A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)

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Director

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Richard Lester

Storyline

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Pseudolus, the laziest slave in Rome, has one wish: to purchase his freedom. When his master and mistress leave for the day, he finds out that the master's son, Hero, has fallen in love with Philia, a virgin in the house of Marcus Lycus, a brothel keeper in the house next door. Pseudolus concocts a deal in which he will be freed if he can procure the girl for Hero. (Adapted from IMDb)

Cast

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• Credited
• Uncredited A-Z
• Unidentified

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Cast

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Actors credited in the English version, in closing credit order, which as far as I have found are identical to all international versions..

Zero Mostel
as Pseudolus

Phil Silvers
as Marcus Lycus

Buster Keaton
as Erronius

Michael Crawford
as Hero

Jack Gilford
as Hysterium

Annette Andre
as Philia

Michael Hordern
as Senex

Leon Greene
as Captain Miles Gloriosus

Roy Kinnear
as Gladiator trainer

Alfie Bass
as Gatekeeper at the gladiator training facility

John Bluthal
as Captain of Miles' Soldiers

Pamela Brown
as High Priestess

Patricia Jessel
as Dominia

Beatrix Lehmann
as Dominia's Mother

Frank Thornton
as Slave owner

Peter Butterworth
as Foot Soldier of Captain Miles

John Bennett
as Dice player

Andrew Faulds
as Officer who captures Pseudolus

Jennifer and Susan Baker
as The Twins
I was not able to work out which twin is which

Ronnie Brody
(credited as "Ronny Brody")
as Second Foot Soldier of Captain Miles

Frank Elliott
Unidentified

Lucienne Bridou
as Panacea

Helen Funai
as Tintinabula

Bill Kerr
as Slave merchant

Jack May
as Emissary of Captain Miles

Inga Neilsen
as Gymnasia

Jon Pertwee
as Crassus

Janet Webb
as Fertilla

Myrna White
as Vibrata

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Uncredited actors A-Z

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Inocencio Barbán
as Eunuch brothel worker

Dan Barry
as Acrobat

Mike Brendel
as Gladiator

Rafael Cortés
as Roman citizen

Xan das Bolas
as Dice player's companion

Manuel de Agustina
as Roman citizen

Juan Antonio Elices
as Roman citizen with pigeon

Sandalio Hernández
as Tavern customer

Juan Martínez
as Thermae patron

Ricardo Palacios
as Chief eunuch brothel worker

Gene Reyes
as Eunuch brothel worker

Felipe Urmeneta
as Carriage bearer for Marcus Lycus

"Bald Beggar"
as Tavern customer

"Calpe's Twin"
as Tavern keeper

"Fantasma"
as Roman citizen

"Mr. Grumpy"
as Slave

"Roca's Twin"
as Roman citizen

"Squashy"
as 1. Soldier
as 2. Servant

"The Judge"
as Roman citizen

"The Mortician"
as Roman citizen

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Unidentified actors

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Unidentified credited actors

• Frank Elliott - Elliott was a character actor active in Hollywood films from the silent era to the 1940's, seemingly having mostly retired from the start of the 50's, who would have been aged 85 when this film was made. I have him identified in his last known role before this one, which dates from 10 years earlier, but there are no actors of an appropriate age who seem at all like him, so I would guess that his scenes were cut.

Uncredited actors listed as appearing by other sources, but not identified

• Joey Hamlin - IMDb as "Young boy". Hamlin was a child actor who has only one other known credit. We have him identified in that film, but he does not seem to match with any of the child actors in this film.
• Ingrid Pitt - IMDb as "Courtesan". Pitt became briefly well known at the end of the 60's as a star of hammer horror films, so, theoretically, should be fairly easy to identify.

This actor playing the Gladiator-in-training was previously mis-identified as Bill Kerr (IMDb and Wikipedia have him listed in this role). This means he is now unidentified

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Unidentified actors

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This should be child actor Joey Hamlin in 7 donne per i Mac Gregor from the following year, which is his only other credit listed on IMDb - with thanks to Carlos for providing the image. IMDb rather unhelpfully says he should play "Young boy" in this film.

There are 3 young boys seen identifiably in the film, but I can't say that any of them seem like the boy above.

And this is unidentified credited actor Frank Elliott in Montecarlo, his last known role before this film, dating from 10 years earlier. He would be aged 75 in these images and 10 years older in this film, but I don't see any actors of an appropriate age who seem like him.

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62 is Eleonora Morana, to me...

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62 is Eleonora Morana, to me...

I see what you mean, but I think she must just be someone similar looking, as it is extremely unlikely that Eleonora would have appeared as an extra in a film shot entirely in Spain where there are no other Italian actors whatsoever

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The role played by Bill Kerr has been corrected, thanks to Steven Smith via Facebook