Before we get to Jay Gatsby we first will look at his shady business partner. Although he wasn’t the most important character in the book or really at all, Meyer Wolsheim is actually listed as a character in the character list of The Great Gatsby. He is described as a 50 year old man, who is a small flat-nosed Jew. He also has a large head wth small eyes and long noticeable nose hair. In the 1974 film Meyer Wolsheim was played by actor Howard Da Silva. In the 2013 film Meyer Wolsheim is portrayed by actor Amitabh Bachchan. Both actors look very different from one another, this is probably due to the fact that this specific character isn’t as important as the other characters. The 1974 actor is a half-bald boss looking man but doesn’t seem like he fits the character description well. As for the 2013 actor, he has more of that gangster look and even dresses more like a gangster. He also has the flat nose from the character description. You can see this in the pictures below, the major differences between the two actors. Wolfsheim seemed to be a bigger character in the 2013 version. This is a mysterious and dangerous character in the story. From what we hear from Meyer Wolsheim, we can assume that either him and his friends are criminals or they know a lot of criminals. This could also lead us to believe that Gatsby is some type of criminal or doing some type of criminal activities because he is friends with Wolsheim.
