Zero Mostel
Born
February 28, 1915 (age 62)
Died
August 8, 1977
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York, USA

Zero Mostel

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Samuel Joel “Zero” Mostel (February 28, 1915 – September 8, 1977) was an American actor of stage and screen, 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.

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Movies

Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 ★ 5.0
Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 ★ 7.2
Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003 ★ 6.1
Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
Watership Down
Watership Down
1978 ★ 7.2
Kehaar (voice)
Ride of the Valkyrie
Ride of the Valkyrie
1977 ★ 4.0
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
1976 ★ 5.9
Brutus (voice)
The Front
The Front
1976 ★ 7.0
Hecky Brown
Mastermind
Mastermind
1976 ★ 3.5
Inspector Hoku Ichihara
Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear
1975 ★ 5.6
Kopelkin
Fore Play
Fore Play
1975 ★ 3.0
President / Don Pasquale
Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros
1974 ★ 5.3
John
Marco
Marco
1973
Kublai Khan
Saga of Sonora
Saga of Sonora
1973
Heavy Harry
Old Faithful
Old Faithful
1973
Ranger Zeppel
Once Upon a Scoundrel
Once Upon a Scoundrel
1973 ★ 5.0
Carlos del Refugio
The Hot Rock
The Hot Rock
1972 ★ 6.5
Abe Greenberg
The Angel Levine
The Angel Levine
1970 ★ 5.1
Morris Mishkin
The Great Bank Robbery
The Great Bank Robbery
1969 ★ 6.3
Rev. Pious Blue
Great Catherine
Great Catherine
1968 ★ 5.8
Potemkin
The Producers
The Producers
1968 ★ 7.1
Max Bialystock
Red, White, and Zero
Red, White, and Zero
1968 ★ 5.0
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966 ★ 6.0
Pseudolus
Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot
1961 ★ 6.0
Estragon / Gogo
The World of Sholom Aleichem
The World of Sholom Aleichem
1959
Melamed / Maxel
The Model and the Marriage Broker
The Model and the Marriage Broker
1951 ★ 6.0
George Wixted
The Guy Who Came Back
The Guy Who Came Back
1951 ★ 3.0
Boots Mullins
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
1951 ★ 6.6
Emmett
Sirocco
Sirocco
1951 ★ 5.9
Balukjiaan
The Enforcer
The Enforcer
1951 ★ 7.1
'Big Babe' Lazich
Panic in the Streets
Panic in the Streets
1950 ★ 6.9
Raymond Fitch
Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 ★ 6.2
Rami, the Swami / Taliostra

TV Series