Zero Mostel
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1915-02-28 – 1977-08-08
Place of birth: Brooklyn, 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
The Front
1976Hecky Brown
The Producers
1968Max Bialystock
Sirocco
1951Balukjiaan
Panic in the Streets
1950Raymond Fitch
The Enforcer
1951'Big Babe' Lazich
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013Self (archive footage)
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943Rami, the Swami / Taliostra
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
1951Emmett
Rhinoceros
1974John
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966Pseudolus
Muppet Treasures
1985Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
Mastermind
1976Inspector Hoku Ichihara
The Great Bank Robbery
1969Rev. Pious Blue
Fore Play
1975President / Don Pasquale
Great Catherine
1968Potemkin
The Model and the Marriage Broker
1951George Wixted
Journey into Fear
1975Kopelkin