The 10 Best Movie Accountants

Gene Wilder freaks out about his Blue Blanket with Zero Mostel The Producers 1968

We look pretty good up on the big screen.

By Ed Mendlowitz
Call Me Before You Do Anything: The Art of Accounting

I digress from my autobiographical stories to give you my top 10 movie roles of accountants.

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1. “Dave” – Dave’s accountant, played by Charles Grodin, helps the president, played by Kevin Kline, trim costs so the first lady’s homeless project can be funded.

2. “The Producers” – Accountant Leo Bloom, played by Gene Wilder, hatches the plan for a Broadway flop.