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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Leonard Zelig
Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher
The Narrator (voice)
Dr. Sindell
Glandular Diagnosis Doctor
Mexican Food Doctor
Dr. Birsky
Hypodermic Doctor
Other Doctor
Other Doctor
Other Doctor
Freshman #1
Freshman #2
Workers Rally Speaker
Charles Koslow
Sister Ruth
Telephone Operator
Woman on Telephone
Actor Zelig
Actress Fletcher
Actor Doctor
Actor Koslow
Paul Deghuee
Lita Fox
Lita's Lawyer
Zelig's Lawyer
Helen Gray
Greek Waiter
Rally Chancellor
Susan Sontag - Contemporary Interviews
Saul Bellow - Contemporary Interviews
Irving Howe - Contemporary Interviews
Calvin Turner - Contemporary Interviews
Older Dr. Fletcher - Contemporary Interviews
Mike Geibell - Contemporary Interviews
Ted Bierbauer - Contemporary Interviews
Older Paul Deghuee - Contemporary Interviews
Older Sister Meryl Fletcher - Contemporary Interviews
Oswald Pohl - Contemporary Interviews
Pathe News Announcer (voice)
Hearst Metrotone Announcer (voice)
Experimental Drugs Doctor
Man in Barber Chair
Man in Park
Scotsman
Martin Geist
Man on Telephone
Miss Baker
Martinez
Sister Meryl
City Hall Speaker
Dr. Fletcher's Mother
On-Camera Interviewer
Hearst Guest
Hearst Guest
Zelig's Wife
Wrist Victim
House-Painting Victim
Vilification Woman
Carter Dean
German Girl (uncredited)
Other Doctor (uncredited)
Charleston Dancer (uncredited)
Beauty Contestant (uncredited)
Lizard Dancer (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Helen Kane (voice) (uncredited)
Mother of a Graduate (uncredited)
Police Officer (uncredited)
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