Zero Mostel
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
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
as Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
as Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
as Self (archive footage)
Muppet Treasures
1985
as Self
Best Boy
1979
as Self
Watership Down
1978
as Kehaar (voice)
Ride of the Valkyrie
1977
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
1976
as Brutus (voice)
The Front
1976
as Hecky Brown
Mastermind
1976
as Inspector Hoku Ichihara
Journey into Fear
1975
as Kopelkin
Fore Play
1975
as President / Don Pasquale
Once Upon a Scoundrel
1974
as Carlos del Refugio
Rhinoceros
1974
as John
Marco
1973
as Kublai Khan
Saga of Sonora
1973
as Heavy Harry
Old Faithful
1973
as Ranger Zeppel
The Hot Rock
1972
as Abe Greenberg
The Angel Levine
1970
as Morris Mishkin
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
as Rev. Pious Blue