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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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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Three New York businessmen decide to take a "Wild West" vacation that turns out not to be ...
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After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home ...
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Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tal...
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A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion lik...
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Billy Madison is the 27 year-old son of Bryan Madison, a very rich man who has made his li...
- 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
- 1973 Jesus Christ Superstar as King Herod
- 1999 Big Daddy as Mr. Brooks
- 1974 Harry and Tonto as Norman
- 2019 Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles as Self
- 1982 Fighting Back as Duster
- 1993 Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
- 1994 Bye Bye America as Abe
- 1995 The Basketball Diaries as Counterman
- 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
- 1995 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
- 2026 The Arrow at Rest at Every Instant of its Flight
- 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
