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