Zero Mostel
Born February 28, 1915 (Age: 111)
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography
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.
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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Filmography
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 109
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 102
Muppet Treasures
1985
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as Self
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Age: 70
Watership Down
1978
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as Kehaar (voice)
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Age: 63
Ride of the Valkyrie
1977
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as
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Age: 62
Rhinoceros
1974
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as John
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Age: 58
Marco
1973
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as Kublai Khan
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Age: 58
Saga of Sonora
1973
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as Heavy Harry
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Age: 58
Old Faithful
1973
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as Ranger Zeppel
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Age: 58
Once Upon a Scoundrel
1973
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as Carlos del Refugio
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Age: 57
The Hot Rock
1972
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as Abe Greenberg
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Age: 56
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
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as Rev. Pious Blue
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Age: 54
Red, White, and Zero
1968
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as
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Age: 52
Waiting for Godot
1961
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as Estragon / Gogo
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Age: 46
The World of Sholom Aleichem
1959
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as Melamed / Maxel
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Age: 44
Panic in the Streets
1950
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as Raymond Fitch
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Age: 35