Zero Mostel
February 28, 1915 (109 years old) in Brooklyn, New York, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Zero Mostel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 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 · Muppet Treasures as Self
- 1979 · Red, White, and Zero as
- 1978 · Watership Down as Kehaar (voice)
- 1977 · Ride of the Valkyrie as
- 1976 · The Little Drummer Boy Book II as Brutus (voice)
- 1976 · The Front as Hecky Brown
- 1976 · The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
- 1975 · Journey into Fear as Kopelkin
- 1975 · Fore Play as President / Don Pasquale
- 1974 · Rhinoceros as John
- 1973 · Marco as Kublai Khan
- 1973 · Saga of Sonora as Heavy Harry
- 1973 · Once Upon a Scoundrel as Carlos del Refugio
- 1973 · Old Faithful as Ranger Zeppel
- 1972 · The Hot Rock as Abe Greenberg
- 1971 · The Electric Company as
- 1970 · The Flip Wilson Show as Self
- 1970 · The Angel Levine as Morris Mishkin
- 1969 · The Great Bank Robbery as Rev. Pious Blue
- 1969 · Mastermind as Inspector Hoku Ichihara
- 1968 · Great Catherine as Potemkin
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1968 · The Producers as Max Bialystock
- 1967 · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
- 1966 · A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as Pseudolus
- 1966 · Carol + 2 as Self
- 1966 · Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show as
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1961 · Waiting for Godot as Estragon
- 1959 · The World of Sholom Aleichem as Melamed / Maxel
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Performer
- 1951 · The Model and the Marriage Broker as George Wixted
- 1951 · The Guy Who Came Back as Boots Mullins
- 1951 · Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell as Emmett
- 1951 · Sirocco as Balukjiaan
- 1951 · The Enforcer as 'Big Babe' Lazich
- 1950 · Panic in the Streets as Raymond Fitch
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1943 · Du Barry was a Lady as Rami - the Swami / Taliostra