Known For
Acting
Known Credits
50
Gender
Male
Birthday
February 28, 1915 (111 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 2024 | Remembering Gene Wilderas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2018 | Mel Brooks: Unwrappedas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2013 | Mel Brooks: Make a Noiseas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | Hitler: The Comedy Yearsas Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2005 | Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awardsas Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.) | |
| 2003 | Broadway's Lost Treasuresas Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof") | |
| 1986 | The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Yearsas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1985 | Muppet Treasuresas Self | |
| 1979 | Best Boyas Self | |
| 1978 | Watership Downas Kehaar (voice) | |
| 1977 | Ride of the Valkyrieas | |
| 1976 | The Little Drummer Boy: Book IIas Brutus (voice) | |
| 1976 | The Frontas Hecky Brown | |
| 1976 | Mastermindas Inspector Hoku Ichihara | |
| 1976 | The Muppet Showas Self - Special Guest Star | |
| 1975 | Journey into Fearas Kopelkin | |
| 1975 | Fore Playas President / Don Pasquale | |
| 1974 | Once Upon a Scoundrelas Carlos del Refugio | |
| 1974 | Rhinocerosas John | |
| 1973 | Marcoas Kublai Khan | |
| 1973 | Saga of Sonoraas Heavy Harry | |
| 1973 | Old Faithfulas Ranger Zeppel | |
| 1972 | The Hot Rockas Abe Greenberg | |
| 1971 | The Electric Companyas Spell Binder (voice) | |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Showas Self | |
| 1970 | The Angel Levineas Morris Mishkin | |
| 1969 | The Great Bank Robberyas Rev. Pious Blue | |
| 1968 | Great Catherineas Potemkin | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Showas Self - Guest | |
| 1968 | The Producersas Max Bialystock | |
| 1968 | Red, White, and Zeroas | |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-Inas Self | |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-Inas Self (uncredited) | |
| 1966 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forumas Pseudolus | |
| 1966 | Carol + 2as Self | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Showas Self | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self | |
| 1961 | Waiting for Godotas Estragon / Gogo | |
| 1959 | The World of Sholom Aleichemas Melamed / Maxel | |
| 1956 | Tony Awardsas Self - Nominee | |
| 1956 | Tony Awardsas Self - Performer | |
| 1956 | Tony Awardsas Self - Presenter | |
| 1951 | The Model and the Marriage Brokeras George Wixted | |
| 1951 | The Guy Who Came Backas Boots Mullins | |
| 1951 | Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bellas Emmett | |
| 1951 | Siroccoas Balukjiaan | |
| 1951 | The Enforceras 'Big Babe' Lazich | |
| 1950 | Panic in the Streetsas Raymond Fitch | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Showas Self | |
| 1943 | Du Barry Was a Ladyas Rami / Taliostra |
