Hy Anzell

Hy Anzell (September 7, 1923 – August 23, 2003) was a Yiddish-speaking[1] American actor. He originated the role of the flower shop owner, "Mr. Mushnik", in the original off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors with Ellen Greene and Lee Wilkof.[2] He was also in the original 1976 Broadway cast of Checking Out.

Hy Anzell
Born	September 7, 1923 New York City, New York
Died	August 23, 2003(2003-08-23) (aged 79) Fresno, California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1954–2003

He appeared in dozens of films and television programs. He had roles in a number of films directed by Woody Allen, beginning with Bananas, and notably including Annie Hall (in which he had his best-known movie role as Uncle Joey Nichols).[3][4]

He died of natural causes at age 79.[3] Anzell was Jewish[5].

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1954	Bengal Brigade	Sepoy	Uncredited
1954	The Silver Chalice	Workman in Joseph's Courtyard	Uncredited
1955	The Seven Little Foys	Dresser at 'Iroquois'	Uncredited
1957	The True Story of Jesse James	John - Jury Foreman	Uncredited
1957	Beau James	Reporter	Uncredited
1958	Party Girl	Man in Hall	Uncredited
1968	What's So Bad About Feeling Good?		Uncredited
1969	John and Mary	Taxi Driver	Uncredited
1971	Bananas	Patient In Operating Room
1973	The Stone Killer	Cab Driver
1974	The Taking of Pelham One Two Three	Latimer, Toll Booth Guard	Uncredited
1976	Death Play	Harry
1977	Annie Hall	Joey Nichols
1987	Radio Days	Mr. Waldbaum
1987	Ironweed	Rosskam
1989	Dead Bang	Captain Waxman
1989	Crimes and Misdemeanors	Seder Guest
1990	Pacific Heights	Locksmith
1992	Crossing the Bridge	Manny Goldfarb
1993	The Cemetery Club	Al
1997	Deconstructing Harry	Max

References

1. Sadie Stein, "Jitterbug Perfume", The Paris Review, May 28, 2014.
2. John Simon, "Campsites", New York, August 23, 1982.
3. Lauren Lyster, "Hy Anzell: Actor", Variety, August 25, 2003.
4. Hy Anzell, All Movie Guide at The New York Times (accessed 2014-04-24).
5. LLC, New York Media (2 March 1987). "New York Magazine". New York Media, LLC – via Google Books.

External links

• Hy Anzell on IMDb
• Hy Anzell at the Internet Broadway Database
• Hy Anzell at the Lortel Archives
• Hy Anzell at AllMovie