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