Zero Mostel

Biography

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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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Known For

The Front
The Front
The Producers
The Producers
Sirocco
Sirocco
Panic in the Streets
Panic in the Streets
The Enforcer
The Enforcer
Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros

Filmography

2024 Remembering Gene Wilder
as Self (archive footage)
2018 Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
as Self (archive footage)
2013 Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
2007 Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005 Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
2003 Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
1986 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Self (archive footage)
1985 Muppet Treasures
as Self
1979 Red, White, and Zero
as
1979 Best Boy
as Self
1978 Watership Down
as Kehaar (voice)
1977 Ride of the Valkyrie
as
1976 The Little Drummer Boy Book II
as Brutus (voice)
1976 The Front
as Hecky Brown
1976 The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
1975 Journey into Fear
as Kopelkin
1975 Fore Play
as President / Don Pasquale
1974 Rhinoceros
as John
1973 Marco
as Kublai Khan
1973 Saga of Sonora
as Heavy Harry