Zero Mostel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 28, 1915
- Died
- Aug 8, 1977 (aged 62)
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Credits
- 47
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
The Producers
1968Movie
Max Bialystock
Watership Down
1978Movie
Kehaar (voice)
The Muppet Show
1976TV
Self - Special Guest Star
The Front
1976Movie
Hecky Brown
Panic in the Streets
1950Movie
Raymond Fitch
The Hot Rock
1972Movie
Abe Greenberg
Filmography
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024Movie
Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018Movie
Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007Movie
Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005Movie
Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003Movie
Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986Movie
Self (archive footage)
Muppet Treasures
1985Movie
Self
Best Boy
1979Movie
Self
Watership Down
1978Movie
Kehaar (voice)
Ride of the Valkyrie
1977Movie
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
1976Movie
Brutus (voice)
The Front
1976Movie
Hecky Brown
Mastermind
1976Movie
Inspector Hoku Ichihara
The Muppet Show
1976TV
Self - Special Guest Star
Journey into Fear
1975Movie
Kopelkin
Fore Play
1975Movie
President / Don Pasquale
Once Upon a Scoundrel
1974Movie
Carlos del Refugio
Rhinoceros
1974Movie
John
Marco
1973Movie
Kublai Khan
Saga of Sonora
1973Movie
Heavy Harry
Old Faithful
1973Movie
Ranger Zeppel
The Hot Rock
1972Movie
Abe Greenberg
The Electric Company
1971TV
Spell Binder (voice)
The Flip Wilson Show
1970TV
Self
The Angel Levine
1970Movie
Morris Mishkin
The Great Bank Robbery
1969Movie
Rev. Pious Blue
Great Catherine
1968Movie
Potemkin
The Dick Cavett Show
1968TV
Self - Guest
The Producers
1968Movie
Max Bialystock
Red, White, and Zero
1968Movie
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968TV
Self, Self (uncredited)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966Movie
Pseudolus
Carol + 2
1966Movie
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self
Waiting for Godot
1961Movie
Estragon / Gogo
The World of Sholom Aleichem
1959Movie
Melamed / Maxel
Tony Awards
1956TV
Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter, Self - Performer
The Model and the Marriage Broker
1951Movie
George Wixted
The Guy Who Came Back
1951Movie
Boots Mullins
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
1951Movie
Emmett
Sirocco
1951Movie
Balukjiaan
The Enforcer
1951Movie
'Big Babe' Lazich
Panic in the Streets
1950Movie
Raymond Fitch
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948TV
Self
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943Movie
Rami / Taliostra