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Samuel Joel "Zero" Mostel (February 28, 1915 – September 8, 1977) was an American actor, comedian, and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of comic characters including Tevye on stage in Fiddler on the Roof , Pseudolus on stage and on screen in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum , and Max Bialystock in the original film ...
The Producers is a 1967 American satirical black comedy film. It was written and directed by Mel Brooks, and stars Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn, and Kenneth Mars. The film is about a con artist theater producer and his accountant who scheme to get rich by fraudulently overselling interests in a stage musical purposely designed to fail.
Jul 1, 2024 · Zero Mostel (born February 28, 1915, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died September 8, 1977, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American actor, singer, and artist who was best known for his physically and emotionally expressive comedic acting.
Zero Mostel. Actor: The Producers. Zero Mostel was born Samuel Joel Mostel on February 28, 1915 in Brooklyn, New York, one of eight children of an Orthodox Jewish family.
Zero Mostel. Actor: The Producers. Zero Mostel was born Samuel Joel Mostel on February 28, 1915 in Brooklyn, New York, one of eight children of an Orthodox Jewish family.
Sep 9, 1977 · Zero Mostel, the elephantine actor who became a legend on Broadway with his poignant portrayal of the woebegotten dairyman Tevye in “Fiddler on the Roof,” died of cardiac arrest, last night at...
Samuel Joel "Zero" Mostel (February 28, 1915 – September 8, 1977) was an American actor, singer and comedian. He was best known for his roles as Tevye on stage in Fiddler on the Roof, Pseudolus on stage and on screen in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Max Bialystock in the original movie version of Mel Brooks ' The ...
Sep 18, 1977 · Zero Mostel, the actor best known for his enduring portrait of Tevye, the long‐suffeting milkman, in the Broadway musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” died in Philadelphia on Sept. 8 in the course ...
Zero Mostel. If musical comedy is larger than life, only one performer was larger than musical comedy. The son of an itinerant rabbi, Samuel Joel Mostel was born in Brownsville, the same poor...
He is best known for his portrayal of comic characters including Tevye on stage in Fiddler on the Roof, Pseudolus on stage and on screen in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Max Bialystock in the original film version of Mel Brooks' The Producers (1967).