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Zero Mostel is a Actor American born on 28 february 1915 at Brooklyn (USA)
Samuel Joel "Zero" Mostel (February 28, 1915 – September 8, 1977) was an American actor and comedian of stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of comic characters such 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 film version of The Producers. Mostel was a student of Don Richardson, using an acting technique based on muscle memory. He was blacklisted during the 1950s, and his testimony before the House Committee on Un-American Activities was well-publicized. He was an Obie Award and three-time Tony Award winner.
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Birth name Samuel Joel Mostel
Nationality USA
Birth 28 february 1915 at Brooklyn (USA)
Death 8 august 1977 (at 62 years) at Philadelphia (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 28 february 1915 at Brooklyn (USA)
Death 8 august 1977 (at 62 years) at Philadelphia (USA)
Samuel Joel "Zero" Mostel (February 28, 1915 – September 8, 1977) was an American actor and comedian of stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of comic characters such 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 film version of The Producers. Mostel was a student of Don Richardson, using an acting technique based on muscle memory. He was blacklisted during the 1950s, and his testimony before the House Committee on Un-American Activities was well-publicized. He was an Obie Award and three-time Tony Award winner.
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Best Boy (1979)
, 1h44Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Films about disabilities
Actors Zero Mostel
Rating77%
Le film raconte l'histoire du cousin handicapé mental d'Ira, Phil Wohl, âgé de 52 ans à l'époque, et vivant chez ses parents âgés. Ira fait prendre conscience à son oncle et sa tante qu'ils ne pourront plus s'occuper de Phil éternellement, et qu'ils doivent se préparer pour ce moment qui viendra inéluctablement. Phil doit apprendre à prendre soin de lui et à devenir indépendant.
Ride of the Valkyrie (1979)
Directed by Peter Brook
Genres Comedy
Actors Zero Mostel, Julia Foster, Frank Thornton
Rating57%
Watership Down (1978)
, 1h41Directed by John Hubley, Martin Rosen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Environmental films, Mise en scène d'un lapin ou d'un lièvre, Political films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors John Hurt, Richard Briers, Michael Graham Cox, John Bennett, Simon Cadell, Harry Andrews
Roles Kehaar (voice)
Rating75%
According to Adams' Lapine language, culture and mythology, the world was created by the god Frith, who represents the Sun. All animals lived harmoniously, but the rabbits eventually multiplied, and their appetite led to a food shortage. At the prayers of the desperate animals, Frith warned the rabbit prince El-ahrairah to control his people, but was scoffed at. In retaliation, Frith gave special gifts to every animal, but some animals he made predators to prey upon the rabbits. Satisfied that El-ahrairah (Now also known as "Prince with a Thousand Enemies") had learned his lesson, Frith also gave the rabbits speed and cunning; while many would seek to kill them, the rabbits could survive by their wits and quickness.
The Front (1976)
, 1h35Directed by Martin Ritt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action
Themes Films about films, Mise en scène d'un scénariste, Political films
Actors Woody Allen, Zero Mostel, Herschel Bernardi, Michael Murphy, Andrea Marcovicci, Remak Ramsay
Roles Hecky Brown
Rating72%
In the early 1950s, in New York City, restaurant cashier and small-time bookie Howard Prince (Woody Allen) has a friend who writes for television. Because the friend, Alfred Miller (Michael Murphy) has been blacklisted, he asks Howard to sign his name to the TV scripts.
Hollywood on Trial (1976)
, 1h45Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about cities, Political films
Actors John Huston, Walter Bernstein, Alvah Bessie, Lester Cole, Gary Cooper, Henry Daniell
Roles Himself
Rating72%
Fore Play (1975)
, 1h15Directed by John G. Avildsen, Ralph Rosenblum, Bruce Malmuth
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Zero Mostel, Estelle Parsons, Pat Paulsen, Jerry Orbach, Paul Dooley, George S. Irving
Roles President / Don Pasquale
Rating40%
The film is split into three segments: the first involves a man buying an animate sex doll and his many failed attempts to bed it. In the second story, a man suffering from writer's block find his muse by undressing various women. Finally, the third story involves the President of the United States, whose daughter is kidnapped and will be killed unless the President and his wife have sex on national television.
Journey into Fear (1975)
, 1h40Directed by Daniel Mann
Origin Canada
Genres Thriller
Themes Spy films
Actors Sam Waterston, Zero Mostel, Yvette Mimieux, Ian McShane, Joseph Wiseman, Shelley Winters
Roles Kopelkin
Rating53%
U.S geologist Graham (Sam Waterston) discovers a rich oil deposit in the mountains of Turkey that creates a dangerous conflict between Turks and Arabs interests.
Rhinoceros (1974)
, 1h41Directed by Tom O'Horgan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Gene Wilder, Zero Mostel, Karen Black, Joe Silver, Marilyn Chris, Howard Morton
Roles John
Rating57%
The residents of a large town are inexplicably turning into rhinoceroses. Stanley (Gene Wilder), a mild-mannered office clerk, watches the bizarre transformations from a bemused distance. But soon the strange occurrences invade his personal space, as his neighbor and best friend John (Zero Mostel) and his girlfriend Daisy (Karen Black) become part of the human-into-rhinoceros metamorphosis that is taking place. Eventually, Stanley realizes that he may be the only human left amidst the new rhinoceros majority.
Once Upon a Scoundrel (1973)
, 1h39Directed by George Schaefer
Genres Comedy
Actors Zero Mostel, Katy Jurado, A Martinez, Chano Urueta, Titos Vandis
Roles Carlos del Refugio
Rating56%
The Hot Rock (1972)
, 1h45Directed by Peter Yates
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman, Paul Sand, Moses Gunn, Zero Mostel
Roles Abe Greenberg
Rating67%
After John Dortmunder (Redford) is released from his latest stint in prison, he is approached by his brother-in-law, Andy Kelp (Segal), about another job. Dr. Amusa (Gunn) seeks a valuable gem in the Brooklyn Museum that is of great significance to his people in his country in Africa, stolen during colonial times and then re-stolen by various African nations.
The Angel Levine (1970)
, 1h46Directed by Ján Kadár
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Zero Mostel, Harry Belafonte, Ida Kamińska, Milo O'Shea, Gloria Foster, Eli Wallach
Roles Morris Mishkin
Rating60%
The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
, 1h38Directed by Hy Averback
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Actors Zero Mostel, Kim Novak, Clint Walker, Claude Akins, Akim Tamiroff, Larry Storch
Roles Rev. Pious Blue
Rating56%
Un faux prêtre et une fausse bonne sœur qui, accompagnés de faux moines, se retrouve confrontée à d'autres malfaiteurs lorsqu'ils tentent de braquer une banque.
The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
, 1h38Directed by Hy Averback
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Themes Heist films
Actors Zero Mostel, Kim Novak, Clint Walker, Claude Akins, Akim Tamiroff, Larry Storch
Roles Rev. Pious Blue
Rating56%
Gold stolen by outlaws is stashed in the impenetrable bank of Friendly, a small town in Texas. A preacher, Rev. Pious Blue, is actually a thief. He and his associates, including partner Lyda Kebanov, plan to tunnel into the vault and blow it up with TNT, just as a Fourth of July celebration drowns out the noise.
Mastermind (1969)
, 1h26Genres Thriller, Comedy
Actors Zero Mostel, Keiko Kishi, Bradford Dillman, Gawn Grainger, Frankie Sakai, Sorrell Booke
Roles Inspector Hoku Ichihara
Rating46%
The Producers (1968)
, 1h30Directed by Mel Brooks
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, LGBT-related films, Musical films, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Kenneth Mars, Dick Shawn, Estelle Winwood, Renee Taylor
Roles Max Bialystock
Rating74%
Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) is a washed-up, aging, and also fraud and corruptible greedy Broadway producer who ekes out a living romancing lascivious wealthy elderly women in exchange for money for his next play. Accountant Leopold "Leo" Bloom (Gene Wilder) arrives at Max's office to do his books and discovers there is a $2,000 discrepancy in the accounts of Max's last play. Max persuades Leo to hide the relatively minor fraud, and, while shuffling numbers, Leo has a revelation: a producer could make a lot more money with a flop than a hit, by overselling the shares in the production as no one will audit the books of a play presumed to have lost money. Max immediately puts this scheme into action. They will over-sell shares on a massive scale, and produce a play that will close on opening night, thus avoiding a pay-out and leaving the duo free to flee to Rio de Janeiro with the profits. Leo is afraid such a criminal venture will fail and they will go to prison, but Max eventually convinces him that his drab existence is no better than prison.