Movie

The Jerk

Released: December 14, 1979 (1979)

Runtime: 94 minutes

Genres: Comedy

After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him from rags to riches and back again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Maurice Evans as Hobart
Age at release: 78
Richard Ward as Father
Age at release: 64
Bill Macy as Stan Fox
Age at release: 57
Dick O'Neill as Frosty
Age at release: 51
Mabel King as Mother
Age at release: 46
Dick Anthony Williams as Taj
Age at release: 45
M. Emmet Walsh as Madman
Age at release: 44
Steve Martin as Navin R. Johnson
Age at release: 34
Bernadette Peters as Marie Kimble Johnson
Age at release: 31
Catlin Adams as Patty Bernstein
Age at release: 29

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Frances E. Williams as Grandma Johnson
Age at release: 74
Sonny Terry as Blues Singer
Age at release: 68
Clete Roberts as Announcer
Age at release: 67
Brownie McGhee as Blues Singer
Age at release: 64
Carl Reiner as Carl Reiner the Celebrity
Age at release: 57
William Schallert as Judge M.A. Loring
Age at release: 57
Lenny Montana as Con Man
Age at release: 53
Helena Carroll as Hester
Age at release: 51
Jackie Mason as Harry Hartounian
Age at release: 51
Gene LeBell as Con Man
Age at release: 47
Larry Hankin as Circus Hand (uncredited)
Age at release: 42
Richard Foronjy as Con Man
Age at release: 42
Howard Hesseman as Carnival Worker (uncredited)
Age at release: 39
Pepe Serna as Punk #1
Age at release: 35
David Landsberg as Bank Manager
Age at release: 35
Gailard Sartain as Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)
Age at release: 33
Sharon Johansen as Lenore Hartounian
Age at release: 31
Domingo Ambriz as Father De Cordoba
Age at release: 31
Ren Woods as Elvira
Age at release: 21
Lydia McGhee as Cleotis Johnson
Age at release: Unknown