
Zero Mostel
Born: 1915-02-28
Place of birth: 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.
Filmography

Carol + 2
1966

Saga of Sonora
1973

The World of Sholom Aleichem
1959

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013

The Muppet Show
1976

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

The Electric Company
1971

Remembering Gene Wilder
2024

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005

Watership Down
1978

Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
1951

The Enforcer
1951

The Producers
1968

The Front
1976

Muppet Treasures
1985

Marco
1973

Panic in the Streets
1950

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948