Zero Mostel
Actor
Born Feb 28, 1915 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Active 1943–1977 · Awards: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play
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…
Filmography
The Producers (1968) — Max BialystockWatership Down (1978) — Kehaar (voice)The Front (1976) — Hecky BrownPanic in the Streets (1950) — Raymond FitchThe Enforcer (1951) — 'Big Babe' LazichThe Hot Rock (1972) — Abe GreenbergA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) — PseudolusThe Electric Company (1971) — Spell Binder (voice)Sirocco (1951) — BalukjiaanDu Barry Was a Lady (1943) — Rami / TaliostraThe Model and the Marriage Broker (1951) — George WixtedSaga of Sonora (1973) — Heavy HarryThe World of Sholom Aleichem (1959) — Melamed / MaxelMr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951) — EmmettThe Great Bank Robbery (1969) — Rev. Pious BlueThe Little Drummer Boy: Book II (1976) — Brutus (voice)Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005) — Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)Journey into Fear (1975) — KopelkinRhinoceros (1974) — JohnBroadway's Lost Treasures (2003) — Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")Great Catherine (1968) — PotemkinMarco (1973) — Kublai KhanThe Guy Who Came Back (1951) — Boots MullinsRide of the Valkyrie (1977)