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Zero Mostel

Zero Mostel

Birthday: 1915-02-28 | Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1976
The Little Drummer Boy Book II

as    Brutus (voice)

1976
The Front

as    Hecky Brown

1976
Mastermind

as    Inspector Hoku Ichihara

1974
Rhinoceros

as    John

1973
Once Upon a Scoundrel

as    Carlos del Refugio

1969
The Great Bank Robbery

as    Rev. Pious Blue

1951
The Enforcer

as    'Big Babe' Lazich

1951
Sirocco

as    Balukjiaan

1950
Panic in the Streets

as    Raymond Fitch

1943
Du Barry was a Lady

as    Rami - the Swami / Taliostra