Zero Mostel
Acting1915Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography
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
Acting History
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.)
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Self (archive footage)
1978
Watership Down
as Kehaar (voice)
The Muppet Show
TVas Self - Special Guest Star• 1 eps
1976
Mastermind
as Inspector Hoku Ichihara
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
as Brutus (voice)
The Front
as Hecky Brown
1975
Journey into Fear
as Kopelkin
Fore Play
as President / Don Pasquale
1974
Rhinoceros
as John
1973
1972
The Hot Rock
as Abe Greenberg
1971
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Self - Performer• 1 eps
The Electric Company
TVas Spell Binder (voice)
1970
The Angel Levine
as Morris Mishkin
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TVas Self (uncredited)• 1 eps
The Flip Wilson Show
TVas Self
1969
The Great Bank Robbery
as Rev. Pious Blue
1968
1966
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
as Pseudolus
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
TVas Self
1951
The Model and the Marriage Broker
as George Wixted
Sirocco
as Balukjiaan
The Enforcer
as 'Big Babe' Lazich
The Guy Who Came Back
as Boots Mullins
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
as Emmett
1950
Panic in the Streets
as Raymond Fitch
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
TVas Self
1943
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Rami, the Swami / Taliostra