Zero Mostel
ActingAlso Known As
Зеро Мостел, Samuel Joel 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.
Movies
(38 total)
The Producers
as Max Bialystock
Watership Down
as Kehaar (voice)
The Front
as Hecky Brown
Panic in the Streets
as Raymond Fitch
The Hot Rock
as Abe Greenberg
The Enforcer
as 'Big Babe' Lazich
Sirocco
as Balukjiaan
Remembering Gene Wilder
as Self (archive footage)
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Rami, the Swami / Taliostra
The Model and the Marriage Broker
as George Wixted
Rhinoceros
as John
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
as Brutus (voice)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
Journey into Fear
as Kopelkin
The Great Bank Robbery
as Rev. Pious Blue
Best Boy
as Self
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
as Emmett
Great Catherine
as Potemkin
The Angel Levine
as Morris Mishkin
TV Shows
(9 total)
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
The Electric Company
as Spell Binder (voice)
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self