Zero Mostel
Known for Acting
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
The Producers
1968
as Max Bialystock
The Hot Rock
1972
as Abe Greenberg
Watership Down
1978
as Kehaar (voice)
The Front
1976
as Hecky Brown
The Enforcer
1951
as 'Big Babe' Lazich
Sirocco
1951
as Balukjiaan
Panic in the Streets
1950
as Raymond Fitch
Mastermind
1976
as Inspector Hoku Ichihara
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
as Rev. Pious Blue
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
as Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
as Pseudolus
Marco
1973
as Kublai Khan
Fore Play
1975
as President / Don Pasquale
Saga of Sonora
1973
as Heavy Harry
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
as Self (archive footage)
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Rami, the Swami / Taliostra
The Model and the Marriage Broker
1951
as George Wixted
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Great Catherine
1968
as Potemkin