Zero Mostel

Zero Mostel

🎂 28th February 1915 (110 yrs) 📍 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.

Zero Mostel

🎬 Movies Featuring Zero Mostel

Remembering Gene Wilder

Remembering Gene Wilder (2024)

as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped (2018)

as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013)

as Self (archive footage)
Hitler: The Comedy Years

Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)

as Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)

as Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
Broadway's Lost Treasures

Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)

as Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)

as Self (archive footage)
Muppet Treasures

Muppet Treasures (1985)

as Self
Best Boy

Best Boy (1979)

as Self
Watership Down

Watership Down (1978)

as Kehaar (voice)
Ride of the Valkyrie

Ride of the Valkyrie (1977)

The Little Drummer Boy: Book II

The Little Drummer Boy: Book II (1976)

as Brutus (voice)
The Front

The Front (1976)

as Hecky Brown
Mastermind

Mastermind (1976)

as Inspector Hoku Ichihara
Journey into Fear

Journey into Fear (1975)

as Kopelkin
Fore Play

Fore Play (1975)

as President / Don Pasquale
Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros (1974)

as John
Marco

Marco (1973)

as Kublai Khan
Saga of Sonora

Saga of Sonora (1973)

as Heavy Harry
Old Faithful

Old Faithful (1973)

as Ranger Zeppel
Once Upon a Scoundrel

Once Upon a Scoundrel (1973)

as Carlos del Refugio
The Hot Rock

The Hot Rock (1972)

as Abe Greenberg
The Angel Levine

The Angel Levine (1970)

as Morris Mishkin
The Great Bank Robbery

The Great Bank Robbery (1969)

as Rev. Pious Blue
Great Catherine

Great Catherine (1968)

as Potemkin
The Producers

The Producers (1968)

as Max Bialystock
Red, White, and Zero

Red, White, and Zero (1968)

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)

as Pseudolus
Carol + 2

Carol + 2 (1966)

as Self
Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot (1961)

as Estragon / Gogo
The World of Sholom Aleichem

The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959)

as Melamed / Maxel
The Model and the Marriage Broker

The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)

as George Wixted
The Guy Who Came Back

The Guy Who Came Back (1951)

as Boots Mullins
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell

Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951)

as Emmett
Sirocco

Sirocco (1951)

as Balukjiaan
The Enforcer

The Enforcer (1951)

as 'Big Babe' Lazich
Panic in the Streets

Panic in the Streets (1950)

as Raymond Fitch
Du Barry Was a Lady

Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)

as Rami, the Swami / Taliostra