The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Melvin Frank.

Cast

Jack Lemmon as Mel Edison
Anne Bancroft as Edna Edison
Gene Saks as Harry Edison
Elizabeth Wilson as Pauline
Florence Stanley as Pearl
Maxine Stuart as Belle
Ed Peck as Man Upstairs
Gene Blakely as Charlie
Ivor Francis as Psychiatrist
Stack Pierce as Detective
Patricia Marshall as Woman Upstairs
Dee Carroll as Helen
Ketty Lester as Unemployment Clerk
M. Emmet Walsh as Doorman
F. Murray Abraham as Taxi Driver
James McCallion as Mr. Cooperman
Fat Thomas as Bus Driver
Arlen Stuart as Elevator Passenger
Sylvester Stallone as Youth in Park
Alan DeWitt as Wayne Morgan
Harry Ray as Man with Dog
Lonnie Burr as Man on Street (uncredited)
Eddie Garrett as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Ben Lautman as NYU Student (uncredited)
Dave Michaels as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Gary Owens as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
John Ritter as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Norman Stevans as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Joe Turkel as Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)

Crew

Melvin Frank — Producer
Melvin Frank — Director
Marvin Hamlisch — Original Music Composer
Philip H. Lathrop — Director of Photography
Neil Simon — Screenplay

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