Zero Mostel
Acting
Born: February 28, 1915 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: August 8, 1977 (aged 62)
Highest Rated
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 Producers
1968
Watership Down
1978
The Muppet Show
1976
The Front
1976
Panic in the Streets
1950
The Hot Rock
1972
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
The Enforcer
1951
Sirocco
1951
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
The Electric Company
1971
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
Photos (9)
Movies (31)
Watership Down
Kehaar (voice)
The Producers
Max Bialystock
The Front
Hecky Brown
The Hot Rock
Abe Greenberg
The Enforcer
'Big Babe' Lazich
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Pseudolus
Sirocco
Balukjiaan
Panic in the Streets
Raymond Fitch
Du Barry Was a Lady
Rami / Taliostra
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
The Great Bank Robbery
Rev. Pious Blue
Red, White, and Zero
1968
Journey into Fear
Kopelkin
Rhinoceros
John
Fore Play
President / Don Pasquale
Great Catherine
Potemkin
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Model and the Marriage Broker
George Wixted
Once Upon a Scoundrel
Carlos del Refugio
The World of Sholom Aleichem
Melamed / Maxel
Saga of Sonora
Heavy Harry
Mastermind
Inspector Hoku Ichihara
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
Emmett
The Angel Levine
Morris Mishkin
The Guy Who Came Back
Boots Mullins
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
Brutus (voice)
Marco
Kublai Khan
Old Faithful
Ranger Zeppel
Waiting for Godot
Estragon / Gogo
Ride of the Valkyrie
1977
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (18)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 2 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Performer · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star · 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Flip Wilson Show
Self · 1 eps
Remembering Gene Wilder
Self (archive footage)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Self (archive footage)
Muppet Treasures
Self
Carol + 2
Self
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
Best Boy
Self