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Summary

Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act like whoever is around him. Clever editing places Zelig in real newsreel footage of Woodrow Wilson, Babe Ruth, and others.

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Cast

  • Mia Farrow

    Mia Farrow

    Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher

  • John Buckwalter

    John Buckwalter

    Dr. Sindell

  • Howard Erskine

    Howard Erskine

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  • Gale Hansen

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    Freshman #1

  • Michael Jeter

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    Freshman #2

  • Peter McRobbie

    Peter McRobbie

    Workers Rally Speaker

  • Richard Litt

    Richard Litt

    Charles Koslow

  • Mary Louise Wilson

    Mary Louise Wilson

    Sister Ruth

  • Paula Trueman

    Paula Trueman

    Woman on Telephone

  • Garrett M. Brown

    Garrett M. Brown

    Actor Zelig

  • Marianne Tatum

    Marianne Tatum

    Actress Fletcher

  • John Rothman

    John Rothman

    Paul Deghuee

  • Deborah Rush

    Deborah Rush

    Lita Fox

  • Jeanine Jackson

    Jeanine Jackson

    Helen Gray

  • John Doumanian

    John Doumanian

    Greek Waiter

  • Irving Howe

    Irving Howe

    Irving Howe - Contemporary Interviews

  • Ed Herlihy

    Ed Herlihy

    Pathe News Announcer (voice)

  • Dwight Weist

    Dwight Weist

    Hearst Metrotone Announcer (voice)

  • Stephanie Farrow

    Stephanie Farrow

    Sister Meryl

  • Vincent Jerman-Jerosa

    Vincent Jerman-Jerosa

    Hearst Guest

  • Elizabeth Kaitan

    Elizabeth Kaitan

    German Girl (uncredited)

  • Arthur Anderson

    Arthur Anderson

    Other Doctor (uncredited)

  • Bubba Dean Rambo

    Bubba Dean Rambo

    Charleston Dancer (uncredited)

  • Kim Johnston Ulrich

    Kim Johnston Ulrich

    Beauty Contestant (uncredited)

  • William Haines

    William Haines

    Self (archive footage)

  • Dorothy Mackaill

    Dorothy Mackaill

    Self (archive footage)

  • Josephine Baker

    Josephine Baker

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Fanny Brice

    Fanny Brice

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • James Cagney

    James Cagney

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Al Capone

    Al Capone

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Charlie Chaplin

    Charlie Chaplin

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Calvin Coolidge

    Calvin Coolidge

    Self - Pinning Medal (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Marion Davies

    Marion Davies

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Dolores del Río

    Dolores del Río

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Sepp Dietrich

    Sepp Dietrich

    Self - with Hitler and Streicher (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Joe DiMaggio

    Joe DiMaggio

    Self - Playing Baseball (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Marie Dressler

    Marie Dressler

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Lou Gehrig

    Lou Gehrig

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Joseph Goebbels

    Joseph Goebbels

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Harold 'Red' Grange

    Harold 'Red' Grange

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Hermann Göring

    Hermann Göring

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Jon Hayden

    Jon Hayden

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Rudolf Heß

    Rudolf Heß

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Adolf Hitler

    Adolf Hitler

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Robert Ley

    Robert Ley

    Self - with Goebbels (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Charles A. Lindbergh

    Charles A. Lindbergh

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Carole Lombard

    Carole Lombard

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Adolphe Menjou

    Adolphe Menjou

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Tom Mix

    Tom Mix

    Self - At San Simeon (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Mae Questel

    Mae Questel

    Helen Kane (voice) (uncredited)

  • Billy Rose

    Billy Rose

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Babe Ruth

    Babe Ruth

    Self - Swinging Bat (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Julius Streicher

    Julius Streicher

    Self - With Hitler and Hess (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Claire Windsor

    Claire Windsor

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)