Zero Mostel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 28, 1915
- Died
- August 8, 1977
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
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
Remembering Gene Wilder 2024
as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped 2018
as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise 2013
as Self (archive footage)
Hitler: The Comedy Years 2007
as Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards 2005
as Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
Broadway's Lost Treasures 2003
as Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years 1986
as Self (archive footage)
Muppet Treasures 1985
as Self
Best Boy 1979
as Self
Watership Down 1978
as Kehaar (voice)
Ride of the Valkyrie 1977
Actor
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II 1976
as Brutus (voice)
The Front 1976
as Hecky Brown
Mastermind 1976
as Inspector Hoku Ichihara
Journey into Fear 1975
as Kopelkin
Fore Play 1975
as President / Don Pasquale
Once Upon a Scoundrel 1974
as Carlos del Refugio
Rhinoceros 1974
as John
Marco 1973
as Kublai Khan
Saga of Sonora 1973
as Heavy Harry
Old Faithful 1973
as Ranger Zeppel
The Hot Rock 1972
as Abe Greenberg
The Angel Levine 1970
as Morris Mishkin
The Great Bank Robbery 1969
as Rev. Pious Blue
Great Catherine 1968
as Potemkin
The Producers 1968
as Max Bialystock
Red, White, and Zero 1968
Actor
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1966
as Pseudolus
Carol + 2 1966
as Self
Waiting for Godot 1961
as Estragon / Gogo
The World of Sholom Aleichem 1959
as Melamed / Maxel
The Model and the Marriage Broker 1951
as George Wixted
The Guy Who Came Back 1951
as Boots Mullins
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell 1951
as Emmett
Sirocco 1951
as Balukjiaan
The Enforcer 1951
as 'Big Babe' Lazich
Panic in the Streets 1950
as Raymond Fitch
Du Barry Was a Lady 1943
as Rami / Taliostra
Credits from TMDB.