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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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Filmography
all 48
Movies 39
self 16
TV Shows 9
Voice 1
Self (archive footage)

Remembering Gene Wilder (2024)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped (2018)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013)
Movie
Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
Movie
Pseudolus ('A Funny Thing Happened on the ...') (arch. foot.)

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)
Movie
Tevye (segment 'Fiddler On The Roof')

Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
Movie
Kehaar (voice)

Watership Down (1978)
Movie
6
Hire car chauffeur

Ride of the Valkyrie (1977)
Movie
Self - Interviewee

Hollywood on Trial (1976)
Movie
Hecky Brown

The Front (1976)
Movie
Self - Special Guest Star

The Muppet Show (1976)
TV
6.14
Kopelkin

Journey into Fear (1975)
Movie
President / Don Pasquale

Fore Play (1975)
Movie
Kublai Khan

Marco (1973)
Movie
Heavy Harry

Saga of Sonora (1973)
Movie
Ranger Zeppel

Old Faithful (1973)
Movie
Carlos del Refugio

Once Upon a Scoundrel (1973)
Movie
Abe Greenberg

The Hot Rock (1972)
Movie
1
Spell Binder

The Electric Company (1971)
TV
Morris Mishkin

The Angel Levine (1970)
Movie
Rev. Pious Blue

The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
Movie
Inspector Hoku Ichihara

Mastermind (1969)
Movie
Potemkin

Great Catherine (1968)
Movie
Self - Guest

The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
TV
Max Bialystock

The Producers (1968)
Movie
5
Estragon

Waiting for Godot (1961)
Movie
Melamud ('A Tale of Chelm')

The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959)
Movie
Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Self - Performer

Tony Awards (1956)
TV
1
George Wixted

The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
Movie
Boots Mullins

The Guy Who Came Back (1951)
Movie
Balukjiaan

Sirocco (1951)
Movie
Big Babe Lazick

The Enforcer (1951)
Movie
Raymond Fitch

Panic in the Streets (1950)
Movie
6
Self - Comedian

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
TV
6
Rami - the Swami

Du Barry was a Lady (1943)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1915-02-28
Deathday1977-09-08 (62 years old)
Birth NameSamuel Joel Mostel
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States
RelationshipsClara Sverd (1939 - 1944), Kate Mostel (1944 - 1977)
ChildrenJosh Mostel
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsЗеро Мостел
AwardsDrama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
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