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