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Zelig

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.

Release : July 15, 1983

Budget : $0.00

Revenue : $11,798,616.00

Duration : 79 minutes

Rating : 7.43

Compilation / Trailer Video

Credits

Woody Allen

Woody Allen ( Woody Allen )

Leonard Zelig

Mia Farrow

Mia Farrow ( Mia Farrow )

Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher

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Patrick Horgan ( Patrick Horgan )

The Narrator (voice)

John Buckwalter

John Buckwalter ( John Buckwalter )

Dr. Sindell

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Marvin Chatinover ( Marvin Chatinover )

Glandular Diagnosis Doctor

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Stanley Swerdlow ( Stanley Swerdlow )

Mexican Food Doctor

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Paul Nevens ( Paul Nevens )

Dr. Birsky

Howard Erskine

Howard Erskine ( Howard Erskine )

Hypodermic Doctor

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Richard Whiting ( Richard Whiting )

Other Doctor

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Ralph Bell ( Ralph Bell )

Other Doctor

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Will Hussung ( Will Hussung )

Other Doctor

Gale Hansen

Gale Hansen ( Gale Hansen )

Freshman #1

Michael Jeter

Michael Jeter ( Michael Jeter )

Freshman #2

Peter McRobbie

Peter McRobbie ( Peter McRobbie )

Workers Rally Speaker

Richard Litt

Richard Litt ( Richard Litt )

Charles Koslow

Mary Louise Wilson

Mary Louise Wilson ( Mary Louise Wilson )

Sister Ruth

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Alice Beardsley ( Alice Beardsley )

Telephone Operator

Paula Trueman

Paula Trueman ( Paula Trueman )

Woman on Telephone

Garrett M. Brown

Garrett M. Brown ( Garrett M. Brown )

Actor Zelig

Marianne Tatum

Marianne Tatum ( Marianne Tatum )

Actress Fletcher

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Charles Denny ( Charles Denny )

Actor Doctor

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Michael Kell ( Michael Kell )

Actor Koslow

John Rothman

John Rothman ( John Rothman )

Paul Deghuee

Deborah Rush

Deborah Rush ( Deborah Rush )

Lita Fox

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Stanley Simmonds ( Stanley Simmonds )

Lita's Lawyer

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Robert Berger ( Robert Berger )

Zelig's Lawyer

Jeanine Jackson

Jeanine Jackson ( Jeanine Jackson )

Helen Gray

John Doumanian

John Doumanian ( John Doumanian )

Greek Waiter

Willy Holt

Willy Holt ( Willy Holt )

Rally Chancellor

Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag ( Susan Sontag )

Susan Sontag - Contemporary Interviews

Saul Bellow

Saul Bellow ( Saul Bellow )

Saul Bellow - Contemporary Interviews

Irving Howe

Irving Howe ( Irving Howe )

Irving Howe - Contemporary Interviews

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Marshall Cole Sr. ( Marshall Cole Sr. )

Calvin Turner - Contemporary Interviews

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Ellen Garrison ( Ellen Garrison )

Older Dr. Fletcher - Contemporary Interviews

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Jack Cannon ( Jack Cannon )

Mike Geibell - Contemporary Interviews

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Theodore R. Smits ( Theodore R. Smits )

Ted Bierbauer - Contemporary Interviews

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Sherman Loud ( Sherman Loud )

Older Paul Deghuee - Contemporary Interviews

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Elizabeth Rothschild ( Elizabeth Rothschild )

Older Sister Meryl Fletcher - Contemporary Interviews

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Kuno Sponholz ( Kuno Sponholz )

Oswald Pohl - Contemporary Interviews

Ed Herlihy

Ed Herlihy ( Ed Herlihy )

Pathe News Announcer (voice)

Dwight Weist

Dwight Weist ( Dwight Weist )

Hearst Metrotone Announcer (voice)

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George Hamlin ( George Hamlin )

Experimental Drugs Doctor

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Robert Iglesia ( Robert Iglesia )

Man in Barber Chair

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Eli Resnick ( Eli Resnick )

Man in Park

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Edward McPhillips ( Edward McPhillips )

Scotsman

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Sol Lomita ( Sol Lomita )

Martin Geist

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Ed Lane ( Ed Lane )

Man on Telephone

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Sharon Ferrol-Young ( Sharon Ferrol-Young )

Miss Baker

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Dimitri Vassilopoulos ( Dimitri Vassilopoulos )

Martinez

Stephanie Farrow

Stephanie Farrow ( Stephanie Farrow )

Sister Meryl

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Francis Beggins ( Francis Beggins )

City Hall Speaker

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Jean Trowbridge ( Jean Trowbridge )

Dr. Fletcher's Mother

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Ken Chapin ( Ken Chapin )

On-Camera Interviewer

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Gerald Klein ( Gerald Klein )

Hearst Guest

Vincent Jerman-Jerosa

Vincent Jerman-Jerosa ( Vincent Jerman-Jerosa )

Hearst Guest

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Erma Campbell ( Erma Campbell )

Zelig's Wife

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Anton Marco ( Anton Marco )

Wrist Victim

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Louise Deitch ( Louise Deitch )

House-Painting Victim

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Bernice Dowis ( Bernice Dowis )

Vilification Woman

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Bernie Herold ( Bernie Herold )

Carter Dean

Elizabeth Kaitan

Elizabeth Kaitan ( Elizabeth Kaitan )

German Girl (uncredited)

Arthur Anderson

Arthur Anderson ( Arthur Anderson )

Other Doctor (uncredited)

Bubba Dean Rambo

Bubba Dean Rambo ( Bubba Dean Rambo )

Charleston Dancer (uncredited)

Kim Johnston Ulrich

Kim Johnston Ulrich ( Kim Johnston Ulrich )

Beauty Contestant (uncredited)

William Haines

William Haines ( William Haines )

Self (archive footage)

Dorothy Mackaill

Dorothy Mackaill ( Dorothy Mackaill )

Self (archive footage)

Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker ( Josephine Baker )

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Michael Blevins ( Michael Blevins )

Lizard Dancer (uncredited)

Fanny Brice

Fanny Brice ( Fanny Brice )

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Wilhelm Brückner ( Wilhelm Brückner )

Self - Walking Behind Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

James Cagney

James Cagney ( James Cagney )

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Al Capone

Al Capone ( Al Capone )

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin ( Charlie Chaplin )

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge ( Calvin Coolidge )

Self - Pinning Medal (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marion Davies

Marion Davies ( Marion Davies )

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dolores del Río

Dolores del Río ( Dolores del Río )

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sepp Dietrich

Sepp Dietrich ( Sepp Dietrich )

Self - with Hitler and Streicher (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joe DiMaggio

Joe DiMaggio ( Joe DiMaggio )

Self - Playing Baseball (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marie Dressler

Marie Dressler ( Marie Dressler )

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald ( F. Scott Fitzgerald )

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lou Gehrig

Lou Gehrig ( Lou Gehrig )

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joseph Goebbels

Joseph Goebbels ( Joseph Goebbels )

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Harold 'Red' Grange

Harold 'Red' Grange ( Harold 'Red' Grange )

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hermann Göring

Hermann Göring ( Hermann Göring )

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jon Hayden

Jon Hayden ( Jon Hayden )

Reporter (uncredited)

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William Randolph Hearst ( William Randolph Hearst )

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rudolf Heß

Rudolf Heß ( Rudolf Heß )

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler ( Adolf Hitler )

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Bobby Jones ( Bobby Jones )

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Robert Ley

Robert Ley ( Robert Ley )

Self - with Goebbels (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charles A. Lindbergh

Charles A. Lindbergh ( Charles A. Lindbergh )

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard ( Carole Lombard )

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou ( Adolphe Menjou )

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tom Mix

Tom Mix ( Tom Mix )

Self - At San Simeon (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Franz Pfeffer von Salomon ( Franz Pfeffer von Salomon )

Self with Hitler and Streicher (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mae Questel

Mae Questel ( Mae Questel )

Helen Kane (voice) (uncredited)

Billy Rose

Billy Rose ( Billy Rose )

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth ( Babe Ruth )

Self - Swinging Bat (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Julius Schaub ( Julius Schaub )

Self - Walking Behind Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Gregor Strasser ( Gregor Strasser )

Self - With Back to Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

Julius Streicher

Julius Streicher ( Julius Streicher )

Self - With Hitler and Hess (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Franz von Epp ( Franz von Epp )

Self - With Goebbels and Ley (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Jimmy Walker ( Jimmy Walker )

Self - Mayor of New York (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Ruth Leon Weiman ( Ruth Leon Weiman )

Mother of a Graduate (uncredited)

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Tug Wilson ( Tug Wilson )

Police Officer (uncredited)

Claire Windsor

Claire Windsor ( Claire Windsor )

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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