Joe Gould's Secret

Around 1940, New Yorker staff writer Joe Mitchell meets Joe Gould, a Greenwich Village character who cadges meals, drinks, and contributions to the Joe Gould Fund and who is writing a voluminous Oral History of the World, a record of 20,000 conversations he's overheard. Mitchell is fascinated with this Harvard grad and writes a 1942 piece about him, "Professor Seagull," bringing Gould some celebrity and an invitation to join the Greenwich Village Ravens, a poetry club he's often crashed. Gould's touchy, querulous personality and his frequent dropping in on Mitchell for hours of chat lead to a breakup, but the two Joes stay in touch until Gould's death and Mitchell's unveiling of the secret.

Full Cast of Joe Gould's Secret

Ian Holm as Joe Gould

Ian Holm

as Joe Gould

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Stanley Tucci as Joe Mitchell

Stanley Tucci

as Joe Mitchell

Stanley Tucci Jr. (/ˈtuːtʃi/ TOO-chee; born November 11, 1960) is an American actor and filmmaker. Involved in acting...

Hope Davis as Therese Mitchell

Hope Davis

as Therese Mitchell

Hope Davis (born March 23, 1964) is an American actress. She has starred in more than 20 feature films, including Abo...

Hallee Hirsh as Nora Mitchell

Hallee Hirsh

as Nora Mitchell

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Celia Weston as Sarah

Celia Weston

as Sarah

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Susan Sarandon as Alice Neel

Susan Sarandon

as Alice Neel

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Patricia Clarkson as Vivian Marquie

Patricia Clarkson

as Vivian Marquie

Patricia Davies Clarkson (born December 29, 1959) is an American actress. After studying drama on the East Coast, Cla...

Allan Corduner as Francis McCrudden

Allan Corduner

as Francis McCrudden

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Steve Martin as Charlie Duell

Steve Martin

as Charlie Duell

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James Hanlon as Mike, Cop at Coffee Shop

James Hanlon

as Mike, Cop at Coffee Shop

James Hanlon is an American actor, director and producer.

Aida Turturro as Waitress

Aida Turturro

as Waitress

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Ben Shenkman as David

Ben Shenkman

as David

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Patrick Tovatt

as Harold Ross

Jerry Mayer

as Minetta Bartender

Ron Ryan

as Jack

Laura Hughes

as Dr. Kim Maxwell

Gordon Joseph Weiss

as Man at Flophouse

Andre Belgrader

as Teddy

Katy Hansz

as Margaret

Mark Casella

as Cop at the Building Site

Harry Bugin

as Anne

Jessica Walling

as Phil (The Writer)

Tom Foral

as Man in Gallery

Leigh Carlson

as Janet

Hillary Hickam

as Greenwich Village Raven (uncredited)

Jon M. McDonnell

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

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