Skip to content
WatchOnBella
Zero Mostel

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedFeb 28, 1915 (Died at 62)
Zodiac Sign♓Pisces
Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York, USA
Career Span1943 – 1977
Known Credits47 Titles
Official Links
IMDbWWikidata
ActingPopularity Score 0.8

Zero Mostel

Also known as:Зеро МостелSamuel Joel Mostel
Total Works

47

38 movies • 9 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Producers
7.1
The Producers
1968•movie
as Max Bialystock
Watership Down
7.2
Watership Down
1978•movie
as Kehaar (voice)
The Muppet Show
8.0
The Muppet Show
1976•series
as Self - Special Guest Star
The Front
7.1
The Front
1976•movie
as Hecky Brown

Photos & Headshots9

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 47 titles featuring Zero Mostel

The Producers
7.1
The Producers
1968•movie

as Max Bialystock

Watership Down
7.2
Watership Down
1978•movie

as Kehaar (voice)

The Muppet Show
8.0
1 eps
The Muppet Show
1976•series

as Self - Special Guest Star

The Front
7.1
The Front
1976•movie

as Hecky Brown

Panic in the Streets
6.9

as Raymond Fitch

The Hot Rock
6.5
The Hot Rock
1972•movie

as Abe Greenberg

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
6.1

as Pseudolus

The Enforcer
7.1
The Enforcer
1951•movie

as 'Big Babe' Lazich

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.6
2 eps

as Self

Sirocco
6.0
Sirocco
1951•movie

as Balukjiaan

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
6.8
1 eps

as Self

The Electric Company
7.3
650 eps

as Spell Binder (voice)

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
1 eps

as Self

Remembering Gene Wilder
7.3

as Self (archive footage)

The Flip Wilson Show
5.1
1 eps

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show
6.8
2 eps

as Self - Guest

Du Barry Was a Lady
6.5

as Rami / Taliostra

The Model and the Marriage Broker
6.5

as George Wixted

Rhinoceros
5.6
Rhinoceros
1974•movie

as John

The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
6.1

as Brutus (voice)

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
8.1

as Self (archive footage)

The Great Bank Robbery
6.6

as Rev. Pious Blue

Journey into Fear
6.0
Journey into Fear
1975•movie

as Kopelkin

The Merv Griffin Show
6.8
1 eps

as Self

Best Boy
6.6
Best Boy
1979•movie

as Self

Great Catherine
5.9
Great Catherine
1968•movie

as Potemkin

Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
7.2

as Emmett

Fore Play
3.8
Fore Play
1975•movie

as President / Don Pasquale

The Angel Levine
5.4
The Angel Levine
1970•movie

as Morris Mishkin

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
6.1

as Self (archive footage)

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
6.4

as Self (archive footage)

Once Upon a Scoundrel
5.4

as Carlos del Refugio

Mastermind
4.8
Mastermind
1976•movie

as Inspector Hoku Ichihara

Broadway's Lost Treasures
6.4

as Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")

Muppet Treasures
7.2
Muppet Treasures
1985•movie

as Self

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
7.2

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

The Guy Who Came Back
6.2

as Boots Mullins

Ride of the Valkyrie
6.3
Hitler: The Comedy Years
5.0

as Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)

Waiting for Godot
6.0
Waiting for Godot
1961•movie

as Estragon / Gogo

Carol + 2
10.0
Carol + 2
1966•movie

as Self

Red, White, and Zero
5.0
Saga of Sonora
9.0
Saga of Sonora
1973•movie

as Heavy Harry

Marco
7.0
Marco
1973•movie

as Kublai Khan

The World of Sholom Aleichem
9.0

as Melamed / Maxel

Old Faithful
Old Faithful
1973•movie

as Ranger Zeppel

Tony Awards
1 eps
Tony Awards
1956•series

as Self - Nominee