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Harry and Tonto is a 1974 American road comedy-drama directed by Paul Mazursky and written by Mazursky & Josh Greenfeld. The film follows a man named Harry who decides to travel cross-country with his pet cat, Tonto. Art Carney won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Harry.
Joshua Mostel (born December 21, 1946) is an American actor with numerous film and Broadway credits. [1] The son of Zero Mostel, he is best known for his supporting roles in films such as Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), Harry and Tonto (1974), Sophie's Choice (1982), City Slickers (1991), Billy Madison (1995), and Big Daddy (1999).
She played a police officer, "No Balls" Hadley, in 1977's The Choirboys and a Las Vegas hooker who picks up Art Carney along the road during his Oscar-winning performance in Harry and Tonto (1974). She also had roles in Scream Blacula Scream (1973) and The Goodbye Girl (1977) and was a frequent panelist on the popular 1970s game show Match Game ...
Irwin Lawrence "Paul" Mazursky (/ m ə ˈ z ɜːr s k i /; April 25, 1930 – June 30, 2014) was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor.Known for his dramatic comedies that often dealt with modern social issues, he was nominated for five Academy Awards for Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), An Unmarried Woman (1978), Harry and Tonto (1974), and Enemies, A Love Story (1989).
Burstyn at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival. Ellen Burstyn is an American actress of film, television and stage.. She is known for her film performances in Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show (1971), William Friedkin's The Exorcist (1973), Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), and Requiem for a Dream (2000).
Melanie Joy Mayron [1] (born October 20, 1952) [2] is an American actress and director of film and television. [3] Mayron is best known for her role as photographer Melissa Steadman on the ABC drama thirtysomething [4] for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1989, [5] and was nominated for same award in 1990 and 1991. [5]
The song was sung by Harry Coombes (played by Art Carney) to his beloved cat Tonto as Tonto passes away near the end of Harry and Tonto (1974) The song is referenced in the Ray Bradbury short story, "There Was An Old Lady" from the collection of short stories entitled "The October Country."
He played the elderly Chicken George Moore in Roots: The Next Generations miniseries, and had small roles in Trading Places (1983) – memorable as Ezra, the servant to whom Ralph Bellamy gives a miserably small Christmas bonus ("maybe I'll go to the movies – by myself"), The Sting (1973) ("Flat rate!"), and Harry and Tonto (1974).