Zero Mostel
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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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.335 |
| Birthday | 1915-02-28 |
| Place of Birth | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Also Known As | Зеро Мостел, |
1976
The Front
6.9/163
A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.
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The Front
1968
The Producers
7.1/768
Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming wealthy old biddies to invest in a production many times...
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The Producers
1951
Sirocco
5.9/38
A mysterious American gets mixed up with gunrunners in Syria.
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Sirocco
1950
Panic in the Streets
6.854/140
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Panic in the Streets
1951
The Enforcer
7.063/95
After years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a solid case against an elusive gangster whose top lieu...
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The Enforcer
2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
8.2/11
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Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
1943
Du Barry was a Lady
6.1/14
Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in love with a poor dancer but wants to marry for money. When Loui...
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Du Barry was a Lady
1951
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
6.6/7
Posing as a man over 70, a lecturer (Clifton Webb) enters an old-folks home to prove age is a state of mind.
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Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
1974
Rhinoceros
5.4/13
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Rhinoceros
2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
5/1
A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.
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Hitler: The Comedy Years
1966
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
6/106
A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1985
Muppet Treasures
0/0
Fozzie and Kermit have come across a priceless collection of great moments in the career of the Muppets. This collection features many Muppet TV segme...
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Muppet Treasures
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
7.2/4
Broadway royalty and Tony-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet, and Harvey Fierstein are your hosts for this third compilation of great m...
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1969
Mastermind
3.3/3
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Mastermind
1969
The Great Bank Robbery
6.3/10
A motley group of phony church leaders attempts to rob a bank controlled by brothers in 1880's Texas.
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The Great Bank Robbery
1975
Fore Play
3/3
A three-part omnibus centered around sex and its discontents.
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Fore Play
1968
Great Catherine
5.6/7
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Great Catherine
1951
The Model and the Marriage Broker
6.1/12
A marriage broker can't resist meddling in the life of a model, with disastrous results.
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The Model and the Marriage Broker
1975
Journey into Fear
5.6/10
U.S geologist discovers something about Oil that proves VERY threatening to the Turkish and Arab business people.
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Journey into Fear
1970
The Angel Levine
5.7/6
Morris Mishkin is a elderly religious Jew in New York. His wife Fanny is very ill. He's a tailor, but he can't work because his back has given out. He...
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The Angel Levine
1951
The Guy Who Came Back
3/1
Former football star Harry Joplin is down on his luck, both in his career and in his married life. He seems convinced of his own unworthiness, but a c...
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The Guy Who Came Back
2003
Broadway's Lost Treasures
5.6/4
The golden age of the annual Tony Awards ceremony lasted from 1967 to 1986 — the period during which Alexander H. Cohen and his wife, Hildy Parks, wer...
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Broadway's Lost Treasures
2024
Remembering Gene Wilder
7.4/11
This loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an extraordinary string of film roles, from his first col...
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Remembering Gene Wilder
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
5/1
For the first time in their careers, all the Muppets (except the ones that couldn't make it, like the Doozers, Gorgs and most of the Fraggles) have ga...
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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1972
The Hot Rock
6.5/106
Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...
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The Hot Rock
1973
Once Upon a Scoundrel
5/6
After falling for Alicia, greedy and powerful Mexican landowner Carlos has her fiancé thrown in prison on a bogus charge. To trick Carlos into releasi...
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Once Upon a Scoundrel
1976
The Little Drummer Boy Book II
6.1/13
Aaron, the drummer boy, struggles to protect a bellmaker's great silver bells from seizure by Roman soldiers
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The Little Drummer Boy Book II
2018
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
6.7/6
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Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
1978
Watership Down
7.2/616
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Watership Down
1961
Waiting for Godot
6/1
Two derelicts, Vladimir and Estragon, occupy themselves as they wait for 'Godot' to make an appearance on Pozzo's estate.
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Waiting for Godot
1966
Carol + 2
0/0
Carol + 2 was the title of the second of a multi-year series of television variety specials starring Carol Burnett which aired on the CBS Television n...
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Carol + 2
1979
Red, White, and Zero
5/1
Composed of three shorts – Ride of the Valkyrie, The White Bus, and Red and Blue – from three of Britain’s most-celebrated directors - Lindsay Anderso...
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Red, White, and Zero
1977
Ride of the Valkyrie
4/1
An opera singer, dressed in full costume and dress, must navigate through the busy city streets to get to the theater in time for his performance. Fil...
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Ride of the Valkyrie
1973
Old Faithful
0/0
A forest ranger is asked by his boss to attract a record-breaking crowd to Yellowstone National Park. Various celebrities are enlisted to help.
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Old Faithful
1973
Saga of Sonora
0/0
A musical TV special with Vince Edwards as a hero who must stop gold-greedy villains, Jill St. John and Zero Mostel, and prove his love to his girl, L...
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Saga of Sonora
1973
Marco
0/0
A combination of live action and animation chronicinge the great journey of Marco Polo to the mysterious Orient. Much of the story centers on Polo's r...
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Marco
1959
The World of Sholom Aleichem
0/0
This omnibus release consists of three playlets filmed and aired during television's Golden Age, and starring some of the legends of film and televisi...
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