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Zero Mostel

Acting
Known For

62 Years Old

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Samuel Joel “Zero” Mostel (February 28, 1915 – September 8, 1977) was an American actor of stage and screen, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Zero Mostel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Brooklyn, New York, USA on 28th February 1915

Died

8th August 1977

All Credits

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