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Zero Mostel

Feb 28, 1915 - Aug 08, 1977 (62 years old) in Brooklyn, New York, USA

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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.

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Known For

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The Electric Company
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
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Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
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The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
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The Flip Wilson Show
Self
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The Producers
Max Bialystock
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The Enforcer
'Big Babe' Lazich
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The Front
Hecky Brown
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Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Pseudolus ("A Funny Thing Happened on the ...") (arch. foot.)
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Sirocco
Balukjiaan

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