Zero Mostel
Acting
1915-02-28 · 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
2024 · Movie
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018 · Movie
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013 · Movie
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 · Movie
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 · Movie
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003 · Movie
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986 · Movie
Muppet Treasures
1985 · Movie
Best Boy
1979 · Movie
Watership Down
1978 · Movie
Ride of the Valkyrie
1977 · Movie
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
1976 · Movie
The Front
1976 · Movie
Mastermind
1976 · Movie
The Muppet Show
1976 · Series
Journey into Fear
1975 · Movie
Fore Play
1975 · Movie
Once Upon a Scoundrel
1974 · Movie
Rhinoceros
1974 · Movie
Marco
1973 · Movie
Saga of Sonora
1973 · Movie
Old Faithful
1973 · Movie
The Hot Rock
1972 · Movie
The Electric Company
1971 · Series
The Flip Wilson Show
1970 · Series
The Angel Levine
1970 · Movie
The Great Bank Robbery
1969 · Movie
Great Catherine
1968 · Movie
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Series
The Producers
1968 · Movie
Red, White, and Zero
1968 · Movie
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Series
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966 · Movie
Carol + 2
1966 · Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Series
Waiting for Godot
1961 · Movie
The World of Sholom Aleichem
1959 · Movie
Tony Awards
1956 · Series
The Model and the Marriage Broker
1951 · Movie
The Guy Who Came Back
1951 · Movie
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
1951 · Movie
Sirocco
1951 · Movie
The Enforcer
1951 · Movie
Panic in the Streets
1950 · Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Series
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 · Movie