Zero Mostel

Actor

Born: February 28, 1915 (62 years old)

Died: August 8, 1977

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Biography

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 (29)

• Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013, ★ 8.2)
• The Front (1976, ★ 7)
• The Producers (1968, ★ 7.1)
• Panic in the Streets (1950, ★ 6.9)
• The Enforcer (1951, ★ 7.1)
• The Muppet Show (1976, ★ 8)
• Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951, ★ 6.9)
• Sirocco (1951, ★ 5.9)
• Du Barry Was a Lady (1943, ★ 6.4)
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966, ★ 6)
• The Great Bank Robbery (1969, ★ 6.3)
• Great Catherine (1968, ★ 5.8)
• The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951, ★ 6.3)
• Remembering Gene Wilder (2024, ★ 7.2)
• Journey into Fear (1975, ★ 5.6)
• The Angel Levine (1970, ★ 5.2)
• Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003, ★ 6.1)
• The Hot Rock (1972, ★ 6.6)
• Once Upon a Scoundrel (1974, ★ 5)
• The Little Drummer Boy: Book II (1976, ★ 5.9)
• Mel Brooks: Unwrapped (2018, ★ 6.4)
• Watership Down (1978, ★ 7.2)
• Best Boy (1979, ★ 6.4)
• The Electric Company (1971, ★ 7.2)
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968, ★ 6.6)
• Rhinoceros (1974, ★ 5.3)
• The Flip Wilson Show (1970, ★ 4.6)
• Mastermind (1976, ★ 3.5)
• Fore Play (1975, ★ 3)