Man Upstairs — The Prisoner of Second Avenue Character Profile

About Man Upstairs

A resident living above the Edison apartment whose loud and argumentative behavior acts as a persistent environmental stressor during the summer heat wave and garbage strike.

Character Facts

Played by

Ed Peck

Appears in

The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)

Role

Supporting

More characters from The Prisoner of Second Avenue

• Mel Edison (Jack Lemmon)
• Edna Edison (Anne Bancroft)
• Harry Edison (Gene Saks)
• Pauline (Elizabeth Wilson)
• Woman Upstairs (Patricia Marshall)
• Pearl (Florence Stanley)
• Helen (Dee Carroll)
• Doorman (M. Emmet Walsh)
• Elevator Passenger (Arlen Stuart)
• Mr. Cooperman (James McCallion)
• Unemployment Clerk (Ketty Lester)
• Wayne Morgan (Alan DeWitt)