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Josh Mostel

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Was considered for the role of The Big Bopper in The Buddy Holly Story. See more trivia »

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in New York City, New York, USA
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2013 Growing Up and Other Lies (post-production)
Chuck MacArthur
 
2013 Beneath the Harvest Sky (post-production)
Principal
 
2012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Mr. Roth
– Hunting Ground (2012) … Mr. Roth
 
2009 State of Play
Pete
 
2004 Strip Search (TV movie)
Arthur Cimasi (scenes deleted)
 
2003 Law & Order (TV series)
Harvey Anchin
– Kid Pro Quo (2003) … Harvey Anchin
 
2001 Knockaround Guys
Mac McCreadle
 
1999 Big Daddy
Arthur Brooks
 
1999 The Out-of-Towners
Dr. Faber
 
1998 Rounders
Zagosh
 
1998 Thicker Than Blood (TV movie)
Kendall
 
1998 Great Expectations
Jerry Ragno
 
1996 Wings (TV series)
Dave
– The Gift of Life (1996) … Dave
 
1996 The Maddening
Chicky Ross
 
1995 Let It Be Me
Jordan
 
1995 The Basketball Diaries
Counterman
 
1995 Billy Madison
Principal Max Anderson
 
1994 City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Barry Shalowitz
 
1994 Auf Wiedersehen Amerika
Abe
 
1994 The Chase
Officer Figus
 
1993 Tracey Takes on New York (TV movie)
 
1993 Searching for Bobby Fischer
Chess Club Regular
 
1993 Tribeca (TV series)
– The Loft (1993)
 
1992 Cheers (TV series)
Cue Card Guy
– Heeeeeere's... Cliffy! (1992) … Cue Card Guy (as Joshua Mostel)
 
1992 Nervous Ticks
Saul Warshow
 
1991 City of Hope
Mad Anthony
 
1991 Little Man Tate
Physics Professor
 
1991 Passion (TV movie)
Kirby Taylor
 
1991 City Slickers
Barry Shalowitz
 
1990 Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV series)
Mr. Ridley
– Class of Beverly Hills (1990) … Mr. Ridley
 
1990 Naked Tango
Bertoni the Jeweler
 
1989 Animal Behavior
Mel Gorsky
 
1988-1989 Murphy's Law (TV series)
Wesley Harden
– Never Try to Teach a Pig to Sing (1989) … Wesley Harden
– All's Wrong That Ends Wrong (1989) … Wesley Harden
– Do Someone a Favor and It Becomes Your Job (1988) … Wesley Harden
– Where Are My Socks and Other Mysteries of Love (1988) … Wesley Harden
– The Room Above the Indian Grocery (1988) … Wesley Harden
 
1987 Wall Street
Ollie
 
1987 Matewan
Cabell Testerman
 
1987 Radio Days
Abe
 
1987 The Equalizer (TV series)
Winston Erdlow
– Beyond Control (1987) … Winston Erdlow
 
1986 Spenser: For Hire (TV series)
Leonard
– An Eye for an Eye (1986) … Leonard (as Joshua Mostel)
 
1986 Stoogemania
Howard F. Howard
 
1986 The Money Pit
Jack Schnittman
 
1985 Compromising Positions
Dicky Dunck
 
1985 Almost You
David
 
1984 The Boy Who Loved Trolls (TV movie)
Wiseman
 
1984 Windy City
Sol
 
1984 The Brother from Another Planet
Casio Vendor
 
1983 At Ease (TV series)
Maxwell
– The Tar Creek Chronicles (1983) … Maxwell
– Maxwell's People (1983) … Maxwell
– Valentine's Day (1983) … Maxwell
– The Tar Creek Sting (1983) … Maxwell
– A PFC and a Gentleman (1983) … Maxwell
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1983 Star 80
Private Detective
 
1982 Sophie's Choice
Morris Fink
 
1982/I Fighting Back
Duster
 
1979 Delta House (TV series)
Jim 'Blotto' Blutarsky
– The Matriculation of Kent Dorfman (1979) … Jim 'Blotto' Blutarsky
– Hoover and the Bomb (1979) … Jim 'Blotto' Blutarsky
– Campus Fair (1979) … Jim 'Blotto' Blutarsky
– The Blotto Who Came to Dinner (1979) … Jim 'Blotto' Blutarsky
– The Fall of Dean Wormer (1979) … Jim 'Blotto' Blutarsky
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1977 Off Campus (TV movie)
Steve
 
1977 Seventh Avenue (TV mini-series)
Barney Green
 
1976 The Money
Wheel-of-fortune operator
 
1975 Deadly Hero
Victor
 
1974 Harry and Tonto
Norman Coombes (as Joshua Mostel)
 
1973 Jesus Christ Superstar
King Herod (as Joshua Mostel)
 
1972 The King of Marvin Gardens
Frank
 
1972 ...and Then It Happened (short)
Wally (as Joshua Mostel)
 
1971 Going Home
Bonelli
 
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1973 Jesus Christ Superstar (performer: "King Herod's Song" / as Joshua Mostel)
 
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1989 Heavy Petting (documentary)
Himself
 
1981 Dead Ringer (documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1999, October - November) Featured in the Dmitry Lipkin play "Cranes" at the Theatre at St. Clements, New York, New York. See more »

Alternate Names:

Joshua Mostel

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Trivia:

Was considered for the role of The Big Bopper in The Buddy Holly Story. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius