Harry and Tonto

Harry and Tonto

115 mins | Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Romance | Aug. 12, 1974

Harry is a retired teacher in his 70s living in the Upper West Side of New York City where his late wife and he raised his children--where he's lived all his life. When the building he lives in is torn down to make way for a parking garage, Harry and his beloved cat Tonto begin a journey across the United States, visiting his children, seeing a world he never seemed to have the time to see before, making new friends, and saying goodbye to old friends.

Harry and Tonto

115 mins | Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Romance | Aug. 12, 1974

Harry and Tonto
Harry is a retired teacher in his 70s living in the Upper West Side of New York City where his late wife and he raised his children--where he's lived all his life. When the building he lives in is torn down to make way for a parking garage, Harry and his beloved cat Tonto begin a journey across the United States, visiting his children, seeing a world he never seemed to have the time to see before, making new friends, and saying goodbye to old friends.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Harry and Tonto
Directors Dodie Fawley, June Samson, Anthony Ray, Paul Mazursky
Writers Josh Greenfeld, Paul Mazursky

Cast

Art Carney

as Harry Coombes

Ellen Burstyn

as Shirley Mallard

Geraldine Fitzgerald

as Jessie Stone

Larry Hagman

as Eddie Coombes

Chief Dan George

as Sam Two Feathers

René Enríquez

as Grocery Clerk

Herbert Berghof

as Jacob Rivetowski

Michael McCleery

as Mugger

Avon Long

as Leroy

Rashel Novikoff

as Mrs. Rothman

Philip Bruns

as Burt Coombes

Cliff DeYoung

as Burt Coombes Jr.

Josh Mostel

as Norman Coombes

Dolly Jonah

as Elaine Coombes

Sybil Bowan

as Old Landlady

Joe Madden

as Panhandler

Bette Howard

as Morgue Clerk

Patricia Fay

as Airport Security Woman

Muriel Beerman

as Taxi Driver

Louis Guss

as Dominic

Clint Young

as Bus Driver

Cliff Norton

as Used Car Salesman

Melanie Mayron

as Ginger

Michael Butler

as Hitchhiker

Letitia Toole

as Wrong Jessie

W. Benson Terry

as Her Husband

Gregg Harris

as Her Grandson

Mike Nussbaum

as Old Age Home Clerk

Arthur Hunnicutt

as Wade Carlton

Barbara Rhoades

as Hooker

Philip Roth

as Vegas Gambler

Andre Philippe

as Chess Player

Anatol Winogradoff

as Anatol

Sally Marr

as Cat Lady

Alex Colon

as Man in Airport (uncredited)

Jill Mazursky

as Girl Building Sandcastle (uncredited)

Paul Mazursky

as Prostitute (uncredited)