Zero Mostel - Movies, Bio & Filmography

Meet Zero Mostel

★ Acting🎥 38 films📺 9 TV shows📅 1943–2024🔥 1

Also known as: Зеро Мостел, Samuel Joel Mostel

Born in Brooklyn, New York, USA

1915-02-28 (age 62 at death)

Died 1977-08-08

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.