Josh Mostel

Josh Mostel
Mostel in 2016
Born	(1946-12-21) December 21, 1946 (age 78) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1971–present
Spouses	Peggy Rajski ​ ​ (m. 1983; div. 1998)​ Kim Murdock ​ ​ (m. 2016)​
Father	Zero Mostel

Joshua Mostel (born December 21, 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).

Early life

Mostel was born in New York City, the son of Kathryn Celia, née Harkin, an actress, dancer, and writer, and Zero Mostel, a comic actor.^[2]

Career

Mostel started his career as a boy soprano at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He graduated from Brandeis University.^[2] 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).^{[citation needed]}

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. He also played the part of "the best trader on the street", Ollie, one of Gordon Gekko's traders in Wall Street.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Mostel lives in New York, with a summer home on Monhegan Island.^[3]

Tobias Mostel, his brother, is a painter, ceramic artist and professor of art, teaching at Florida State University and Tallahassee Community College.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]}

Acting roles

Television

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Josh Mostel television credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	The Equalizer	Winston Erdlow	Episode: "Beyond Control"
1990	Beverly Hills, 90210	Mr. Ridley	Episode: "Class of Beverly Hills"
1998	Thicker Than Blood	Kendall	TV movie
2003	Law & Order	Harvey Anchin	Episode: "Kid Pro Quo"
2012	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Mr. Roth	Episode: "Hunting Ground"
2015	Blue Bloods	Victor Flores	1 episode
2020	Hunters	Rabbi Steckler	3 episodes

References

External links

• Josh Mostel at IMDb
• Josh Mostel at the Internet Broadway Database
• Josh Mostel at the Internet Off-Broadway Database (archived)