Zelig

1983    79m    PG
7.797%88%74%
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.
Directed By
Woody Allen
Written By
Woody Allen
Studio
Orion Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast of Zelig
  • Woody AllenLeonard Zelig
  • Mia FarrowDr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher
  • Patrick HorganThe Narrator (voice)
  • John BuckwalterDr. Sindell
  • Marvin ChatinoverGlandular Diagnosis Doctor
  • Stanley SwerdlowMexican Food Doctor
  • Paul NevensDr. Birsky
  • Howard ErskineHypodermic Doctor
  • Richard WhitingOther Doctor
  • Ralph BellOther Doctor
  • Will HussungOther Doctor
  • Gale HansenFreshman #1
  • Michael JeterFreshman #2
  • Peter McRobbieWorkers Rally Speaker
  • Richard LittCharles Koslow
  • Mary Louise WilsonSister Ruth
  • Alice BeardsleyTelephone Operator
  • Paula TruemanWoman on Telephone
  • Garrett M. BrownActor Zelig
  • Marianne TatumActress Fletcher
  • Charles DennyActor Doctor
  • Michael KellActor Koslow
  • John RothmanPaul Deghuee
  • Deborah RushLita Fox
  • Stanley SimmondsLita's Lawyer
  • Robert BergerZelig's Lawyer
  • Jeanine JacksonHelen Gray
  • John DoumanianGreek Waiter
  • Willy HoltRally Chancellor
  • Susan SontagSusan Sontag - Contemporary Interviews
  • Saul BellowSaul Bellow - Contemporary Interviews
  • Irving HoweIrving Howe - Contemporary Interviews
  • Marshall Cole Sr.Calvin Turner - Contemporary Interviews
  • Ellen GarrisonOlder Dr. Fletcher - Contemporary Interviews
  • Jack CannonMike Geibell - Contemporary Interviews
  • Theodore R. SmitsTed Bierbauer - Contemporary Interviews
  • Sherman LoudOlder Paul Deghuee - Contemporary Interviews
  • Elizabeth RothschildOlder Sister Meryl Fletcher - Contemporary Interviews
  • Kuno SponholzOswald Pohl - Contemporary Interviews
  • Ed HerlihyPathe News Announcer (voice)
  • Dwight WeistHearst Metrotone Announcer (voice)
  • George HamlinExperimental Drugs Doctor
  • Robert IglesiaMan in Barber Chair
  • Eli ResnickMan in Park
  • Edward McPhillipsScotsman
  • Sol LomitaMartin Geist
  • Ed LaneMan on Telephone
  • Sharon Ferrol-YoungMiss Baker
  • Dimitri VassilopoulosMartinez
  • Stephanie FarrowSister Meryl
  • Francis BegginsCity Hall Speaker
  • Jean TrowbridgeDr. Fletcher's Mother
  • Ken ChapinOn-Camera Interviewer
  • Gerald KleinHearst Guest
  • Vincent Jerman-JerosaHearst Guest
  • Erma CampbellZelig's Wife
  • Anton MarcoWrist Victim
  • Louise DeitchHouse-Painting Victim
  • Bernice DowisVilification Woman
  • Bernie HeroldCarter Dean
  • Elizabeth KaitanGerman Girl (uncredited)
  • Arthur AndersonOther Doctor (uncredited)
  • Mae QuestelVoice of Helen Kane (uncredited)
  • Bubba Dean RamboCharleston Dancer (uncredited)
  • Kim Johnston UlrichBeauty Contestant (uncredited)
  • William HainesSelf (archive footage)
  • Dorothy MackaillSelf (archive footage)
  • Josephine BakerSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Michael BlevinsLizard Dancer (uncredited)
  • Fanny BriceSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Wilhelm BrücknerSelf - Walking Behind Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • James CagneySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Al CaponeSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Charlie ChaplinSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Calvin CoolidgeSelf - Pinning Medal (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Marion DaviesSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Dolores del RíoSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Sepp DietrichSelf - with Hitler and Streicher (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Joe DiMaggioSelf - Playing Baseball (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Marie DresslerSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • F. Scott FitzgeraldSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Lou GehrigSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Joseph GoebbelsSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Harold 'Red' GrangeSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Hermann GöringSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Jon HaydenReporter (uncredited)
  • William Randolph HearstSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Rudolf HeßSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Bobby JonesSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Robert LeySelf - with Goebbels (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Charles A. LindberghSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Carole LombardSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Adolphe MenjouSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Tom MixSelf - At San Simeon (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Franz Pfeffer von SalomonSelf with Hitler and Streicher (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Billy RoseSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Babe RuthSelf - Swinging Bat (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Julius SchaubSelf - Walking Behind Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Gregor StrasserSelf - With Back to Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Julius StreicherSelf - With Hitler and Hess (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Franz von EppSelf - With Goebbels and Ley (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Jimmy WalkerSelf - Mayor of New York (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Ruth Leon WeimanMother of a Graduate (uncredited)
  • Tug WilsonPolice Officer (uncredited)
  • Claire WindsorSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
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