Zero Mostel
American actor (1915-1977)
- Born February 28, 1915
- 3 movies
Zero Mostel was an American actor, comedian and singer who won three Tony Awards and a Drama Desk Award. He is best known for comic roles including Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Max Bialystock in Mel Brooks's The Producers.
Zero Mostel appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 1950 to 1967. Most of that work is in comedy, satire and musical. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Mel Brooks (2), Elia Kazan (2).
Known for
- The Producers (1967), Max Bialystock. Played the schemer in Mel Brooks’s comedy.
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Pseudolus. Played Pseudolus on stage and on screen.
- Fiddler on the Roof, Tevye. Among the comic roles he is best known for.
- The Front (1976). Earned a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Zero Mostel been in?
- Zero Mostel appears in The Producers (1967), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) and Panic in the Streets (1950) on The Remote.
- When was Zero Mostel born?
- Zero Mostel was born on 28 February 1915.
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