Zero Mostel
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.
Known For
Top 38 Movies
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
1976
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024
The Guy Who Came Back
1951
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
Rhinoceros
1974
Best Boy
1979
Watership Down
1978
The Producers
1968
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
The Enforcer
1951
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
Sirocco
1951
The Front
1976
Once Upon a Scoundrel
1973
The World of Sholom Aleichem
1959
Panic in the Streets
1950
The Hot Rock
1972
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
Fore Play
1975
Waiting for Godot
1961
Great Catherine
1968
Muppet Treasures
1985
The Model and the Marriage Broker
1951
Journey into Fear
1975
Saga of Sonora
1973
Marco
1973
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
Mastermind
1976
Old Faithful
1973
Red, White, and Zero
1968
The Angel Levine
1970
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
1951
Carol + 2
1966
Ride of the Valkyrie
1977