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).
