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Zero Mostel
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 o…
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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.
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2024
Remembering Gene Wilder
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2018
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Movie Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Movie Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
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2003
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Movie Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
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1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1985
Muppet Treasures
Movie Self
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1979
Best Boy
Movie Self
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1978
Watership Down
Movie Kehaar (voice)
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1977
Ride of the Valkyrie
Movie
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1976
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
Movie Brutus (voice)
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1976
The Front
Movie Hecky Brown
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1976
Mastermind
Movie Inspector Hoku Ichihara
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1976
The Muppet Show
TV show Self - Special Guest Star
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1975
Journey into Fear
Movie Kopelkin
More credits
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1975
Fore Play
Movie President / Don Pasquale
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1974
Once Upon a Scoundrel
Movie Carlos del Refugio
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1974
Rhinoceros
Movie John
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1973
Marco
Movie Kublai Khan
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1973
Saga of Sonora
Movie Heavy Harry
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1973
Old Faithful
Movie Ranger Zeppel
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1972
The Hot Rock
Movie Abe Greenberg
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1971
The Electric Company
TV show Spell Binder (voice)
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1970
The Flip Wilson Show
TV show Self
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1970
The Angel Levine
Movie Morris Mishkin
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1969
The Great Bank Robbery
Movie Rev. Pious Blue
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1968
Great Catherine
Movie Potemkin
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1968
The Dick Cavett Show
TV show Self - Guest
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1968
The Producers
Movie Max Bialystock
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1968
Red, White, and Zero
Movie
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1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV show Self
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1966
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Movie Pseudolus
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1966
Carol + 2
Movie Self
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1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV show Self
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1962
The Merv Griffin Show
TV show Self
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1961
Waiting for Godot
Movie Estragon / Gogo
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1959
The World of Sholom Aleichem
Movie Melamed / Maxel
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1956
Tony Awards
TV show Self - Nominee
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1951
The Model and the Marriage Broker
Movie George Wixted
