Zero Mostel
Acting
Born: 1915-02-28 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography
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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Electric Company
Spell Binder (voice)
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
Watership Down
Kehaar (voice)
The Producers
Max Bialystock
The Enforcer
'Big Babe' Lazich
The Hot Rock
Abe Greenberg
Sirocco
Balukjiaan
The Front
Hecky Brown
Carol + 2
Self
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Pseudolus
Muppet Treasures
Self
Panic in the Streets
Raymond Fitch
Du Barry Was a Lady
Rami / Taliostra
Remembering Gene Wilder
Self (archive footage)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Self (archive footage)
Fore Play
President / Don Pasquale
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
Emmett
The Great Bank Robbery
Rev. Pious Blue
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
The World of Sholom Aleichem
Melamed / Maxel
Great Catherine
Potemkin
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
Red, White, and Zero
Rhinoceros
John
Journey into Fear
Kopelkin
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
Brutus (voice)
The Angel Levine
Morris Mishkin
