About Zelig
- Released on July 15, 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.
Full Cast of Zelig
Woody Allen plays Leonard Zelig
Mia Farrow plays Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher
Patrick Horgan plays The Narrator (voice)
John Buckwalter plays Dr. Sindell
Marvin Chatinover plays Glandular Diagnosis Doctor
Stanley Swerdlow plays Mexican Food Doctor
Paul Nevens plays Dr. Birsky
Howard Erskine plays Hypodermic Doctor
Richard Whiting plays Other Doctor
Ralph Bell plays Other Doctor
Will Hussung plays Other Doctor
Gale Hansen plays Freshman #1
Michael Jeter plays Freshman #2
Peter McRobbie plays Workers Rally Speaker
Richard Litt plays Charles Koslow
Mary Louise Wilson plays Sister Ruth
Alice Beardsley plays Telephone Operator
Paula Trueman plays Woman on Telephone
Garrett M. Brown plays Actor Zelig
Marianne Tatum plays Actress Fletcher
Charles Denny plays Actor Doctor
Michael Kell plays Actor Koslow
John Rothman plays Paul Deghuee
Deborah Rush plays Lita Fox
Stanley Simmonds plays Lita's Lawyer
Robert Berger plays Zelig's Lawyer
Jeanine Jackson plays Helen Gray
John Doumanian plays Greek Waiter
Willy Holt plays Rally Chancellor
Susan Sontag plays Susan Sontag - Contemporary Interviews
Saul Bellow plays Saul Bellow - Contemporary Interviews
Irving Howe plays Irving Howe - Contemporary Interviews
Marshall Cole Sr. plays Calvin Turner - Contemporary Interviews
Ellen Garrison plays Older Dr. Fletcher - Contemporary Interviews
Jack Cannon plays Mike Geibell - Contemporary Interviews
Theodore R. Smits plays Ted Bierbauer - Contemporary Interviews
Sherman Loud plays Older Paul Deghuee - Contemporary Interviews
Elizabeth Rothschild plays Older Sister Meryl Fletcher - Contemporary Interviews
Kuno Sponholz plays Oswald Pohl - Contemporary Interviews
Ed Herlihy plays Pathe News Announcer (voice)
Dwight Weist plays Hearst Metrotone Announcer (voice)
George Hamlin plays Experimental Drugs Doctor
Robert Iglesia plays Man in Barber Chair
Eli Resnick plays Man in Park
Edward McPhillips plays Scotsman
Sol Lomita plays Martin Geist
Ed Lane plays Man on Telephone
Sharon Ferrol-Young plays Miss Baker
Dimitri Vassilopoulos plays Martinez
Stephanie Farrow plays Sister Meryl
Francis Beggins plays City Hall Speaker
Jean Trowbridge plays Dr. Fletcher's Mother
Ken Chapin plays On-Camera Interviewer
Gerald Klein plays Hearst Guest
Vincent Jerman-Jerosa plays Hearst Guest
Erma Campbell plays Zelig's Wife
Anton Marco plays Wrist Victim
Louise Deitch plays House-Painting Victim
Bernice Dowis plays Vilification Woman
Bernie Herold plays Carter Dean
Elizabeth Kaitan plays German Girl (uncredited)
Arthur Anderson plays Other Doctor (uncredited)
Mae Questel plays Voice of Helen Kane (uncredited)
Bubba Dean Rambo plays Charleston Dancer (uncredited)
Kim Johnston Ulrich plays Beauty Contestant (uncredited)
Crew of Zelig
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- Woody Allen
- Mia Farrow
- Patrick Horgan
- John Buckwalter
- Marvin Chatinover
- Stanley Swerdlow
- Paul Nevens
- Howard Erskine
- Richard Whiting
- Ralph Bell
- Will Hussung
- Gale Hansen
- Michael Jeter
- Peter McRobbie
- Richard Litt
- Mary Louise Wilson
- Alice Beardsley
- Paula Trueman
- Garrett M. Brown
- Marianne Tatum
- Charles Denny
- Michael Kell
- John Rothman
- Deborah Rush
- Stanley Simmonds
- Robert Berger
- Jeanine Jackson
- John Doumanian
- Willy Holt
- Susan Sontag
- Saul Bellow
- Irving Howe
- Marshall Cole Sr.
- Ellen Garrison
- Jack Cannon
- Theodore R. Smits
- Sherman Loud
- Elizabeth Rothschild
- Kuno Sponholz
- Ed Herlihy
- Dwight Weist
- George Hamlin
- Robert Iglesia
- Eli Resnick
- Edward McPhillips
- Sol Lomita
- Ed Lane
- Sharon Ferrol-Young
- Dimitri Vassilopoulos
- Stephanie Farrow
- Francis Beggins
- Jean Trowbridge
- Ken Chapin
- Gerald Klein
- Vincent Jerman-Jerosa
- Erma Campbell
- Anton Marco
- Louise Deitch
- Bernice Dowis
- Bernie Herold
- Elizabeth Kaitan
- Arthur Anderson
- Mae Questel
- Bubba Dean Rambo
- Kim Johnston Ulrich