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.

Known For

The Producers

Max Bialystock

The Hot Rock

Abe Greenberg

Watership Down

Kehaar (voice)

The Enforcer

'Big Babe' Lazich

Panic in the Streets

Raymond Fitch

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Pseudolus

The Front

Hecky Brown

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

Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)