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Zero Mostel was born Samuel Joel Mostel on February 28, 1915 in Brooklyn... moreAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(17 articles)
DVD Playhouse--October 2009 (From The Hollywood Interview. 15 October 2009, 12:34 AM, PDT)
Venice film fest unveils lineup which includes 86 world premiers
(From QuietEarth. 30 July 2009, 1:50 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
ZeroFilmography
Actor:
- Watership Down (1978) (voice) .... Kehaar
... aka Richard Adams's Watership Down (UK: complete title) - "The Electric Company" .... Spell Binder (650 episodes, 1972-1977)
- 130B (1977) TV episode (voice) .... Spell Binder
- 129B (1977) TV episode (voice) .... Spell Binder
- 128B (1977) TV episode (voice) .... Spell Binder
- 127B (1977) TV episode (voice) .... Spell Binder
- 126B (1977) TV episode (voice) .... Spell Binder
(645 more) - The Little Drummer Boy Book II (1976) (TV) (voice) .... Brutus
- The Front (1976) .... Hecky Brown
- Mastermind (1976) .... Inspector Hoku Ichihara
- "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People" .... Gianni Schicchi (1 episode, 1975)
- Gianni Schicchi (1975) TV episode .... Gianni Schicchi - Journey Into Fear (1975) .... Kopelkin
... aka Burn Out - Fore Play (1975) .... President/Don Pasquale
... aka Foreplay
... aka The President's Women - Once Upon a Scoundrel (1974) .... Carlos del Refugio
... aka Había una vez un pillo (Mexico) - Rhinoceros (1974) .... John
... aka Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros (Australia: DVD box title) (USA: poster title) - Marco (1973) .... Kublai Khan
- Saga of Sonora (1973) (TV) .... Heavy Harry
- Old Faithful (1973) (TV) .... Ranger Zeppel
- The Hot Rock (1972) .... Abe Greenberg
... aka How to Steal a Diamond (UK: informal title)
... aka How to Steal a Diamond in Four Uneasy Lessons (UK) - The Angel Levine (1970) .... Morris Mishkin
- The Great Bank Robbery (1969) .... Rev. Pious Blue
- Great Catherine (1968) .... Potemkin
- The Producers (1968) (as Zero) .... Max Bialystock
- Children of the Exodus (1967) .... Narrator
- Ride of the Valkyrie (1967)
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) .... Pseudolus
- "Play of the Week" .... Estragon (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
- Waiting for Godot (1961) TV episode .... Estragon
- World of Sholom Aleichem (1959) TV episode - The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959) (TV)
- Zero Mostel (1959) (TV) .... Various Characters
- The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951) .... George Wixted
- The Guy Who Came Back (1951) .... Boots Mullins
- Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951) .... Emmett
... aka Mr. Belvedere Blows His Whistle (USA: alternative title) - Sirocco (1951) .... Balukjiaan
- The Enforcer (1951) .... Big Babe Lazick
... aka Murder, Inc. (UK) - Panic in the Streets (1950) .... Raymond Fitch
- "Cavalcade of Stars" .... Guest Comic (2 episodes, 1949)
- Episode #1.22 (1949) TV episode .... Guest Comic
- Episode #1.11 (1949) TV episode .... Guest Comic - "The Ford Theatre Hour" .... Banjo (1 episode, 1949)
- The Man Who Came to Dinner (1949) TV episode .... Banjo - Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) .... Rami - the Swami/Taliostra
Soundtrack:
- ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007) (performer: "Sunrise, Sunset", "Tradition")
- "Great Performances" (1 episode, 2003)
- Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003) TV episode (performer: "If I Were a Rich Man") - Best Boy (1979) (performer: "If I Were a Rich Man")
- The Little Drummer Boy Book II (1976) (TV) (performer: "Money, Money Money")
- The Front (1976) (performer: "Anything for a Laugh")
- The Producers (1968) (performer: "By The Light Of The Silvery Moon")
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) (performer: "COMEDY TONIGHT", "EVERYBODY OUGHT TO HAVE A MAID", "LOVELY" (reprise))
- Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) (performer: "Friendship" (1939))
Self:
- Best Boy (1979) .... Himself
- "The Muppet Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
- Episode #2.2 (1977) TV episode .... Himself - Hollywood on Trial (1976) .... Himself
- The Making of 'The Front' (1976) (TV) .... Himself
- The 25th Annual Tony Awards (1971) (TV) .... Himself - Perfomer
- "The Dean Martin Show" .... Himself / ... (4 episodes, 1968-1971)
... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 25 February 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 4 February 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 12 November 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself-Guest
- Episode dated 19 September 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - "The Flip Wilson Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode #1.16 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Himself - Guest Performer (1 episode, 1970)
... aka Laugh-In
- Episode #4.6 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Performer - "This Is Tom Jones" (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode #3.2 (1970) TV episode - The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (1969) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- The 21st Annual Tony Awards (1967) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- Carol + 2 (1966) (TV) .... Himself/Various
- "Chelsea at Nine" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Chelsea at Eight (UK: second season title)
- Episode dated 15 October 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself - Comedian (1 episode, 1949)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #2.38 (1949) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian - "Floor Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1949)
... aka Eddie Condon's Floor Show (USA: complete title)
- Episode #1.6 (1949) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Role Model: Gene Wilder (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Max Bialystock
- Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007) (TV) (uncredited) .... Max Bialystock
-
"Great Performances"
- Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of the Tony Awards (2005) TV episode .... Himself/Performer
- Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003) TV episode -
"Broadway: The American Musical"
- Tradition: 1957-1979 (2004) TV episode .... Tevye (in 'Fiddler on the Roof') - Carol Burnett: The Special Years (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986) (TV) .... Himself
- Muppet Video: Muppet Treasures (1985) (V) .... Himself
- Muppet Video: Muppet Moments (1985) (V) .... Himself
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Other Works:
Album: 'Songs My Mother Never Sang' (1966) morePublicity Listings:
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