Zero Mostel
Acting • Born 1915-02-28 – Died 1977-08-08
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.
Filmography
47 credits
The Front
Movie • 1976
Hecky Brown
The Producers
Movie • 1968
Max Bialystock
Sirocco
Movie • 1951
Balukjiaan
Panic in the Streets
Movie • 1950
Raymond Fitch
The Enforcer
Movie • 1951
'Big Babe' Lazich
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Movie • 2013
Self (archive footage)
Du Barry Was a Lady
Movie • 1943
Rami, the Swami / Taliostra
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
Movie • 1951
Emmett
Rhinoceros
Movie • 1974
John
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Movie • 2007
Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Movie • 1966
Pseudolus
Muppet Treasures
Movie • 1985
Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Movie • 2005
Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
Mastermind
Movie • 1976
Inspector Hoku Ichihara
The Great Bank Robbery
Movie • 1969
Rev. Pious Blue
Fore Play
Movie • 1975
President / Don Pasquale
Great Catherine
Movie • 1968
Potemkin
The Model and the Marriage Broker
Movie • 1951
George Wixted
Journey into Fear
Movie • 1975
Kopelkin
The Angel Levine
Movie • 1970
Morris Mishkin
The Guy Who Came Back
Movie • 1951
Boots Mullins
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Movie • 2003
Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
Remembering Gene Wilder
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Movie • 1986
Self (archive footage)
The Hot Rock
Movie • 1972
Abe Greenberg
Once Upon a Scoundrel
Movie • 1973
Carlos del Refugio
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
Movie • 1976
Brutus (voice)
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Watership Down
Movie • 1978
Kehaar (voice)
Waiting for Godot
Movie • 1961
Estragon / Gogo
Carol + 2
Movie • 1966
Self
Ride of the Valkyrie
Movie • 1977
Red, White, and Zero
Movie • 1968
Old Faithful
Movie • 1973
Ranger Zeppel
Saga of Sonora
Movie • 1973
Heavy Harry
Marco
Movie • 1973
Kublai Khan
The World of Sholom Aleichem
Movie • 1959
Melamed / Maxel
Best Boy
Movie • 1979
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
The Electric Company
TV • 1971
Spell Binder (voice)
The Muppet Show
TV • 1976
Self - Special Guest Star
The Flip Wilson Show
TV • 1970
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
Self (uncredited)