
Zero Mostel
Acting
Born 1915-02-28 · Brooklyn, New York, USA · Died 1977-08-08
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.
Acting

Remembering Gene Wilder
Self (archive footage)

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Self (archive footage)

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)

Hitler: The Comedy Years
Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)

Broadway's Lost Treasures
Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Self (archive footage)

Muppet Treasures
Self

Best Boy
Self

Watership Down
Kehaar (voice)

Ride of the Valkyrie

The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
Brutus (voice)

The Front
Hecky Brown

Mastermind
Inspector Hoku Ichihara

The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star

Journey into Fear
Kopelkin

Fore Play
President / Don Pasquale

Once Upon a Scoundrel
Carlos del Refugio

Rhinoceros
John

Marco
Kublai Khan

Saga of Sonora
Heavy Harry

Old Faithful
Ranger Zeppel

The Hot Rock
Abe Greenberg

The Electric Company
Spell Binder (voice)

The Flip Wilson Show
Self

The Angel Levine
Morris Mishkin

The Great Bank Robbery
Rev. Pious Blue

Great Catherine
Potemkin

The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest

The Producers
Max Bialystock