The Best Man
Plot: The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president
Release Date:
Sunday, April 5 1964
61 years ago
61 years ago
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Cast
Henry Fonda. Henry Fonda was 58 in The Best Man as 'William Russell'.Birthday: Tue, May 16 1905 –
Died: Thu, Aug 12 1982
Died: Thu, Aug 12 1982
Cliff Robertson. Cliff Robertson was 40 in The Best Man as 'Joe Cantwell'.Birthday: Sun, Sep 09 1923 –
Died: Sat, Sep 10 2011
Died: Sat, Sep 10 2011
Edie Adams. Edie Adams was 36 in The Best Man as 'Mabel Cantwell'.Birthday: Sat, Apr 16 1927 –
Died: Wed, Oct 15 2008
Died: Wed, Oct 15 2008
Margaret Leighton. Margaret Leighton was 42 in The Best Man as 'Alice Russell'.Birthday: Sun, Feb 26 1922 –
Died: Tue, Jan 13 1976
Died: Tue, Jan 13 1976
Shelley Berman. Shelley Berman was 39 in The Best Man as 'Sheldon Bascomb'.Birthday: Tue, Feb 03 1925 –
Died: Fri, Sep 01 2017
Died: Fri, Sep 01 2017
Lee Tracy. Lee Tracy was 65 in The Best Man as 'President Art Hockstader'.Birthday: Wed, Apr 13 1898 –
Died: Fri, Oct 18 1968
Died: Fri, Oct 18 1968
Ann Sothern. Ann Sothern was 55 in The Best Man as 'Sue Ellen Gamadge'.Birthday: Fri, Jan 22 1909 –
Died: Thu, Mar 15 2001
Died: Thu, Mar 15 2001
Gene Raymond. Gene Raymond was 55 in The Best Man as 'Don Cantwell'.Birthday: Thu, Aug 13 1908 –
Died: Sat, May 02 1998
Died: Sat, May 02 1998
Kevin McCarthy. Kevin McCarthy was 50 in The Best Man as 'Dick Jensen'.Birthday: Sun, Feb 15 1914 –
Died: Sat, Sep 11 2010
Died: Sat, Sep 11 2010
Mahalia Jackson. Mahalia Jackson was 52 in The Best Man as 'Mahalia Jackson'.Birthday: Thu, Oct 26 1911 –
Died: Thu, Jan 27 1972
Died: Thu, Jan 27 1972
Howard K. Smith. Howard K. Smith was 49 in The Best Man as 'Howard K. Smith'.Birthday: Tue, May 12 1914 –
Died: Fri, Feb 15 2002
Died: Fri, Feb 15 2002
John Henry Faulk. John Henry Faulk was 50 in The Best Man as 'Gov. T.T. Claypoole'.Birthday: Thu, Aug 21 1913 –
Died: Mon, Apr 09 1990
Died: Mon, Apr 09 1990
Richard Arlen. Richard Arlen was 64 in The Best Man as 'Sen. Oscar Anderson'.Birthday: Wed, Aug 30 1899 –
Died: Sun, Mar 28 1976
Died: Sun, Mar 28 1976
Penny Singleton. Penny Singleton was 55 in The Best Man as 'Mrs. Claypoole (scenes deleted)'.Birthday: Tue, Sep 15 1908 –
Died: Wed, Nov 12 2003
Died: Wed, Nov 12 2003
George Kirgo. George Kirgo was 38 in The Best Man as 'Speechwriter'.Birthday: Fri, Mar 26 1926 –
Died: Sun, Aug 22 2004
Died: Sun, Aug 22 2004
George Furth. George Furth was 31 in The Best Man as 'Tom'.Birthday: Wed, Dec 14 1932 –
Died: Mon, Aug 11 2008
Died: Mon, Aug 11 2008
Anne Newman Bacal. Anne Newman Bacal was 26 in The Best Man as 'Janet (as Anne Newman)'.Birthday: Wed, Sep 01 1937
Mary Lawrence. Mary Lawrence was 45 in The Best Man as 'Mrs. Merwin'.Birthday: Fri, May 17 1918 –
Died: Tue, Sep 24 1991
Died: Tue, Sep 24 1991
William R. Ebersol. William R. Ebersol was >> in The Best Man as 'Gov. John Merwin'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Natalie Masters. Natalie Masters was 48 in The Best Man as 'Mrs. Anderson'.Birthday: Tue, Nov 23 1915 –
Died: Sun, Feb 09 1986
Died: Sun, Feb 09 1986
Marie Blake. Marie Blake was 68 in The Best Man as 'Cleaning Woman (as Blossom Rock)'.Birthday: Wed, Aug 21 1895 –
Died: Sat, Jan 14 1978
Died: Sat, Jan 14 1978
Tyler McVey. Tyler McVey was 52 in The Best Man as 'Chairman'.Birthday: Wed, Feb 14 1912 –
Died: Fri, Jul 04 2003
Died: Fri, Jul 04 2003
Sherwood Keith. Sherwood Keith was 51 in The Best Man as 'Doctor'.Birthday: Sun, May 19 1912 –
Died: Mon, Feb 21 1972
Died: Mon, Feb 21 1972
Leoda Richards. Leoda Richards was 57 in The Best Man as 'Convention Attendee (uncredited)'.Birthday: Fri, Mar 15 1907 –
Died: Sat, Feb 07 1998
Died: Sat, Feb 07 1998
Gore Vidal. Gore Vidal was 38 in The Best Man as 'Delegate (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sat, Oct 03 1925 –
Died: Tue, Jul 31 2012
Died: Tue, Jul 31 2012
John Alban. John Alban was 61 in The Best Man as 'Banquet Guest (uncredited)'.Birthday: Fri, Jan 02 1903 –
Died: Wed, Aug 09 1978
Died: Wed, Aug 09 1978
Fred Aldrich. Fred Aldrich was 59 in The Best Man as 'Delegate (uncredited)'.Birthday: Fri, Dec 23 1904 –
Died: Thu, Jan 25 1979
Died: Thu, Jan 25 1979
Leon Alton. Leon Alton was 56 in The Best Man as 'Russell Supporter (uncredited)'.Birthday: Fri, Aug 23 1907 –
Died: Fri, Aug 25 1995
Died: Fri, Aug 25 1995
David Armstrong. David Armstrong was 39 in The Best Man as 'Russell Campaign Worker (uncredited)'.Birthday: Thu, Oct 16 1924 –
Died: Fri, May 13 2016
Died: Fri, May 13 2016
Billy Beck. Billy Beck was 43 in The Best Man as 'Party Guest (uncredited)'.Birthday: Wed, May 26 1920 –
Died: Wed, Jun 29 2011
Died: Wed, Jun 29 2011
George Bruggeman. George Bruggeman was 59 in The Best Man as 'Reporter (uncredited)'.Birthday: Tue, Nov 01 1904 –
Died: Fri, Jun 09 1967
Died: Fri, Jun 09 1967
Donald Chaffin. Donald Chaffin was >> in The Best Man as 'Supporter (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Dick Cherney. Dick Cherney was 49 in The Best Man as 'Reporter (uncredited)'.Birthday: Fri, Nov 06 1914 –
Died: Sat, Oct 21 2017
Died: Sat, Oct 21 2017
Noble 'Kid' Chissell. Noble 'Kid' Chissell was 59 in The Best Man as 'Man at Pool (uncredited)'.Birthday: Thu, Feb 16 1905 –
Died: Sun, Nov 08 1987
Died: Sun, Nov 08 1987
Rupert Crosse. Rupert Crosse was 36 in The Best Man as 'Reporter (uncredited)'.Birthday: Tue, Nov 29 1927 –
Died: Mon, Mar 05 1973
Died: Mon, Mar 05 1973
Jack Daly. Jack Daly was 49 in The Best Man as 'Photographer (uncredited)'.Birthday: Mon, Sep 28 1914 –
Died: Sun, Jun 02 1968
Died: Sun, Jun 02 1968
George DeNormand. George DeNormand was 60 in The Best Man as 'Cantwell Supporter (uncredited)'.Birthday: Tue, Sep 22 1903 –
Died: Thu, Dec 23 1976
Died: Thu, Dec 23 1976
Kenneth Gibson. Kenneth Gibson was 66 in The Best Man as 'Reporter (uncredited)'.Birthday: Mon, Jan 17 1898 –
Died: Sun, Nov 26 1972
Died: Sun, Nov 26 1972
Herschel Graham. Herschel Graham would have been no older than 60 in The Best Man as 'Campaign Worker (uncredited)'.Birthday: Fri, Feb 05 1904 –
Died: Wed, Mar 18 1964
Died: Wed, Mar 18 1964
Sam Harris. Sam Harris was 87 in The Best Man as 'Cantwell Supporter (uncredited)'.Birthday: Thu, Jan 11 1877 –
Died: Wed, Oct 22 1969
Died: Wed, Oct 22 1969
Crew
Franklin J. Schaffner. Franklin J. Schaffner was 43 in The Best Man as 'Director'Birthday: Sun, May 30 1920 –
Died: Sun, Jul 02 1989
Died: Sun, Jul 02 1989
Dick Moder. Dick Moder was 57 in The Best Man as 'Assistant Director'Birthday: Tue, Dec 11 1906 –
Died: Sun, Apr 17 1994
Died: Sun, Apr 17 1994
Haskell Wexler. Haskell Wexler was 38 in The Best Man as 'Director of Photography'Birthday: Sat, Feb 06 1926 –
Died: Sun, Dec 27 2015
Died: Sun, Dec 27 2015
Lynn Stalmaster. Lynn Stalmaster was 36 in The Best Man as 'Casting Director'Birthday: Thu, Nov 17 1927 –
Died: Fri, Feb 12 2021
Died: Fri, Feb 12 2021
Gore Vidal. Gore Vidal was 38 in The Best Man as 'Story, Screenplay'Birthday: Sat, Oct 03 1925 –
Died: Tue, Jul 31 2012
Died: Tue, Jul 31 2012
Marion Rosenberg. Marion Rosenberg was >> in The Best Man as 'Producer's Assistant'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Stuart Millar. Stuart Millar was 34 in The Best Man as 'Presenter, Producer'Birthday: Thu, Apr 25 1929 –
Died: Tue, Aug 22 2006
Died: Tue, Aug 22 2006
Lawrence Turman. Lawrence Turman was 37 in The Best Man as 'Presenter, Producer'Birthday: Sun, Nov 28 1926 –
Died: Sat, Jul 01 2023
Died: Sat, Jul 01 2023
Robert Swink. Robert Swink was 45 in The Best Man as 'Editor'Birthday: Mon, Jun 03 1918 –
Died: Tue, Aug 15 2000
Died: Tue, Aug 15 2000
George E. Swink. George E. Swink was 41 in The Best Man as 'Assistant Editor'Birthday: Tue, May 02 1922 –
Died: Fri, Aug 22 2003
Died: Fri, Aug 22 2003
Hal Ashby. Hal Ashby was 34 in The Best Man as 'Editorial Consultant'Birthday: Mon, Sep 02 1929 –
Died: Tue, Dec 27 1988
Died: Tue, Dec 27 1988
Mort Lindsey. Mort Lindsey was 41 in The Best Man as 'Original Music Composer'Birthday: Wed, Mar 21 1923 –
Died: Fri, May 04 2012
Died: Fri, May 04 2012
Lyle R. Wheeler. Lyle R. Wheeler was 59 in The Best Man as 'Production Design'Birthday: Sun, Feb 12 1905 –
Died: Wed, Jan 10 1990
Died: Wed, Jan 10 1990
Tom Mankiewicz. Tom Mankiewicz was 21 in The Best Man as 'Production Executive'Birthday: Mon, Jun 01 1942 –
Died: Sat, Jul 31 2010
Died: Sat, Jul 31 2010
Richard Mansfield. Richard Mansfield was >> in The Best Man as 'Set Decoration'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Jack Solomon. Jack Solomon was 51 in The Best Man as 'Sound'Birthday: Sat, Mar 08 1913 –
Died: Fri, Nov 08 2002
Died: Fri, Nov 08 2002
Ben Lane. Ben Lane was 52 in The Best Man as 'Makeup Artist'Birthday: Tue, Jan 23 1912 –
Died: Sun, Jun 10 2007
Died: Sun, Jun 10 2007
Robert Goodstein. Robert Goodstein was 54 in The Best Man as 'Unit Manager'Birthday: Tue, Dec 14 1909 –
Died: Sat, Jan 07 1984
Died: Sat, Jan 07 1984
Dorothy Jeakins. Dorothy Jeakins was 50 in The Best Man as 'Costume Supervisor'Birthday: Sun, Jan 11 1914 –
Died: Tue, Nov 21 1995
Died: Tue, Nov 21 1995
Kay Thackery. Kay Thackery was 64 in The Best Man as 'Script Supervisor'Birthday: Mon, May 15 1899 –
Died: Tue, Oct 01 2002
Died: Tue, Oct 01 2002
Kathleen Dennis. Kathleen Dennis was >> in The Best Man as 'Wardrobe Designer'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Robert Johannes. Robert Johannes was >> in The Best Man as 'Camera Operator'Birthday: Unknown Birthday