Zero Mostel

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

Hitler: The Comedy Years 2007 ★ 5.0
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards 2005 ★ 7.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures 2003 ★ 6.4
Watership Down 1978 ★ 7.2
Ride of the Valkyrie 1977 ★ 6.3
The Front 1976 ★ 7.0
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II 1976 ★ 6.1
Fore Play 1975 ★ 3.8
Journey into Fear 1975 ★ 6.0
Rhinoceros 1974 ★ 5.6
The Hot Rock 1972 ★ 6.5
The Electric Company 1971 ★ 7.3
The Great Bank Robbery 1969 ★ 6.6
The Producers 1968 ★ 7.1
Red, White, and Zero 1968 ★ 5.0
Great Catherine 1968 ★ 5.9
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1966 ★ 6.1
The World of Sholom Aleichem 1959 ★ 9.0
Sirocco 1951 ★ 6.0
The Enforcer 1951 ★ 7.1
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell 1951 ★ 7.2
The Model and the Marriage Broker 1951 ★ 6.5
Panic in the Streets 1950 ★ 6.9
Du Barry Was a Lady 1943 ★ 6.5