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
Watership Down
1978
as Kehaar (voice)
The Producers
1968
as Max Bialystock
The Hot Rock
1972
as Abe Greenberg
The Front
1976
as Hecky Brown
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Rami, the Swami / Taliostra
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Panic in the Streets
1950
as Raymond Fitch
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
as Pseudolus
The Enforcer
1951
as 'Big Babe' Lazich
Sirocco
1951
as Balukjiaan
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
as Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
Saga of Sonora
1973
as Heavy Harry
Marco
1973
as Kublai Khan
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
as Rev. Pious Blue
Journey into Fear
1975
as Kopelkin
Rhinoceros
1974
as John
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
as Self (archive footage)