Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1915-02-28
Day of Death
1977-08-08
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.
Filmography (38)
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018
⭐ 8.2
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
⭐ 5.0
Role:
Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Self (archive footage)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Self
Muppet Treasures
1985
⭐ 6.6
Role:
Self
Best Boy
1979
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Kehaar (voice)
Watership Down
1978
⭐ 6.3
Role:
Unknown
Ride of the Valkyrie
1977
⭐ 6.1
Role:
Brutus (voice)
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
1976
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Hecky Brown
The Front
1976
⭐ 4.8
Role:
Inspector Hoku Ichihara
Mastermind
1976
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Kopelkin
