Zero Mostel
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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
Credits
Watership Down (1978)
as Kehaar (voice)
The Hot Rock (1972)
as Abe Greenberg
The Producers (1968)
as Max Bialystock
Carol + 2 (1966)
as Self
The Enforcer (1951)
as 'Big Babe' Lazich
Sirocco (1951)
as Balukjiaan
Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
as Rami / Taliostra
Muppet Treasures (1985)
as Self
The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
as Rev. Pious Blue
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
as Pseudolus
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
The Front (1976)
as Hecky Brown
Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)
as Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
Fore Play (1975)
as President / Don Pasquale
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
as Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
as Self (archive footage)
Remembering Gene Wilder (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)
as Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
as George Wixted
Journey into Fear (1975)
as Kopelkin
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II (1976)
as Brutus (voice)
Ride of the Valkyrie (1977)
Actor
Mastermind (1976)
as Inspector Hoku Ichihara
Great Catherine (1968)
as Potemkin
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951)
as Emmett
Red, White, and Zero (1968)
Actor
The Angel Levine (1970)
as Morris Mishkin
Saga of Sonora (1973)
as Heavy Harry
The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959)
as Melamed / Maxel
Panic in the Streets (1950)
as Raymond Fitch
The Guy Who Came Back (1951)
as Boots Mullins
Once Upon a Scoundrel (1974)
as Carlos del Refugio
Old Faithful (1973)
as Ranger Zeppel
Rhinoceros (1974)
as John
Waiting for Godot (1961)
as Estragon / Gogo
Marco (1973)
as Kublai Khan
Best Boy (1979)
as Self