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name: "Zeppo Marx"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/zeppo-marx"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 February 1901"
died: "30 November 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T11:40:03.461205+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."
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# Zeppo Marx

Actor. Born 25 February 1901 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 30 November 1979.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 February 1901, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 30 November 1979
- **Also known as:** Зеппо Маркс, Herbert Marx

## Biography

Zeppo Marx was an American actor and comedian. Born Herbert Manfred Marx on 25 February 1901 in New York City, he was the youngest of the five Marx Brothers. He appeared in the first five Marx Brothers feature films, usually as the straight man or romantic lead.

His film credits include *The Cocoanuts* (1929) as Jamison, *Animal Crackers* (1930) as Horatio Jamison, *Monkey Business* (1931) as Zeppo, *Horse Feathers* (1932) as Frank Wagstaff and *Duck Soup* (1933) as Bob Roland. He left the act after *Duck Soup* and later worked as a theatrical agent and engineer. Marx died on 30 November 1979.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Duck Soup* (1933), Fi1m 88, as Bob Roland — [page](https://film.one/film/duck-soup.md)

## Also known for

- *Animal Crackers* (1930), Horatio Jamison
- *Horse Feathers* (1932), Frank Wagstaff
- *Monkey Business* (1931), Zeppo
- *The Cocoanuts* (1929), Jamison

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