Name
Josh Mostel
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1946-12-21 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Joshua Elias Mostel (born December 21, 1946) is an American actor with numerous film and Broadway credits. The son of Zero Mostel, he is best known for his supporting roles in films such as Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), Harry and Tonto (1974), Sophie's Choice (1982), City Slickers (1991), Billy Madison (1995), and Big Daddy (1999).
Known For
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Three New York businessmen decide to take a "Wild West" vacation that turns out not to be ...
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A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including t...
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A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the har...
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When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating th...
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As played out by a theatre troupe, the last days of Jesus Christ are depicted from the per...
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Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he ...
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Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is ...
- 1991 City Slickers as Barry Shalowitz
- 1984 The Brother from Another Planet as Casio Vendor
- 1994 The Chase as Officer Figus
- 1986 The Money Pit as Jack Schnittman
- 1995 Billy Madison as Principal Max Anderson
- 1991 Little Man Tate as Physics Professor
- 1983 Star 80 as Private Detective
- 1987 Radio Days as Abe
- 1987 Matewan as Mayor Cabell Testerman
- 1998 Great Expectations as Jerry Ragno
- 1999 Big Daddy as Arthur Brooks
- 1973 Jesus Christ Superstar as King Herod
- 1974 Harry and Tonto as Norman Coombes
- 1982 Fighting Back as Duster
- 2019 Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles as Self
- 1995 The Basketball Diaries as Counterman
- 1994 Bye Bye America as Abe
- 1993 Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
- 1995 Let It Be Me as Jordan
- 2009 State of Play as Pete
- 1972 The King of Marvin Gardens as Frank
- 1992 Nervous Ticks as Saul Warshow
- 1985 Almost You as David
- 1975 Deadly Hero as Victor
- 2013 Beneath the Harvest Sky as Principal
- 1998 Rounders as Zagosh
- 1994 City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold as Barry Shalowitz
- 1998 Thicker Than Blood as Kendall
- 1984 Windy City as Sol
- 1984 The Boy Who Loved Trolls as Wiseman
- 1981 Dead Ringer as Russell
- 1990 Naked Tango as Bertoni the Jeweler
- 1982 Sophie's Choice as Morris Fink
- 1999 The Out-of-Towners as Dr. Faber
- 1987 Wall Street as Ollie
- 2001 Knockaround Guys as Mac McCreadle
- 2016 The Congressman as Bernie Gimpel
- 1991 City of Hope as Mad Anthony
- 1989 Heavy Petting as Self
- 1989 Animal Behavior as Mel Gorsky
- 1985 Compromising Positions as Dicky Dunck
- 2014 Growing Up and Other Lies as Chuck MacArthur
- 1996 The Maddening as Chicky Ross
- 1985 Stoogemania as Howard F. Howard
- 1971 Going Home as Bonelli
- 1993 Searching for Bobby Fischer as Chess Club Regular
- 2015 Superstars: The Documentary
- 1976 The Money as Wheel-of-Fortune Operator
- 1972 ...And Then It Happened as Wally
- 2019 Dead Layer as Moishe
- 2025 Bad Shabbos as Saul
- 1985 Spenser: For Hire ( 1 episode ) as Leonard
- 1990 Beverly Hills, 90210 ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Ridley
- 2015 Mr. Robot ( 2 episodes ) as Bo
- 1979 Delta House ( 13 episodes ) as Jim 'Blotto' Blutarsky
- 1988 Murphy's Law ( 13 episodes ) as Wes Harden
- 1983 At Ease ( 14 episodes )
- 1977 Seventh Avenue ( 3 episodes ) as Barney Green
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Roth
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Harvey Anchin
- 1990 Wings ( 1 episode ) as Dave
- 1985 The Equalizer ( 1 episode ) as Winston Erdlow
- 2013 The Blacklist ( 1 episode ) as Mickey
- 1982 Cheers ( 1 episode ) as Cue Card Guy
