel announcer
  4. The Republic Pictures Story (1991) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator

  5. NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (1986) (TV) .... Himself

  6. Yesterday's Witness: A Tribute to the American Newsreel (1977) .... Narrator

  7. "The Christophers" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
        - How to Communicate Ideas (1964) TV episode .... Himself
  8. "The Tonight Show" (1962) TV series .... Announcer (unknown episodes)
  9. "The Perry Como Show" .... Announcer / ... (1 episode, 1959-1963)
    ... aka Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Chesterfield Supper Club
        - Episode dated 7 February 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself/Announcer

  10. Harnessed Lightning (1948) .... Narrator
  11. "Americana" (1947) TV series .... Himself (substitute host)
  12. Football Fanfare (1946) .... Commentator
    ... aka Fox Movietone Sports Review 7301: Football Fanfare (USA: series title)
  13. Universal Newsreel (1945/XXIV) (voice) .... Narrator
  14. Universal Newsreel (1945/XXIII) (voice) .... Narrator
  15. Universal Newsreel (1945/XXII) (voice) .... Narrator
  16. Universal Newsreel (1945/XXI) (voice) .... Narrator - 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th segments
  17. Universal Newsreel (1945/XX) (voice) .... Narrator
  18. Universal Newsreel (1945/XIX) (voice) .... Narrator
  19. Universal Newsreel (1945/XVII) (voice) .... Narrator
  20. Universal Newsreel (1945/XVI) (voice) .... Narrator
  21. Universal Newsreel (1945/XV) (voice) .... Narrator - 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th segments
  22. Universal Newsreel (1945/XIV) (voice) .... Narrator
  23. Universal Newsreel (1945/XIII) (voice) .... Narrator - 1st, 3rd, 5th and 6th segments
  24. Universal Newsreel (1945/XII) (voice) .... Narrator - 1st, 3rd, 5th and 6th segments
  25. Universal Newsreel (1945/X) (voice) .... Narrator
  26. Universal Newsreel (1945/IX) (voice) .... Narrator - 1st and 5th segments
  27. Universal Newsreel (1945/VIII) (voice) .... Narrator - 1st, 2nd and 5th segments
  28. Universal Newsreel (1945/VII) (voice) .... Narrator - 1st, 3rd, 5th and 6th segments
  29. Universal Newsreel (1945/VI) (voice) .... Narrator
  30. Universal Newsreel (1945/V) (voice) .... Narrator
  31. Universal Newsreel (1945/IV) (voice) .... Narrator
  32. Universal Newsreel (1945/III) (voice) .... Narrator
  33. Roar, Navy, Roar (1942) .... Narrator
  34. Arsenal of Might (1942) .... Narrator
Archive Footage:
  1. "MythBusters"
        - 22,000 Foot Fall (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Escape Slide Parachute (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Escape from Alcatraz/Duck Quack/Stud Finder (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Himself
  2. "Beyond Tomorrow"
        - Episode #2.12 (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - News reporter
  3. "Timewatch"
        - Princess Margaret: A Love Story (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Himself
  4. Revelations: The End Times (1999) (V) (archive sound) .... Himself (segment "In Topeka: Tornado Leaves Ruins In Wake")
  5. The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999) (TV) .... Himself - Memorial Tribute
  6. "Year by Year" (1994) .... Narrator
  7. The Speeches of Winston Churchill (1988) (V) (voice) .... Universal-International Newsreel Narrator
  8. If You Love This Planet (1982) (voice) (uncredited) .... Universal Newsreel Narrator
  9. The Force Beyond (1978) (voice) (archive sound) .... Newsreel Voice


Additional Details

Other Works:
Hosted a Saturday morning children's variety TV show in the early '50s (on NBC) called The Horn and Hardart Children's Hour. more

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