Zero Mostel
- Acting
- February 28, 1915 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
- August 8, 1977
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
Filmography
- Remembering Gene Wilder · Self
- Mel Brooks: Unwrapped · Self
- Mel Brooks: Make a Noise · Self
- Hitler: The Comedy Years · Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards · Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
- Broadway's Lost Treasures · Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
- The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years · Self
- Muppet Treasures · Self
- Best Boy · Self
- Watership Down · Kehaar (Voice)
- Ride of the Valkyrie
- The Little Drummer Boy: Book II · Brutus (Voice)
- The Front · Hecky Brown
- Mastermind · Inspector Hoku Ichihara
- The Muppet Show · Self
- Journey into Fear · Kopelkin
- Fore Play · President / Don Pasquale
- Once Upon a Scoundrel · Carlos del Refugio
- Rhinoceros · John
- Marco · Kublai Khan
- Saga of Sonora · Heavy Harry
- Old Faithful · Ranger Zeppel
- The Hot Rock · Abe Greenberg
- The Electric Company · Spell Binder (Voice)
- The Flip Wilson Show · Self
- The Angel Levine · Morris Mishkin
- The Great Bank Robbery · Rev. Pious Blue
- Great Catherine · Potemkin
- The Dick Cavett Show · Self
- The Producers · Max Bialystock
- Red, White, and Zero
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In · Self
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum · Pseudolus
- Carol + 2 · Self
- The Merv Griffin Show · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self
- Waiting for Godot · Estragon / Gogo
- The World of Sholom Aleichem · Melamed / Maxel
- Tony Awards · Self
- The Model and the Marriage Broker · George Wixted
- The Guy Who Came Back · Boots Mullins
- Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell · Emmett
- Sirocco · Balukjiaan
- The Enforcer · 'Big Babe' Lazich
- Panic in the Streets · Raymond Fitch
- The Ed Sullivan Show · Self
- Du Barry Was a Lady · Rami / Taliostra