Zero Mostel
Acting • 1915-02-28 • Brooklyn, New York, USA
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
7.1The Producers
1968
7.4The Electric Company
1971
7.1The Front
1976
6.1A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
7.1The Enforcer
1951
6.9Panic in the Streets
1950
From Nerdspin
Filmography
- 2024★ 7.3
- 2018★ 6.4
- 2013★ 8.1
- 2007★ 5.0
- 2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsFilm★ 7.2
Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
- 2003★ 6.5
- 1986★ 6.1
- 1985★ 7.2
- 1979★ 6.6
- 1978★ 7.2
- 1977★ 6.3
- 1976★ 8.0
- 1976★ 7.1
- 1976★ 6.1
- 1976★ 4.8
- 1975★ 6.0
- 1975★ 3.8
- 1974★ 5.6
- 1974★ 5.4
- 1973★ 9.0
- 1973★ 7.0
- 1973
- 1972★ 6.5
- 1971★ 7.4
- 1970★ 5.2
- 1970★ 5.4
- 1969★ 6.6
- 1968★ 6.8
- 1968★ 7.1
- 1968★ 6.8
- 1968★ 6.8
- 1968★ 5.9
- 1968★ 5.0
- 1966★ 6.1
- 1966★ 10.0
- 1962★ 7.6
- 1962★ 6.8
- 1961★ 5.8
- 1961★ 6.0
- 1959★ 9.0
- 1956
- 1956
- 1956
- 1951★ 7.1
- 1951★ 6.0
- 1951★ 6.5
- 1951★ 7.2
- 1951★ 6.2
- 1950★ 6.9
- 1948★ 6.8
- 1943★ 6.5
