Acting credits
47
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Zero Mostel
Acting
Career Snapshot
ExplainedThese indicators come from TMDB. They are relative signals, not review ratings.
TMDB popularity
0.4
Low visibility
TMDB internal trend index. Higher usually means more searches and page activity now.
Movies: 38Series: 9
TMDB ID: 18861
IMDb ID: nm0609216
Known for: Acting
Born: February 28, 1915
Died: August 8, 1977
Age: 62
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1943 - 2024
Years active: 82
Average TMDB rating: 6.8
Wikidata: Q191952
Also known as
Зеро Мостел • Samuel Joel Mostel
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.
Photos
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Zero Mostel.
as Self (archive footage)
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013 • Movie
as Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 • Movie
as Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 • Movie
as Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986 • Movie
as Self
Muppet Treasures
1985 • Movie
as Self
Best Boy
1979 • Movie
as Kehaar (voice)
Watership Down
1978 • Movie
Ride of the Valkyrie
1977 • Movie
as Brutus (voice)
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
1976 • Movie
as Hecky Brown
The Front
1976 • Movie
as Inspector Hoku Ichihara
Mastermind
1976 • Movie
as Kopelkin
Journey into Fear
1975 • Movie
as President / Don Pasquale
Fore Play
1975 • Movie
as Carlos del Refugio
Once Upon a Scoundrel
1974 • Movie
as John
Rhinoceros
1974 • Movie
as Kublai Khan
Marco
1973 • Movie
as Heavy Harry
Saga of Sonora
1973 • Movie
as Ranger Zeppel
Old Faithful
1973 • Movie
as Abe Greenberg
The Hot Rock
1972 • Movie
as Morris Mishkin
The Angel Levine
1970 • Movie
as Rev. Pious Blue
The Great Bank Robbery
1969 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Zero Mostel.
as Self - Special Guest Star • 1 eps
The Muppet Show
1976 • Series
as Spell Binder (voice) • 650 eps
The Electric Company
1971 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Flip Wilson Show
1970 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 • Series
as Self - Nominee • 1 eps
Tony Awards
1956 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 • Series