Charlie — The Prisoner of Second Avenue Character Profile

About Charlie

An individual who commits a brazen daytime burglary of the Edison apartment, pushing Mel past his breaking point and triggering his nervous breakdown.

Character Facts

Played by

Gene Blakely

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)