Actor
Zero Mostel
Born 1915 · 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.
Acting
The Producers
Max Bialystock · 1968
Watership Down
Kehaar (voice) · 1978
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star · 1976
The Front
Hecky Brown · 1976
Panic in the Streets
Raymond Fitch · 1950
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1962
The Enforcer
'Big Babe' Lazich · 1951
The Hot Rock
Abe Greenberg · 1972
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Pseudolus · 1966
The Electric Company
Spell Binder (voice) · 1971
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage) · 2013
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · 1968
Sirocco
Balukjiaan · 1951
Remembering Gene Wilder
Self (archive footage) · 2024
Carol + 2
Self · 1966
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1948
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1968
Du Barry Was a Lady
Rami, the Swami / Taliostra · 1943
The World of Sholom Aleichem
Melamed / Maxel · 1959
Saga of Sonora
Heavy Harry · 1973
The Model and the Marriage Broker
George Wixted · 1951
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
Emmett · 1951
The Great Bank Robbery
Rev. Pious Blue · 1969
Best Boy
Self · 1979