
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1915-02-28
Deathday
1977-08-08
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Zero Mostel
Biography
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.
Known For

The Producers
as Max Bialystock

Watership Down
as Kehaar (voice)

The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star

The Front
as Hecky Brown

Panic in the Streets
as Raymond Fitch

The Hot Rock
as Abe Greenberg

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
as Pseudolus

The Enforcer
as 'Big Babe' Lazich

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self

Sirocco
as Balukjiaan