Zero Mostel
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
Journey into Fear
Kopelkin
The Electric Company
Spell Binder (voice)
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
Sirocco
Balukjiaan
The Producers
Max Bialystock
Watership Down
Kehaar (voice)
Carol + 2
Self
Fore Play
President / Don Pasquale
The Enforcer
'Big Babe' Lazich
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Pseudolus
The Hot Rock
Abe Greenberg
Panic in the Streets
Raymond Fitch
Muppet Treasures
Self
The Front
Hecky Brown
Du Barry Was a Lady
Rami, the Swami / Taliostra
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
Red, White, and Zero
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
Brutus (voice)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
Rhinoceros
John
The Great Bank Robbery
Rev. Pious Blue
Great Catherine
Potemkin
The Angel Levine
Morris Mishkin
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
Emmett
Remembering Gene Wilder
Self (archive footage)
The Guy Who Came Back
Boots Mullins
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
Old Faithful
Ranger Zeppel
The Model and the Marriage Broker
George Wixted
Marco
Kublai Khan
The World of Sholom Aleichem
Melamed / Maxel
Waiting for Godot
Estragon / Gogo
Saga of Sonora
Heavy Harry
Once Upon a Scoundrel
Carlos del Refugio
Best Boy
Self
Mastermind
Inspector Hoku Ichihara
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Ride of the Valkyrie
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self