Zero Mostel
Born: 1915-02-28
• Brooklyn, New York, USA
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
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Broadway's Lost Treasures
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Muppet Treasures
Best Boy
Watership Down
Ride of the Valkyrie
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
The Front
Mastermind
Journey into Fear
Fore Play
Rhinoceros
Marco
Saga of Sonora
Old Faithful
Once Upon a Scoundrel
The Hot Rock
The Angel Levine
The Great Bank Robbery
Great Catherine
The Producers
Red, White, and Zero
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Carol + 2
Waiting for Godot
The World of Sholom Aleichem
The Model and the Marriage Broker
The Guy Who Came Back
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
Sirocco
The Enforcer
Panic in the Streets
Du Barry Was a Lady