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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 Front
The Front
1976 as Hecky Brown
★ 7.0
The Producers
The Producers
1968 as Max Bialystock
★ 7.1
Panic in the Streets
Panic in the Streets
1950 as Raymond Fitch
★ 6.9
Sirocco
Sirocco
1951 as Balukjiaan
★ 5.9
Watership Down
Watership Down
1978 as Kehaar (voice)
★ 7.2
The Hot Rock
The Hot Rock
1972 as Abe Greenberg
★ 6.6
Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 as Rami, the Swami / Taliostra
★ 6.4
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013 as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.2
Fore Play
Fore Play
1975 as President / Don Pasquale
★ 3.0
Marco
Marco
1973 as Kublai Khan
Remembering Gene Wilder
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
The Enforcer
The Enforcer
1951 as 'Big Babe' Lazich
★ 7.1
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
Saga of Sonora
Saga of Sonora
1973 as Heavy Harry
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003 as Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
★ 6.1
The Great Bank Robbery
The Great Bank Robbery
1969 as Rev. Pious Blue
★ 6.3
The Model and the Marriage Broker
The Model and the Marriage Broker
1951 as George Wixted
★ 6.3
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.4
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 as Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros
1974 as John
★ 5.3
Mastermind
Mastermind
1976 as Inspector Hoku Ichihara
★ 3.5
The Angel Levine
The Angel Levine
1970 as Morris Mishkin
★ 5.2
Great Catherine
Great Catherine
1968 as Potemkin
★ 5.8
The Guy Who Came Back
The Guy Who Came Back
1951 as Boots Mullins
★ 5.0
Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear
1975 as Kopelkin
★ 5.6
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
★ 6.9
Once Upon a Scoundrel
Once Upon a Scoundrel
1974 as Carlos del Refugio
★ 5.0
The World of Sholom Aleichem
The World of Sholom Aleichem
1959 as Melamed / Maxel
Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot
1961 as Estragon / Gogo
★ 6.0
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986 as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.5
Muppet Treasures
Muppet Treasures
1985 as Self
Old Faithful
Old Faithful
1973 as Ranger Zeppel
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
1976 as Brutus (voice)
★ 5.9
Carol + 2
Carol + 2
1966 as Self
Best Boy
Best Boy
1979 as Self
★ 6.4