Hy Anzell
Hy Anzell
Widely known as a semi-regular in the films of cinema legend Woody Allen, New York-native Hy Anzell appeared in many of the director's most popular films, including Bananas (1971), Annie Hall (1977), and Radio Days (1987). Although his family initially encouraged him to follow them in the restaurant business, Anzell instead opted to pursue a career on the stage. In 1946, the burgeoning actor made his Broadway debut in a production of the Duke Ellington musical Beggar's Holiday, and though he would soon segue into film and television, stage roles in Oklahoma and Checking Out found him remaining true to his theatrical roots. Though he appeared uncredited in such early efforts as Bengal Brigade (1954) and Party Girl (1958), Anzell's first official big-screen appearance would be for Allen in the director's early comedy Bananas. The two formed a close working relationship and Anzell continued to appear in Allen's films (most notably as Joey Nichols in Annie Hall). The busy actor also had roles in such efforts as Dead Bang (1989), Pacific Heights (1990), and The Cemetery Club (1993). Anzell remained active onscreen until his late-'90s final screen appearances in Allen's Deconstructing Harry (1997) and the made-for-TV drama Legalese (1998). Anzell died of natural causes August 23, 2003, in Fresno, CA. He was 79. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Hy Anzell:
- Crossing the Bridge with Josh Charles , Jason Gedrick , Stephen Baldwin , Cheryl Pollak , Rita Taggart , Richard Edson , Ken Jenkins , Abraham Benrubi , David Schwimmer , Bob Nickman , James Krag , Jeffrey Tambor , Bruce Baum , David Brinkley , James Cada , Perrey Reeves , Bill Schoppert , Mike Binder , Chris Forth , Isabell Monk , Richard Pagano , Debbie Manwiller , Sharon Bialy , Thomas McCarthy , Steve Cochran
- The Cemetery Club with Ellen Burstyn , Olympia Dukakis , Danny Aiello , Diane Ladd , Lainie Kazan , Jeffrey Howell , Christina Ricci , Bernie Casey , Alan Manson , Sam Schwartz , Wallace Shawn , Louis Guss , Alice Eisner , Robert Costanzo , Bingo O'Malley , Jerry Orbach , Stephen Pearlman , Lee Richardson , Ben Tatar , Irma St. Paule , Roger Serbagi , Sean E. Markland
- Radio Days with Mia Farrow , Seth Green , Julie Kavner , Joshua Mostel , Michael Tucker , Dianne Wiest , Wallace Shawn , Tito Puente , Danny Aiello , Gina DeAngelis , Jeff Daniels , Tony Roberts , Julie Kurnitz , David Warrilow , Diane Keaton , Gregg Almquist , Jackson Beck , Oliver Block , David Cale , Leah Carrey , Andrew B. Clark , Denise Dummont , Crystal Field , Todd Field , Paul Herman , Bruce Jarchow , Renee Lippin , William H. Macy , William Magerman , Judith Malina , Kenneth Mars , Helen Miller , Joy Newman , Rebecca Nickels , Frank O'Brien , Don Pardo , Richard Portnow , Ken Roberts , Norman Rose , Martin Rosenblatt , Mercedes Ruehl , Jaqui Safra , Rebecca Schaeffer , Maurice Shrog , Mike Starr , Kenneth Welsh , Dwight Weist , Ira B. Wheeler , Woody Allen , Artie Butler , Lee Erwin , Robert Joy , Kitty Carlisle Hart , Roberta Bennett , Belle Berger , Paul Berman , Sydney Blake , Stan Burns , Peter Castellotti , Yolanda Childress , Marc Colner , Henry Cowen , Wendell Craig , Shelley Delaney , Joel Eidelsberg , Danielle Ferland , William Flanagan , Barbara Gallo , Greg Gerard , Roger Hammer , J.R. Horne , Jane Jarvis , Edward S. Kotkin , Ivan Kronenfeld , Guy LeBow , Ken Levinsky , Peter Lombard , Brian Mannain , Ray Marchica , Mindy Morgenstern , Ross Morgenstern , David Mosberg , Michael Murray , Ruby Payne , Fletcher Farrow Previn , Hannah Rabinowitz , Martin Sherman , Philip Shultz , Kuno Sponholz , Terry Lee Swarts , Margaret Thomson , Maurice Toueg , Sal Tuminello , Dimitri Vassilopoulos , Liz Vochecowizc , Henry Yuk , Larry David
- Pacific Heights with Michael Keaton , Melanie Griffith , Matthew Modine , Mako , Dorian Harewood , Nobu McCarthy , Laurie Metcalf , Carl Lumbly , Aida Anderson , Linda Austin , Alice Barden , Roger Bearde , Guy Boyd , J.P. Bumstead , Beverly D'Angelo , Maggy Myers Davidson , Frank DiElsi , John Diaz , Noel Evangelisti , Takayo Fischer , Matthew Flint , Scott Freeman , Dabbs Greer , Raymond Hanis , Jerry Hardin , Dan Hedaya , Tippi Hedren , Ed Hodson , Seth Isler , O-Lan Jones , Danny Kovacs , Hal Jr. Landon , Daniel MacDonald , Miriam Margolyes , Frank Maruoka , Tohoru Masamune , Sheila McCarthy , D.W. Moffett , Tom Nolan , Luis Oropeza , F. William Parker , William Paterson , Nicholas Pryor , Tim Pulice , Tony Simotes , James Staley , Florence Sundstrom , Wat Takeshita , Tracey Walter , David Lloyd Wilson , Danny Wynands , Luca Bercovici , Michael Parker , John Schlesinger , Nicholas Rutherford , Bud Ekins , Barbara Bush
- Ironweed with Jack Nicholson , Meryl Streep , Carroll Baker , Michael O'Keefe , Diane Venora , Fred Gwynne , Margaret Whitton , Tom Waits , Jake Dengel , Nathan Lane , James Gammon , Paul A. Jr. DiCocco , William Duell , James Dukas , Laura Esterman , Joe Grifasi , Richard Hamilton , Bethel Leslie , Ted Levine , Matt McGrath , Jeff Morris , Pamela Payton-Wright , Frank Whaley , Will Zahrn , Priscilla Caroline Smith , Black-Eyed Susan , Nebraska Brace , Pat Devane , Ean Ehas , Phyllis Guttung , Cori Irwin , Robert Manion , Boris McGiver , Michael O'Gorman , Terry O'Reilly , Lola Pashalinski , Martin Patterson , Louise Phillips , George Rafferty , Marjorie Slocum , Lena Spencer , Louis Saint Louis , Lois Barden Stilley , Jared Swartout , Jordan Valdina , James Yoham , John Wright
- Dead Bang with Don Johnson , Penelope Ann Miller , William Forsythe , Bob Balaban , Frank Military , Tim Reid , Carmen Argenziano , Lennard Camarillo , Ron Campbell , Tate Donovan , James B. Douglas , Evans Evans , Phyllis Guerrini , Tiger Haynes , Michael Higgins , Ron Hyatt , Ernie Jackson , Michael Jeter , Mickey Jones , Lon Katzman , Jarion Monroe , Garwin Sanford , Sam Scarber , Lynn Stalmaster , Antoni Stutz , Brad Sullivan , Darwyn Swalve , William Traylor , David H. "Dutch" vanDalsem , Stephen E. Miller , Frank C. Turner , Maureen Thomas , Ricardo Ascencio , Jereme Beck , Billy Boyle , Christine Cable , Ron Carothers , Juliana Carter , Trudy Forbes , Dawn Mortensen , Valerie Pearson , Mic Rodgers , Justin Stillwell , Daniel Quinn
- Crimes and Misdemeanors with Martin Landau , Woody Allen , Mia Farrow , Alan Alda , Anjelica Huston , Jerry Orbach , Sam Waterston , Joanna Gleason , Caroline Aaron , Claire Bloom , Stephanie Roth , Jenny Nichols , David S. Howard , Anna Berger , Victor Argo , Martin Bergmann , Robin Bartlett , Bill Bernstein , Merv Bloch , Thomas Bolster , Frances Conroy , Gregg Edelman , Joel S. Fogel , Sol Frieder , Zina Jasper , Sylvia Kauders , Dolores Sutton , Jerry Zaks , Justin Zaremby , Nora Ephron , Warren Vache , Kenny Vance , Donna Castellano , Thomas P. Crow , Randy Aaron Fink , Barry Finkel , Steve Maidment , Chester Malinowski , George Mason , Stanley Reichman , Nadia Sanford , Rebecca Schull , Garrett Simowitz , Marvin Terban , Grace Zimmerman , Rabbi Joel Zion , Derek Smith
- Bananas with Woody Allen , Louise Lasser , Carlos Montalban , Natividad Abascal , Jacobo Morales , Miguel Angel Suarez , Stanley Ackerman , Axel Anderson , Jack Axelrod , Conrad Bain , Eddie Barth , Beeson Carroll , Ted Chapman , Howard Cosell , Dagne Crane , Ed Crowley , Don Dunphy , Rene Enriquez , Princess Fatosh , Dorothi Fox , Dan Frazer , Allen Garfield , Martha Greenhouse , Roger Grimsby , Arthur Hughes , Robert O'Connell , David Oniz , Charlotte Rae , Sylvester Stallone , John Braden , Dick Callinan , Norman Evans , Baron DeBeer , Marilyn Hengst , David Ortiz , Eulogio Peraza , Tigre Perez , Nicholas Saunders , Robert Dudley
Hy Anzell Trivia
Who did Hy Anzell play in Crossing the Bridge?
Hy Anzell was Manny Goldfarb in Crossing the Bridge
Who did Hy Anzell play in The Cemetery Club?
Hy Anzell was Al in The Cemetery Club
What role did Hy Anzell portray in Radio Days?
Hy Anzell played Mr. Waldbaum in Radio Days
What role did Hy Anzell play in Pacific Heights?
Hy Anzell played Locksmith in Pacific Heights
Who did Hy Anzell portray in Ironweed?
Hy Anzell was Rosskam, Junk Dealer in Ironweed
What role did Hy Anzell portray in Dead Bang?
Hy Anzell played Capt. Waxman in Dead Bang
Who did Hy Anzell play in Crimes and Misdemeanors?
Hy Anzell was Seder Guest in Crimes and Misdemeanors
Who did Hy Anzell play in Bananas?
Hy Anzell was Patient In Operating Room in Bananas
