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Zelig (1983) Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the

Zelig (1983)

Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act like whoever is around him. Clever editing places Zelig in real newsreel footage of Woodrow Wilson, Babe Ruth, and others. Cast: Leonard Zelig: Woody Allen Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher: Mia Farrow The Narrator: Patrick Horgan Dr. Sindell: John Buckwalter Glandular Diagnosis Doctor: Marvin Chatinover Mexican Food Doctor: Stanley Swerdlow Dr. Birsky: Paul Nevens Hypodermic Doctor: Howard Erskine Experimental Drugs Doctor: George Hamlin Other Doctor: Arthur Anderson Other Doctor (as Will Hussong): Will Hussung Man in Barber Chair: Robert Iglesia Man in Park: Eli Resnick Scotsman: Edward McPhillips Freshman 1: Gale Hansen Freshman 2 (as Michael Jeeter): Michael Jeter Workers Rally Speaker: Peter McRobbie Martin Geist: Sol Lomita Sister Ruth: Mary Louise Wilson Telephone Operator: Alice Beardsley Woman on Telephone: Paula Trueman Man on Telephone: Ed Lane Actress Fletcher: Marianne Tatum Actor Doctor (as Charles Denney): Charles Denny Actor Koslow: Michael Kell Actor Zelig (as Garrett Brown): Garrett M. Brown Miss Baker (as Sharon Ferrol): Sharon Ferrol-Young Charles Koslow: Richard Litt Martinez: Dimitri Vassilopoulos Paul Deghuee: John Rothman Meryl Fletcher: Stephanie Farrow City Hall Speaker: Francis Beggins Dr. Fletcher's Mother: Jean Trowbridge On-Camera Interviewer: Ken Chapin Hearst Guest: Gerald Klein Hearst Guest (as Vincent Jerosa): Vincent Jerman-Jerosa Lita Fox: Deborah Rush Lita's Lawyer: Stanley Simmonds Zelig's Lawyer: Robert Berger Helen Gray: Jeanine Jackson Zelig's Wife: Erma Campbell Wrist Victim: Anton Marco House-Painting Victim: Louise Deitch Vilification Woman: Bernice Dowis Greek Waiter: John Doumanian Rally Chancellor (as Will Holt): Willy Holt Carter Dean: Bernie Herold Susan Sontag - Contemporary Interviews: Susan Sontag Irving Howe - Contemporary Interviews: Irving Howe Saul Bellow - Contemporary Interviews: Saul Bellow Bricktop - Contemporary Interviews: Bricktop Bruno Bettelheim - Contemporary Interviews: Bruno Bettelheim John Morton Blum - Contemporary Interviews (as Professor John Morton Blum): John Morton Blum Calvin Turner - Contemporary Interviews: Marshall Cole Sr. Older Dr. Fletcher - Contemporary Interviews: Ellen Garrison Mike Geibell - Contemporary Interviews: Jack Cannon Ted Bierbauer - Contemporary Interviews: Theodore R. Smits Older Paul Deghuee - Contemporary Interviews: Sherman Loud Older Sister Meryl Fletcher - Contemporary Interviews: Elizabeth Rothschild Oswald Pohl - Contemporary Interviews (as Kuno Spunholz): Kuno Sponholz Pathe News Announcer (voice): Ed Herlihy Hearst Metrotone Announcer (voice): Dwight Weist Radio Announcer (voice): Gordon Gould Universal Newsreel Announcer (voice) (as Windy Craig): Wendell Craig German U.F.A. Newsreel Announcer (voice): Jurgen Kuehn Self (with Hitler and Streicher) (archive footage) (unconfirmed): Max Amann Self (archive footage): Claire Windsor Lizard Dancer: Michael Blevins Self - Walking Behind Hitler (archive footage): Julius Schaub Self - Pinning Medal: Calvin Coolidge Self - with Hitler and Streicher (archive footage): Sepp Dietrich Self - Playing Baseball (archive footage): Joe DiMaggio Reporter: Jon Hayden German Girl: Elizabeth Kaitan Self - with Goebbels (archive footage): Robert Ley Self - At San Simeon (archive footage): Tom Mix Self with Hitler and Streicher (archive footage): Franz Pfeffer von Salomon voice of Helen Kane: Mae Questel Charleston Dancer: Bubba Dean Rambo Self - Swinging Bat (archive footage): Babe Ruth Self - with Back to Hitler (archive footage): Gregor Strasser Self - with Hitler and Hess (archive footage): Julius Streicher Beauty Contestant: Kim Johnston Ulrich Self - with Goebbels and Ley (archive footage): Franz von Epp Self - Mayor of New York (archive footage): Jimmy Walker Police Officer: Tug Wilson Written by: Woody Allen Director: Woody Allen Release date: 25 Aug 1983 Box Office: $11,798,616
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