Personal Info
Зеро Мостел
Samuel Joel Mostel
Zero Mostel
Acting
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Remembering Gene Wilder
as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Self (archive footage)
Muppet Treasures
as Self
Best Boy
as Self
Watership Down
as Kehaar (voice)
TV Shows
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star · 1 ep.
The Electric Company
as Spell Binder (voice) · 650 ep.
The Flip Wilson Show
as Self · 1 ep.
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest · 2 ep.
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited) · 1 ep.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self · 2 ep.
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self · 1 ep.
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer · 1 ep.
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self · 1 ep.
