Billy Van Zandt
Biography
Billy Van Zandt is an American playwright, actor and author from Middletown Township, New Jersey. He acted in films including Jaws 2 (1978), Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) and Taps (1981), playing a sailing teenager, an alien ensign and a military school cadet. As a writer he is known for the plays he co-wrote with Jane Milmore, among them Love, Sex, and the I.R.S., Drop Dead! and The Boomer Boys Musical, several of which he also appeared in. The two helped develop television shows such as The Wayans Bros. and Suddenly Susan, and his work on Martin and The Hughleys earned People's Choice, NAACP Image and Prism awards. He was an Emmy nominee for the special I Love Lucy: The Very First Show, and he also played Groucho Marx on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
68years old
Turns 69 on December 13in 61 days
- Born Red Bank
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as William Van Zandt
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 3 years1978 to 1981
Every film, newest first
- 1981TapsIMDb rating 6.8
- 1979Star Trek: The Motion PictureIMDb rating 6.4
- 1978Jaws 2IMDb rating 5.8
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Beyond film
Van Zandt took his Off-Broadway hit You've Got Hate Mail on tour. The show played the Triad Theater between 2010 and 2015.
Billy Van Zandt movies on Netflix
Worked with
Billy Van Zandt made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Giancarlo Esposito's page
William Shatner's page
Sean Penn's page
Tom Cruise's page
Timothy Hutton's page
George Takei's page
All films by Robert Wise
All films by Jeannot Szwarc
Harold BeckerDirector, 1 film, 1981
All films by Harold Becker
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