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Josh Mostel

Highest Rated: 100% Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)

Lowest Rated: 14% Animal Behavior (1989)

Birthday: Dec 21, 1946

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

A portly character player of TV, film and stage, Mostel may be best remembered as the uncle who eats pork on Yom Kippur and gets sick in Woody Allen's nostalgic "Radio Days" (1987) and as the ice cream magnate with a knack for choosing just the right flavor for any occasion in Ron Underwood's "City Slickers" (1991) and its sequel.

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Highest rated movies

100% 86% Searching for Bobby Fischer
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95% 83% City of Hope
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94% 93% Matewan
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92% 84% Radio Days
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89% 65% City Slickers
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88% 81% Harry and Tonto
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84% 73% State of Play
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81% 70% Star 80
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79% 81% Wall Street
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74% 85% Sophie's Choice
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Josh Mostel

Josh Mostel PHANTOM FROM SPACE, Dick Sands, 1953 RADIO DAYS, Josh Mostel, 1987, (c)Orion Pictures COMPROMISING POSITIONS, Josh Mostel, Deborah Rush, 1985, (c)Paramount RADIO DAYS, Diane Wiest, Julie Kavner, Michael Tucker, William Magerman, Seth Green, Josh Mostel, Renee Lippin, 1987 WINDY CITY, Josh Mostel (second from left), Jeffrey DeMunn, John Shea, 1983, (c)Warner Bros CITY SLICKERS, Daniel Stern, David Paymer, Helen Slater, Josh Mostel, Billy Crystal, Bruno Kirby, 1991 WINDY CITY, Josh Mostel, John Shea, 1984. ©Warner Bros. WINDY CITY, Josh Mostel, 1984. ©Warner Bros. BILLY MADISON, Jared Cook, Josh Mostel, Christian Matheson, 1995, (c) Universal View more photos

Filmography

Movies

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Dead Layer Moishe (Character) - 2019
33% 52% The Congressman Bernie Gimpel (Character) - 2016
84% 73% State of Play Pete (Character) $37.0M 2009
39% 74% Big Daddy Arthur Brooks (Character) $163.5M 1999
64% 87% Rounders Zagosh (Character) $22.9M 1998
39% 56% Great Expectations Jerry Ragno (Character) $26.3M 1998
No Score Yet 33% Thicker Than Blood Kendall (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 33% The Maddening Chicky Ross (Character) - 1995
40% 79% Billy Madison Principal Max Anderson (Character) $25.6M 1995
45% 76% The Basketball Diaries Counterman (Character) $2.1M 1995
15% 31% City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold Barry Shalowitz (Character) $43.4M 1994
43% 37% The Chase Officer Figus (Character) $8.0M 1994
100% 86% Searching for Bobby Fischer Chess Club Regular (Character) $7.9M 1993
95% 83% City of Hope Mad Anthony (Character) $1.3M 1991
89% 65% City Slickers Barry Shalowitz (Character) $119.8M 1991
No Score Yet 92% Naked Tango Bertoni the Jeweler (Character) $80.9K 1991
No Score Yet 38% Heavy Petting Unknown (Character) - 1989
14% 40% Animal Behavior Mel Gorsky (Character) - 1989
79% 81% Wall Street Ollie (Character) $41.3M 1987
92% 84% Radio Days Abe (Character) $11.1M 1987
94% 93% Matewan Cabell Testerman (Character) $23.9K 1987
50% 58% The Money Pit Jack Schnittman (Character) $30.9M 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stoogemania Howard F. Howard (Character) - 1985
56% 38% Compromising Positions Dicky Dunck (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet 17% Almost You David (Character) - 1984
14% 80% Windy City Sol (Character) - 1984
81% 70% Star 80 Private Detective (Character) - 1983
74% 85% Sophie's Choice Morris Fink (Character) - 1982
88% 81% Harry and Tonto Norman Coombes (Character) - 1974
50% 76% Jesus Christ Superstar King Herod (Character) - 1973
72% 58% The King of Marvin Gardens Frank (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet 31% Going Home Mr. Bonelli (Character) - 1971

TV

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91% 79% The Blacklist Clerk (Guest Star) 2020
94% 93% Mr. Robot Unknown (Guest Star) 2017
No Score Yet 81% Blue Bloods Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
78% 83% Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mr. Roth (Guest Star) 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wings Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Equalizer Winston Erdlow (Guest Star) 1987