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Zero Mostel

Zero Mostel

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 Ob

Born

Feb 28, 1915

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died

Aug 08, 1977

Known For

Acting

Movies

38 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.7

Known For

Watership Down
Watership Down
1978 as Kehaar (voice)
★ 7.2
The Producers
The Producers
1968 as Max Bialystock
★ 7.1
The Front
The Front
1976 as Hecky Brown
★ 7.0
The Enforcer
The Enforcer
1951 as 'Big Babe' Lazich
★ 7.1
The Hot Rock
The Hot Rock
1972 as Abe Greenberg
★ 6.6
Sirocco
Sirocco
1951 as Balukjiaan
★ 6.0
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.)
★ 7.2
Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 as Rami / Taliostra
★ 6.5
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.2
The Great Bank Robbery
The Great Bank Robbery
1969 as Rev. Pious Blue
★ 6.6
Remembering Gene Wilder
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Saga of Sonora
Saga of Sonora
1973 as Heavy Harry
★ 9.0
Panic in the Streets
Panic in the Streets
1950 as Raymond Fitch
★ 6.9
The Model and the Marriage Broker
The Model and the Marriage Broker
1951 as George Wixted
★ 6.4
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 as Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
★ 7.2
Great Catherine
Great Catherine
1968 as Potemkin
★ 5.9
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013 as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.2
Muppet Treasures
Muppet Treasures
1985 as Self
★ 6.5
The World of Sholom Aleichem
The World of Sholom Aleichem
1959 as Melamed / Maxel
★ 9.0
Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear
1975 as Kopelkin
★ 6.0
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003 as Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
★ 6.4
The Angel Levine
The Angel Levine
1970 as Morris Mishkin
★ 5.4
Best Boy
Best Boy
1979 as Self
★ 6.6
Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros
1974 as John
★ 5.6
Old Faithful
Old Faithful
1973 as Ranger Zeppel
Fore Play
Fore Play
1975 as President / Don Pasquale
★ 3.8
The Guy Who Came Back
The Guy Who Came Back
1951 as Boots Mullins
★ 6.2
Marco
Marco
1973 as Kublai Khan
★ 7.0
Mastermind
Mastermind
1976 as Inspector Hoku Ichihara
★ 4.8
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.4
Once Upon a Scoundrel
Once Upon a Scoundrel
1974 as Carlos del Refugio
★ 5.4
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
1976 as Brutus (voice)
★ 6.1
Carol + 2
Carol + 2
1966 as Self
★ 10.0
Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot
1961 as Estragon / Gogo
★ 6.0