Zelig
1983Fictional 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.
Acted in
Woody Allen
as Leonard Zelig
Mia Farrow
as Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher
Patrick Horgan
as The Narrator (voice)
John Buckwalter
as Dr. Sindell
Marvin Chatinover
as Glandular Diagnosis Doctor
Stanley Swerdlow
as Mexican Food Doctor
Paul Nevens
as Dr. Birsky
Howard Erskine
as Hypodermic Doctor
Richard Whiting
as Other Doctor
Ralph Bell
as Other Doctor
Will Hussung
as Other Doctor
Gale Hansen
as Freshman #1
Michael Jeter
as Freshman #2
Peter McRobbie
as Workers Rally Speaker
Richard Litt
as Charles Koslow
Mary Louise Wilson
as Sister Ruth
Alice Beardsley
as Telephone Operator
Paula Trueman
as Woman on Telephone
Garrett M. Brown
as Actor Zelig
Marianne Tatum
as Actress Fletcher
Charles Denny
as Actor Doctor
Michael Kell
as Actor Koslow
John Rothman
as Paul Deghuee
Deborah Rush
as Lita Fox
Stanley Simmonds
as Lita's Lawyer
Robert Berger
as Zelig's Lawyer
Jeanine Jackson
as Helen Gray
John Doumanian
as Greek Waiter
Willy Holt
as Rally Chancellor
Susan Sontag
as Susan Sontag - Contemporary Interviews
Saul Bellow
as Saul Bellow - Contemporary Interviews
Irving Howe
as Irving Howe - Contemporary Interviews
Marshall Cole Sr.
as Calvin Turner - Contemporary Interviews
Ellen Garrison
as Older Dr. Fletcher - Contemporary Interviews
Jack Cannon
as Mike Geibell - Contemporary Interviews
Theodore R. Smits
as Ted Bierbauer - Contemporary Interviews
Sherman Loud
as Older Paul Deghuee - Contemporary Interviews
Elizabeth Rothschild
as Older Sister Meryl Fletcher - Contemporary Interviews
Kuno Sponholz
as Oswald Pohl - Contemporary Interviews
Ed Herlihy
as Pathe News Announcer (voice)
Dwight Weist
as Hearst Metrotone Announcer (voice)
George Hamlin
as Experimental Drugs Doctor
Robert Iglesia
as Man in Barber Chair
Eli Resnick
as Man in Park
Edward McPhillips
as Scotsman
Sol Lomita
as Martin Geist
Ed Lane
as Man on Telephone
Sharon Ferrol-Young
as Miss Baker
Dimitri Vassilopoulos
as Martinez
Stephanie Farrow
as Sister Meryl
Francis Beggins
as City Hall Speaker
Jean Trowbridge
as Dr. Fletcher's Mother
Ken Chapin
as On-Camera Interviewer
Gerald Klein
as Hearst Guest
Vincent Jerman-Jerosa
as Hearst Guest
Erma Campbell
as Zelig's Wife
Anton Marco
as Wrist Victim
Louise Deitch
as House-Painting Victim
Bernice Dowis
as Vilification Woman
Bernie Herold
as Carter Dean
Elizabeth Kaitan
as German Girl (uncredited)
Arthur Anderson
as Other Doctor (uncredited)
Bubba Dean Rambo
as Charleston Dancer (uncredited)
Kim Johnston Ulrich
as Beauty Contestant (uncredited)
Michael Blevins
as Lizard Dancer (uncredited)
Jon Hayden
as Reporter (uncredited)
Mae Questel
as Helen Kane (voice) (uncredited)
Ruth Leon Weiman
as Mother of a Graduate (uncredited)
Tug Wilson
as Police Officer (uncredited)