In 1958, he played the leading role in the musical comedy Oh, Captain!
His final words are to Julia, asking "Did I play my part well in the comedy of life?"
He also played the lead role in the comedy Three O'Clock High.
The song was also played in the 2011 comedy No Strings Attached and appears on its soundtrack.
He also played himself in the 2007 romantic comedy The Good Night.
He also played the role of Maria in the comedy "Moncloa, ¿Dígame?"
He recently played the lead in the comedy feature film Mr Bones 2: Back from the Past.
And he asked us as we entered the room: Didn't we think he'd played his part well in the comedy of life?
He played an endearing character in the independent comedy, For Heaven's Sake.
"A role to play in the grand comedy," Hicks said.