Zero Mostel
Acting · Born 1915-02-28 · age 62 at death · Brooklyn, 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.
Titles
The Producers
Watership Down
The Front
Panic in the Streets
The Hot Rock
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
The Enforcer
Sirocco
The Electric Company
Du Barry Was a Lady
The Model and the Marriage Broker
Rhinoceros
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
The Great Bank Robbery
Journey into Fear
Great Catherine
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
Fore Play
The Angel Levine
Once Upon a Scoundrel
Mastermind
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
The Guy Who Came Back
Ride of the Valkyrie
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Waiting for Godot
Red, White, and Zero
Saga of Sonora
Marco
The World of Sholom Aleichem
Old Faithful