Zero Mostel
Known for: Acting
Born: February 27, 1915 in Brooklyn, New York, USA - Died: August 7, 1977
Samuel Joel “Zero” Mostel (February 28, 1915 – September 8, 1977) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of comic characters such as Tevye onstage in Fiddler on the Roof, Pseudolus onstage and onscreen in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Max Bialystock in the original film version of The Producers. He was blacklisted during the 1950s, and his testimony before the House Committee on Un-American Activities was well-publicized. He was a Tony Award and Obie Award winner.
Known for
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The Front
Hecky Brown
The Producers
Max Bialystock
Sirocco
Balukjiaan
Panic in the Streets
Raymond Fitch
The Enforcer
'Big Babe' Lazich
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
Du Barry Was a Lady
Rami, the Swami / Taliostra
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
Emmett
Rhinoceros
John
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Pseudolus
Muppet Treasures
Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
Mastermind
Inspector Hoku Ichihara
The Great Bank Robbery
Rev. Pious Blue
Fore Play
President / Don Pasquale
Great Catherine
Potemkin
The Model and the Marriage Broker
George Wixted
Journey into Fear
Kopelkin
The Angel Levine
Morris Mishkin
The Guy Who Came Back
Boots Mullins
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
Remembering Gene Wilder
Self (archive footage)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Self (archive footage)