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Zero Mostel

Zero Mostel

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 Ob

Born

Feb 28, 1915

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died

Aug 08, 1977

Known For

Acting

Movies

38 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.6

Known For

The Producers
The Producers
1968 • as Max Bialystock
★ 7.1
Sirocco
Sirocco
1951 • as Balukjiaan
★ 6.0
Watership Down
Watership Down
1978 • as Kehaar (voice)
★ 7.2
Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 • as Rami / Taliostra
★ 6.5
The Hot Rock
The Hot Rock
1972 • as Abe Greenberg
★ 6.5
The Front
The Front
1976 • as Hecky Brown
★ 7.1
Fore Play
Fore Play
1975 • as President / Don Pasquale
★ 3.8
Panic in the Streets
Panic in the Streets
1950 • as Raymond Fitch
★ 6.9
The Enforcer
The Enforcer
1951 • as 'Big Babe' Lazich
★ 7.1
The Great Bank Robbery
The Great Bank Robbery
1969 • as Rev. Pious Blue
★ 6.6
Carol + 2
Carol + 2
1966 • as Self
★ 10.0
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
★ 7.2
The Model and the Marriage Broker
The Model and the Marriage Broker
1951 • as George Wixted
★ 6.5
Muppet Treasures
Muppet Treasures
1985 • as Self
★ 7.2
Remembering Gene Wilder
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.3
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.1
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
1976 • as Brutus (voice)
★ 6.1
Once Upon a Scoundrel
Once Upon a Scoundrel
1974 • as Carlos del Refugio
★ 5.4
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 • as Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
★ 7.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003 • as Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
★ 6.5
Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear
1975 • as Kopelkin
★ 6.0
The Guy Who Came Back
The Guy Who Came Back
1951 • as Boots Mullins
★ 6.2
Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros
1974 • as John
★ 5.6
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.1
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 • as Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.0
The Angel Levine
The Angel Levine
1970 • as Morris Mishkin
★ 5.4
Great Catherine
Great Catherine
1968 • as Potemkin
★ 5.9
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.4
The World of Sholom Aleichem
The World of Sholom Aleichem
1959 • as Melamed / Maxel
★ 9.0
Best Boy
Best Boy
1979 • as Self
★ 6.6
Marco
Marco
1973 • as Kublai Khan
★ 7.0
Saga of Sonora
Saga of Sonora
1973 • as Heavy Harry
★ 9.0
Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot
1961 • as Estragon / Gogo
★ 6.0
Mastermind
Mastermind
1976 • as Inspector Hoku Ichihara
★ 4.8
Old Faithful
Old Faithful
1973 • as Ranger Zeppel