The Producers1968
As Max Bialystock
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Zero Mostel
Born
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.
Filmography (38)
Watership Down1978
As Kehaar (voice)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Hot Rock1972
As Abe Greenberg
TMDb 6.5 / 10
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum1966
As Pseudolus
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Sirocco1951
As Balukjiaan
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Enforcer1951
As 'Big Babe' Lazich
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Front1976
As Hecky Brown
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years1986
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The World of Sholom Aleichem1959
As Melamed / Maxel
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Model and the Marriage Broker1951
As George Wixted
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Panic in the Streets1950
As Raymond Fitch
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards2005
As Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Remembering Gene Wilder2024
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Hitler: The Comedy Years2007
As Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Du Barry Was a Lady1943
As Rami / Taliostra
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Muppet Treasures1985
As Self
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell1951
As Emmett
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Broadway's Lost Treasures2003
As Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise2013
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 8.1 / 10
Red, White, and Zero1968
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Carol + 21966
As Self
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Great Bank Robbery1969
As Rev. Pious Blue
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Journey into Fear1975
As Kopelkin
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Fore Play1975
As President / Don Pasquale
TMDb 3.8 / 10
The Guy Who Came Back1951
As Boots Mullins
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Once Upon a Scoundrel1974
As Carlos del Refugio
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Great Catherine1968
As Potemkin
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Angel Levine1970
As Morris Mishkin
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II1976
As Brutus (voice)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Rhinoceros1974
As John
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped2018
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Saga of Sonora1973
As Heavy Harry
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Marco1973
As Kublai Khan
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Ride of the Valkyrie1977
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Old Faithful1973
As Ranger Zeppel
Mastermind1976
As Inspector Hoku Ichihara
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Waiting for Godot1961
As Estragon / Gogo
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Best Boy1979
As Self
TMDb 6.6 / 10
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