Zero 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
- Acting
- Born
- 1915-02-28 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Died
- 1977-08-08
Known for
- The Producers (1968) — Max Bialystock
- Watership Down (1978) — Kehaar (voice)
- The Muppet Show (1976) — Self - Special Guest Star
- The Front (1976) — Hecky Brown
- Panic in the Streets (1950) — Raymond Fitch
- The Hot Rock (1972) — Abe Greenberg
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) — Pseudolus
- The Enforcer (1951) — 'Big Babe' Lazich
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
- Sirocco (1951) — Balukjiaan
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) — Self
- The Electric Company (1971) — Spell Binder (voice)
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
- The Flip Wilson Show (1970) — Self
- Remembering Gene Wilder (2024) — Self (archive footage)
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest