Zero Mostel
Known for Acting · 47 credits
- Born
- 1915-02-28
- Died
- 1977-08-08
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Зеро Мостел · Samuel Joel Mostel
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
TV Shows (9)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter / Self - Performer
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self / Self (uncredited)
The Electric Company
1971
as Spell Binder (voice)
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self
Movies (38)
The Front
1976
as Hecky Brown
The Producers
1968
as Max Bialystock
Watership Down
1978
as Kehaar (voice)
The Hot Rock
1972
as Abe Greenberg
Marco
1973
as Kublai Khan
Sirocco
1951
as Balukjiaan
Mastermind
1976
as Inspector Hoku Ichihara
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
as Pseudolus
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
as Self (archive footage)
Fore Play
1975
as President / Don Pasquale
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
as Rev. Pious Blue
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
The Enforcer
1951
as 'Big Babe' Lazich
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Rami / Taliostra
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
as Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
Great Catherine
1968
as Potemkin
Panic in the Streets
1950
as Raymond Fitch
The Model and the Marriage Broker
1951
as George Wixted
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Journey into Fear
1975
as Kopelkin
Red, White, and Zero
1968
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
as Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
The Angel Levine
1970
as Morris Mishkin
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
1951
as Emmett
Saga of Sonora
1973
as Heavy Harry
Best Boy
1979
as Self
Rhinoceros
1974
as John
Waiting for Godot
1961
as Estragon / Gogo
Old Faithful
1973
as Ranger Zeppel
The Guy Who Came Back
1951
as Boots Mullins
Muppet Treasures
1985
as Self
Once Upon a Scoundrel
1974
as Carlos del Refugio
Carol + 2
1966
as Self
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The World of Sholom Aleichem
1959
as Melamed / Maxel
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
1976
as Brutus (voice)
Ride of the Valkyrie
1977
About 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 Obie Award winner. With 47 credits spanning from 1943 to 2024, Zero Mostel has appeared in 38 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Zero Mostel Movies
- The Front (1976) — as Hecky Brown
- The Producers (1968) — as Max Bialystock
- Watership Down (1978) — as Kehaar (voice)
- The Hot Rock (1972) — as Abe Greenberg
- Marco (1973) — as Kublai Khan
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