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Zero Mostel
ActingBORN: 1915-02-28Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.
Top Filmography
7.1
The Producers
1968 // MOVIE
7.2
Watership Down
1978 // MOVIE
8.0
The Muppet Show
1976 // TV
7.0
The Front
1976 // MOVIE
6.9
Panic in the Streets
1950 // MOVIE
6.5
The Hot Rock
1972 // MOVIE
6.0
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966 // MOVIE
7.1
The Enforcer
1951 // MOVIE
7.4
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 // TV
5.9
Sirocco
1951 // MOVIE
6.6
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 // TV
6.6
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 // TV
7.1
The Electric Company
1971 // TV
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 // TV
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 // TV