---
name: "Josh Mostel"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/josh-mostel"
fi1m_id: "josh-mostel"
imdb_id: "nm0609215"
tmdb_id: 33489
wikidata_id: "Q961297"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 December 1946"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-05T01:41:15.505592+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Josh Mostel

## Identity

Josh Mostel

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/josh-mostel
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** josh-mostel
- **IMDb ID:** nm0609215
- **TMDB ID:** 33489
- **Wikidata ID:** Q961297
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Mostel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q961297, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0609215/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33489

Actor. Born 21 December 1946 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 December 1946, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1986–1999
- **Also known as:** Joshua Mostel
- **Average Fi1m score:** 64, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 64 (2), 1990s 64 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 61 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Drama 3, Romance 2, Crime 1, Western 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $568m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Mostel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q961297, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0609215/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33489

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*City Slickers*](https://film.one/film/city-slickers.md) (76)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Great Expectations*](https://film.one/film/great-expectations-1998.md) (62)
- **Netflix:** [*Big Daddy*](https://film.one/film/big-daddy.md) (55)

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## Biography

Joshua Mostel (born 21 December 1946) is an American actor. The son of comic actor Zero Mostel, he began performing as a boy soprano at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and graduated from Brandeis University. His Broadway debut came in the 1971 production of *Unlikely Heroes*.

Mostel has appeared in numerous film and television roles. His credits include *Jesus Christ Superstar* (1973), *Harry and Tonto* (1974), *Sophie's Choice* (1982), *Wall Street* (1987) as Ollie, *City Slickers* (1991) as Barry Shalowitz, *Billy Madison* (1995) as Principal Max Anderson, *Big Daddy* (1999) as Arthur Brooks, and *State of Play* (2009) as Pete. He has also acted in series such as *Mr. Robot* (2015) and *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Big Daddy* (1999), Fi1m 55, as Mr. Brooks — [page](https://film.one/film/big-daddy.md)
- *Great Expectations* (1998), Fi1m 62, as Jerry Ragno — [page](https://film.one/film/great-expectations-1998.md)
- *City Slickers* (1991), Fi1m 76, as Barry Shalowitz — [page](https://film.one/film/city-slickers.md)
- *Wall Street* (1987), Fi1m 74, as Ollie — [page](https://film.one/film/wall-street.md)
- *The Money Pit* (1986), Fi1m 54, as Jack Schnittman — [page](https://film.one/film/the-money-pit.md)

## Complete filmography (63)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Arrow at Rest at Every Instant of its Flight* (2026), Actor
- *Bad Shabbos* (2025), as Saul
- *Dead Layer* (2019), as Moishe
- *The Congressman* (2016), as Bernie Gimpel
- *Superstars: The Documentary* (2015), Actor
- *Mr. Robot* (2015), series, as Bo — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/mr-robot.md)
- *Growing Up and Other Lies* (2014), as Chuck MacArthur
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, as Mickey — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *Beneath the Harvest Sky* (2013), as Principal
- *State of Play* (2009), as Pete
- *Knockaround Guys* (2001), as Mac McCreadle
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Mr. Roth
- *Big Daddy* (1999), as Mr. Brooks — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/big-daddy.md)
- *The Out-of-Towners* (1999), as Dr. Faber
- *Rounders* (1998), as Zagosh
- *Thicker Than Blood* (1998), as Kendall
- *Great Expectations* (1998), as Jerry Ragno — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/great-expectations-1998.md)
- *Let It Be Me* (1995), as Jordan
- *The Maddening* (1995), as Chicky Ross
- *The Basketball Diaries* (1995), as Counterman
- *Billy Madison* (1995), as Principal Max Anderson
- *City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold* (1994), as Barry Shalowitz
- *Bye Bye America* (1994), as Abe
- *The Chase* (1994), as Officer Figus
- *Tracey Ullman Takes on New York* (1993), Actor
- *Searching for Bobby Fischer* (1993), as Chess Club Regular
- *Nervous Ticks* (1992), as Saul Warshow
- *City of Hope* (1991), as Mad Anthony
- *Little Man Tate* (1991), as Physics Professor
- *City Slickers* (1991), as Barry Shalowitz — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/city-slickers.md)
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), series, as Mr. Ridley — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md)
- *Naked Tango* (1990), as Bertoni the Jeweler
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Harvey Anchin — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Wings* (1990), series, as Dave
- *Animal Behavior* (1989), as Mel Gorsky
- *Murphy's Law* (1988), series, as Wes Harden
- *Wall Street* (1987), as Ollie — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/wall-street.md)
- *Matewan* (1987), as Mayor Cabell Testerman
- *Radio Days* (1987), as Abe
- *The Money Pit* (1986), as Jack Schnittman — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-money-pit.md)
- *Stoogemania* (1985), as Howard F. Howard
- *Spenser: For Hire* (1985), series, as Leonard
- *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Winston Erdlow
- *Compromising Positions* (1985), as Dicky Dunck
- *Almost You* (1985), as David
- *The Boy Who Loved Trolls* (1984), as Wiseman
- *Windy City* (1984), as Sol
- *The Brother from Another Planet* (1984), as Casio Vendor
- *Star 80* (1983), as Private Detective
- *At Ease* (1983), series, Actor
- *Sophie's Choice* (1982), as Morris Fink
- *Cheers* (1982), series, as Cue Card Guy — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/cheers.md)
- *Fighting Back* (1982), as Duster
- *Dead Ringer* (1981), as Russell
- *Delta House* (1979), series, as Jim 'Blotto' Blutarsky
- *Seventh Avenue* (1977), series, as Barney Green
- *The Money* (1976), as Wheel-of-Fortune Operator
- *Deadly Hero* (1975), as Victor
- *Harry and Tonto* (1974), as Norman
- *Jesus Christ Superstar* (1973), as King Herod
- *The King of Marvin Gardens* (1972), as Frank
- *...And Then It Happened* (1972), as Wally
- *Going Home* (1971), as Bonelli

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