Zero Mostel
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Zero Mostel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Feb 28, 1915 In Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 41
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Du Barry was a Lady 1943-08-13
- Latest Project:
- Movie Remembering Gene Wilder 2024-03-15
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Remembering Gene Wilder | Self (archive footage) | 2024-03-15 |
| Movie | Mel Brooks: Unwrapped | Self (archive footage) | 2018-02-17 |
| Movie | Mel Brooks: Make a Noise | Self (archive footage) | 2013-05-20 |
| Movie | Hitler: The Comedy Years | Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2007-05-10 |
| Movie | Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards | Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.) | 2005-08-07 |
| Movie | Broadway's Lost Treasures | Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof") | 2003-08-10 |
| Movie | Red, White, and Zero | 1979-12-21 | |
| Movie | Watership Down | Kehaar (voice) | 1978-10-14 |
| Movie | Ride of the Valkyrie | 1977-10-29 | |
| Series | The Muppet Show | Unknown | 1976-09-05 |
| Movie | The Front | Hecky Brown | 1976-09-17 |
| Movie | The Little Drummer Boy Book II | Brutus (voice) | 1976-12-13 |
| Movie | Fore Play | President / Don Pasquale | 1975-03-01 |
| Movie | Journey into Fear | Kopelkin | 1975-08-08 |
| Movie | Rhinoceros | John | 1974-01-21 |
| Movie | Old Faithful | Ranger Zeppel | 1973-01-01 |
| Movie | Saga of Sonora | Heavy Harry | 1973-05-03 |
| Movie | Once Upon a Scoundrel | Carlos del Refugio | 1973-01-01 |
| Movie | The Hot Rock | Abe Greenberg | 1972-01-26 |
| Series | The Electric Company | 1971-10-25 | |
| Movie | The Angel Levine | Morris Mishkin | 1970-07-28 |
| Series | The Flip Wilson Show | Unknown | 1970-09-17 |
| Series | Josie and the Pussycats | 1970-09-12 | |
| Movie | Mastermind | Inspector Hoku Ichihara | 1969-06-03 |
| Movie | The Great Bank Robbery | Rev. Pious Blue | 1969-06-24 |
| Movie | The Producers | Max Bialystock | 1968-03-18 |
| Movie | Great Catherine | Potemkin | 1968-11-29 |
| Series | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Unknown | 1967-09-09 |
| Movie | Carol + 2 | Himself | 1966-03-22 |
| Movie | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Pseudolus | 1966-10-16 |
| Movie | Waiting for Godot | Estragon | 1961-01-01 |
| Movie | The World of Sholom Aleichem | Melamed / Maxel | 1959-12-14 |
| Series | Tony Awards | Himself - Performer | 1956-04-01 |
| Movie | The Enforcer | 'Big Babe' Lazich | 1951-02-24 |
| Movie | Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell | Emmett | 1951-08-01 |
| Movie | Sirocco | Balukjiaan | 1951-06-13 |
| Movie | The Model and the Marriage Broker | George Wixted | 1951-11-01 |
| Movie | The Guy Who Came Back | Boots Mullins | 1951-08-16 |
| Movie | Panic in the Streets | Raymond Fitch | 1950-07-27 |
| Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |
| Movie | Du Barry was a Lady | Rami - the Swami / Taliostra | 1943-08-13 |