Zero Mostel

Born: 1915-02-28

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Samuel Joel “Zero” Mostel (February 28, 1915 – September 8, 1977) was an American actor of stage and screen, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Zero Mostel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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The Producers

as Max Bialystock
Released: 1968-03-18

Broadway producer, Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming...

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Watership Down

as Kehaar (voice)
Released: 1978-10-14

When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver,...

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The Enforcer

as 'Big Babe' Lazich
Released: 1951-02-24

After years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a...

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

as Pseudolus
Released: 1966-10-16

A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.

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Rhinoceros

as John
Released: 1974-01-21

A boozing young man in love with his co-worker finds that everyone around him, even his pompous...

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The Front

as Hecky Brown
Released: 1976-09-17

A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the...

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The Hot Rock

as Abe Greenberg
Released: 1972-01-26

Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be...

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Panic in the Streets

as Raymond Fitch
Released: 1950-07-27

A medical examiner discovers that an innocent shooting victim in a robbery died of bubonic...

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The Great Bank Robbery

as Rev. Pious Blue
Released: 1969-06-24

A motley group of phony church leaders attempts to rob a bank controlled by brothers in 1880's...

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Du Barry was a Lady

as Rami - the Swami / Taliostra
Released: 1943-08-13

Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in love with...

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

as Pseudolus (segment "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum")
Released: 2005-08-07

Broadway royalty and Tony-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet, and Harvey...

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The Model and the Marriage Broker

as George Wixted
Released: 1951-11-01

A marriage broker can't resist meddling in the life of a model, with disastrous results.

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Remembering Gene Wilder

as Self (Archival Footage)
Released: 2024-03-15

This loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an...

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Sirocco

as Balukjiaan
Released: 1951-06-13

A mysterious American gets mixed up with gunrunners in Syria.

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Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2013-05-20

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through Brooks’ early years in the creative beginnings of live...

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Hitler: The Comedy Years

as Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2007-05-10

A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.

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Journey into Fear

as Kopelkin
Released: 1975-08-08

U.S geologist discovers something about Oil that proves VERY threatening to the Turkish and Arab...

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Broadway's Lost Treasures

as Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
Released: 2003-08-10

The golden age of the annual Tony Awards ceremony lasted from 1967 to 1986 — the period during...

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The Angel Levine

as Morris Mishkin
Released: 1970-07-28

Morris Mishkin is a elderly religious Jew in New York. His wife Fanny is very ill. He's a...

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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1986-01-21

For the first time in their careers, all the Muppets (except the ones that couldn't make it,...

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Great Catherine

as Potemkin
Released: 1968-11-29

When British Capt. Charles Edstaston arrives at the court of Catherine the Great in St....

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Fore Play

as President / Don Pasquale
Released: 1975-03-01

A three-part omnibus centered around sex and its discontents.

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Red, White, and Zero

as uncredited
Released: 1979-12-21

Composed of three shorts – Ride of the Valkyrie, The White Bus, and Red and Blue – from three of...

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Once Upon a Scoundrel

as Carlos del Refugio
Released: 1973-01-01

After falling for Alicia, greedy and powerful Mexican landowner Carlos has her fiancé thrown in...

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Old Faithful

as Ranger Zeppel
Released: 1973-01-01

A forest ranger is asked by his boss to attract a record-breaking crowd to Yellowstone National...

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Waiting for Godot

as Estragon
Released: 1961-01-01

Two derelicts, Vladimir and Estragon, occupy themselves as they wait for 'Godot' to make an...

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The Little Drummer Boy Book II

as Brutus (voice)
Released: 1976-12-13

Aaron, the drummer boy, struggles to protect a bellmaker's great silver bells from seizure by...

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Saga of Sonora

as Heavy Harry
Released: 1973-05-03

A musical TV special with Vince Edwards as a hero who must stop gold-greedy villains, Jill St....

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The Guy Who Came Back

as Boots Mullins
Released: 1951-08-16

Former football star Harry Joplin is down on his luck, both in his career and in his married...

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Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell

as Emmett
Released: 1951-08-01

Posing as a man over 70, a lecturer (Clifton Webb) enters an old-folks home to prove age is a...

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Marco

as Kublai Khan
Released: 1973-12-01

A combination of live action and animation chronicinge the great journey of Marco Polo to the...

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Mastermind

as Inspector Hoku Ichihara
Released: 1969-06-03

Zero Mostel plays an inspector on the trail of criminals who have captured a robot called...

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Muppet Treasures

as Self
Released: 1985-07-09

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The World of Sholom Aleichem

as Melamed / Maxel
Released: 1959-12-14

This omnibus release consists of three playlets filmed and aired during television's Golden Age,...

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Carol + 2

as Himself
Released: 1966-03-22

Carol + 2 was the title of the second of a multi-year series of television variety specials...

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Ride of the Valkyrie

as uncredited
Released: 1977-10-29

An opera singer, dressed in full costume and dress, must navigate through the busy city streets...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1968-06-06

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...

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The Merv Griffin Show

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self - Comedian
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self
First aired: 1967-09-09

An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

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The Flip Wilson Show

as Self
First aired: 1970-09-17

The Flip Wilson Show is an hour long variety show that aired in the U.S. on NBC from September...

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The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star
First aired: 1976-09-05

Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Performer
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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The Electric Company

as uncredited
First aired: 1971-10-25

The Electric Company is an educational American children's television series that was produced...

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Josie and the Pussycats

as uncredited
First aired: 1970-09-12

Josie and the Pussycats is an American animated television series, based upon the Archie Comics...

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