Josh Mostel

Joshua Mostel (born June 13, 1946) is an American actor, with numerous film and Broadway credits.[1] 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).

Josh Mostel
Born (1946-06-13) June 13, 1946
OccupationActor
Years active1971–present
Spouse(s)
Peggy Rajski
(m. 1983; div. 1998)

Kim Murdock
(m. 2016)
Parent(s)

Life and career

Mostel was born in New York City, the son of Kathryn Celia (née Harken), an actress, dancer, and writer, and comic actor Zero Mostel.[2] His brother Tobias is a painter, ceramic artist and professor of art, teaching at Florida State University.

Mostel started his career as a boy soprano at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He graduated from Brandeis University. His Broadway debut was in 1971 with Unlikely Heroes. In 1973, Mostel had one of his more notable film performances as Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar. In 1979, Mostel briefly starred in Delta House, the television version of the film Animal House; he played Blotto Blutarsky, the brother of the character Bluto (played by John Belushi in the original film).

On Broadway, he appeared in the 1989 revival of The Threepenny Opera as Money Matthew and as the frazzled head writer in the original 1992 production of My Favorite Year.

Mostel now lives in New York, with a summer home in Monhegan, Maine.

Filmography

YearTitleRole
1971Going HomeMr. Bonelli
1972The King of Marvin GardensFrank
1973Jesus Christ SuperstarHerod Antipas
1974Harry and TontoNorman Coombes
1976The MoneyWheel-of-fortune operator
Deadly HeroVictor
1981Dead RingerRussell
1982Fighting BackDuster
Sophie's ChoiceMorris Fink
1983Star 80Private Detective
1984The Brother from Another PlanetCasio Vendor
Windy CitySol
1985Almost YouDavid
Compromising PositionsDicky Dunck
StoogemaniaHoward F. Howard
1986The Money PitJack Schnittman
1987Radio DaysAbe
MatewanMayor Cabell Testerman
Wall StreetOllie
1989Animal BehaviorMel Gorsky
1991City SlickersBarry Shalowitz
Naked TangoBertoni the Jeweler
Little Man TatePhysics Professor
City of HopeMad Anthony
1992Nervous TicksSaul Warshow
1993Searching for Bobby FischerChess Club Regular
1994The ChaseOfficer Figus
Auf Wiedersehen AmerikaAbe
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's GoldBarry Shalowitz
1995The MaddeningChicky Ross
Billy MadisonPrincipal Max Anderson
The Basketball DiariesCounterman
Let It Be MeJordan
1998Great ExpectationsJerry Ragno
RoundersZagosh
Thicker Than BloodKendall
1999The Out-of-TownersDr. Faber
Big DaddyArthur Brooks
2001Knockaround GuysMac McCreadle
2009State of PlayPete
2016The CongressmanBernie Gimpel
2020HuntersRabbi Steckler

Broadway productions

TitleDates of Production
Unlikely HeroesOctober 26, 1971 – November 13, 1971
An American MillionaireApril 20, 1974 – May 5, 1974
A Texas Trilogy: Lu Ann Hampton Laverty OberlanderSeptember 21, 1976 – October 30, 1976
A Texas Trilogy: The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White MagnoliaSeptember 22, 1976 – October 31, 1976
Threepenny OperaNovember 5, 1989 – December 31, 1989
My Favorite YearDecember 10, 1992 – January 10, 1993
The Flowering PeachMarch 20, 1994 – April 24, 1994
Getting Away with MurderMarch 17, 1996 – March 31, 1996

References

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