Zero Mostel

Zero Mostel

1915-02-28 – 1977-08-08 (age 62) Brooklyn, New York, USA
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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.

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Known For

Watership Down
Watership Down

1978

as Kehaar (voice)

The Front
The Front

1976

as Hecky Brown

The Producers
The Producers

1968

as Max Bialystock

The Hot Rock
The Hot Rock

1972

as Abe Greenberg

Sirocco
Sirocco

1951

as Balukjiaan

Marco
Marco

1973

as Kublai Khan

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

1986

as Self (archive footage)

Mastermind
Mastermind

1976

as Inspector Hoku Ichihara

Great Catherine
Great Catherine

1968

as Potemkin

The Great Bank Robbery
The Great Bank Robbery

1969

as Rev. Pious Blue

The Enforcer
The Enforcer

1951

as 'Big Babe' Lazich

Fore Play
Fore Play

1975

as President / Don Pasquale

Remembering Gene Wilder
Remembering Gene Wilder

2024

as Self (archive footage)

Panic in the Streets
Panic in the Streets

1950

as Raymond Fitch

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.)

Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear

1975

as Kopelkin

Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady

1943

as Rami / Taliostra