Zeppo Marx

Acting

Zeppo Marx

Born February 25, 1901 · New York City, New York, USA

Died November 30, 1979 · aged 78

Herbert Manfred "Zeppo" Marx (February 25, 1901 – November 30, 1979) was an American film star, theatrical agent and businessman. He was the youngest of the five Marx Brothers. He appeared in the first five Marx Brothers films, but then left the act to start his second career as a theatrical agent. Description above from the Wikipedia article Zeppo Marx, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of con…

Known For

Duck SoupDuck Soup · 1933
Duck Soup
★ 7.31933
MovieComedyWar
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
A Kiss in the DarkA Kiss in the Dark · 1925
A Kiss in the Dark
★ 8.01925
MovieComedy
Based on a Frederick Lonsdale Broadway play.
The CocoanutsThe Cocoanuts · 1929
The Cocoanuts
★ 6.51929
MovieComedyMusic
During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.
Animal CrackersAnimal Crackers · 1930
Animal Crackers
★ 6.91930
MovieComedyMusic
The well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being welcomed home with a lavish party at the estate of influential society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse when a valuable painting goes missing. The intrepid Captain Spaulding attempts to solve the crime with the help of his silly secretary Horatio Jamison, while sparring with the anarchic Signor Emanuel Ravelli and his nutty sidekick The Professor.
Horse FeathersHorse Feathers · 1932
Horse Feathers
★ 6.91932
MovieComedyRomance
Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley U, hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against rival Darwin U.
Monkey BusinessMonkey Business · 1931
Monkey Business
★ 6.91931
MovieComedy
Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.
Humor RiskHumor Risk · 1921
Humor Risk
★ 9.01921
MovieComedy
Harpo played the hero, a detective named Watson who "made his entrance in a high hat, sliding down a coal chute into the basement". Groucho played an "old movie" villain, who "sported a long moustache and was clad in black", while Chico was probably his "chuckling [Italian] henchman". Zeppo portrayed a playboy who was the owner of a nightclub in which most of the action took place, including "a cabaret, [which allowed] the inclusion of a dance number". The final shot showed Groucho "in ball and chain, trudging slowly off into the gloaming". Harpo, in a rare moment of romantic glory, gets the girl in the end. This film is lost.
I'll Say She IsI'll Say She Is · 1931
I'll Say She Is
★ 5.21931
MovieComedy
In the office of Mr. Lee, a talent agent, Zeppo bursts through the door, proclaiming to be a great musical actor. He gives a terrible impression of Maurice Chevallier. Chico arrives, also proclaiming to be a great musical talent, and gives an even worse impression of the same musical act. This is followed by Groucho and finally Harpo, all adding to the growing confusion in the office.

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