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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1915-02-28 (110 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Zero Mostel

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Samuel Joel “Zero” Mostel (February 28, 1915 – September 8, 1977) was an American actor of stage and screen, 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.

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Known For

Acting

2024

Remembering Gene Wilder as Self (archive footage)

2018

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped as Self (archive footage)

2013

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self (archive footage)

2007

Hitler: The Comedy Years as Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)

2005

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards as Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)

2003

Broadway's Lost Treasures as Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")

1986

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Self (archive footage)

1985

1979

Best Boy as Self

1978

Watership Down as Kehaar (voice)

1977

1976

The Front as Hecky Brown
The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star

1975

Fore Play as President / Don Pasquale
Journey into Fear as Kopelkin

1974

Rhinoceros as John

1973

Once Upon a Scoundrel as Carlos del Refugio
Old Faithful as Ranger Zeppel
Saga of Sonora as Heavy Harry
Marco as Kublai Khan

1972

The Hot Rock as Abe Greenberg

1971

1970

The Angel Levine as Morris Mishkin

1969

Mastermind as Inspector Hoku Ichihara
The Great Bank Robbery as Rev. Pious Blue

1968

The Producers as Max Bialystock
Great Catherine as Potemkin
The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest

1966

Carol + 2 as Self

1962

1961

Waiting for Godot as Estragon / Gogo

1959

The World of Sholom Aleichem as Melamed / Maxel

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
Tony Awards as Self - Performer

1951

Sirocco as Balukjiaan
The Enforcer as 'Big Babe' Lazich
The Guy Who Came Back as Boots Mullins

1950

Panic in the Streets as Raymond Fitch

1948

1943

Du Barry Was a Lady as Rami - the Swami / Taliostra