Zero Mostel
Acting · 62 years old
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.
Known For
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Electric Company
Spell Binder (voice)
Watership Down
Kehaar (voice)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
Remembering Gene Wilder
Self (archive footage)
The Enforcer
'Big Babe' Lazich
The Producers
Max Bialystock
The Front
Hecky Brown
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
Emmett
Panic in the Streets
Raymond Fitch
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
The Hot Rock
Abe Greenberg
Du Barry Was a Lady
Rami, the Swami / Taliostra
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Self (archive footage)
Best Boy
Self