Zero Mostel

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Samuel Joel “Zero” Mostel (February 28, 1915 – September 8, 1977) was an American actor of stage and screen, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Zero Mostel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Cast

Panic in the Streets

'Big Babe' Lazich

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Self (archive footage)

Du Barry Was a Lady

Rami, the Swami / Taliostra

Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Muppet Treasures

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)

Inspector Hoku Ichihara

The Great Bank Robbery

Rev. Pious Blue

President / Don Pasquale

Great Catherine

The Model and the Marriage Broker

Journey into Fear

The Angel Levine

The Guy Who Came Back

Broadway's Lost Treasures

Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")

Remembering Gene Wilder

Self (archive footage)

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

Self (archive footage)

Once Upon a Scoundrel

Carlos del Refugio

The Little Drummer Boy: Book II

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

Self (archive footage)

Waiting for Godot

Estragon / Gogo

Ride of the Valkyrie

Red, White, and Zero

The World of Sholom Aleichem

Melamed / Maxel