Born in Brooklyn, New York, USA — Feb 28 1915• Died Aug 08 1977

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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Self - Special Guest Star

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Spell Binder (voice)

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Self (archive footage)

Max Bialystock

Kopelkin

Kehaar (voice)

Balukjiaan

Hecky Brown

Raymond Fitch

'Big Babe' Lazich

Abe Greenberg

Pseudolus

Rami, the Swami / Taliostra

Self (archive footage)

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

Potemkin

Inspector Hoku Ichihara

Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")

Self (archive footage)

Heavy Harry

Rev. Pious Blue

President / Don Pasquale

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Emmett

Morris Mishkin

Carlos del Refugio

George Wixted

John

Kublai Khan

Ranger Zeppel

Self (archive footage)

Boots Mullins


Melamed / Maxel


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Estragon / Gogo

Brutus (voice)

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