Zero Mostel

Known for ActingBorn 1915-02-28Died 1977-08-08Brooklyn, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Carol + 2

Saga of Sonora

The World of Sholom Aleichem

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

The Muppet Show

Remembering Gene Wilder

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Electric Company

Watership Down

Muppet Treasures

The Front

The Producers

Marco

Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell

The Enforcer

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

The Dick Cavett Show

Broadway's Lost Treasures

Best Boy

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Panic in the Streets

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Hot Rock

The Great Bank Robbery

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

The Merv Griffin Show

Ride of the Valkyrie

The Model and the Marriage Broker

Du Barry Was a Lady

The Little Drummer Boy: Book II

The Guy Who Came Back

Journey into Fear

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Waiting for Godot

Great Catherine

Sirocco

Rhinoceros

Once Upon a Scoundrel

The Angel Levine

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Red, White, and Zero

Mastermind

The Flip Wilson Show

Fore Play

Old Faithful

Tony Awards