Zero Mostel
Actor, Theater Actor
1915 – 1977
Who was Zero Mostel?
Samuel Joel "Zero" Mostel 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 a Tony Award and Obie Award winner.
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- Born
- Feb 28, 1915
Brooklyn - Also known as
- Samuel Joel Mostel
- Samuel Joel “Zero” Mostel
- Sammy
- Sam Mostel
- Zero
- Parents
- Spouses
- Kathryn Harkin
(1944/07/02 - 1977/09/08) - Clara Sverd
(1939/07/02 - 1944/06/01)
- Kathryn Harkin
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- City College of New York
- Lived in
- Brooklyn
- Died
- Sep 8, 1977
Philadelphia
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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