Acting
Zero Mostel
EN cinema · 38 credits
Born
28 February 1915
Died
8 August 1977 (aged 62)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also known as Зеро Мостел · Samuel Joel Mostel
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
Filmography
Remembering Gene Wilder
as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Self (archive footage)
Muppet Treasures
as Self
Best Boy
as Self
Watership Down
as Kehaar (voice)
The Front
as Hecky Brown
Mastermind
as Inspector Hoku Ichihara
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
as Brutus (voice)
Fore Play
as President / Don Pasquale
Journey into Fear
as Kopelkin
Rhinoceros
as John
Once Upon a Scoundrel
as Carlos del Refugio
Old Faithful
as Ranger Zeppel
Saga of Sonora
as Heavy Harry
Marco
as Kublai Khan
The Hot Rock
as Abe Greenberg
The Angel Levine
as Morris Mishkin
The Great Bank Robbery
as Rev. Pious Blue
The Producers
as Max Bialystock
Great Catherine
as Potemkin
Carol + 2
as Self
Waiting for Godot
as Estragon / Gogo
The World of Sholom Aleichem
as Melamed / Maxel
Sirocco
as Balukjiaan
The Enforcer
as 'Big Babe' Lazich
The Model and the Marriage Broker
as George Wixted
The Guy Who Came Back
as Boots Mullins
Panic in the Streets
as Raymond Fitch
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Rami / Taliostra