Zero Mostel Overview:

Legendary actor, Zero Mostel, was born Samuel Joel Mostel on Feb 28, 1915 in Brooklyn, NY. Mostel died at the age of 62 on Sep 8, 1977 in Philadelphia, PA .

MINI BIO:

Dark-haired, roly-poly American comic actor with football-shaped face. At first seen in serious roles as swarthy, sweaty, ethnic types, this part of his career was halted by blacklisting at the hands of the Un-American Activities Committee in 1951. After a long sojourn performing on Broadway and in nightclubs and building a reputation as a painter, he returned as a leading comic character actor, firing on all cylinders if you liked that sort of thing. Died from cardiac arrest. Actor Josh Mostel (1946-) is his son.

(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Mostel was never nominated for an Academy Award.

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Zero Mostel Quotes:

Max Bialystock: Have I ever steered you wrong?
Franz Liebkind: Always.
Max Bialystock: Never mind.


Balukjiaan: [entering the warehouse] Nasir, my little lamb, my sweet friend!
Nasir Aboud: [with sarcasm] We smelled you coming.
Balukjiaan: Uh?
Nasir's assistant: He said you smell like a goat!


Max Bialystock: You're an accountant! You're in a noble profession! The word "count" is part of your title!


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Zero Mostel Facts
Blacklisted in the 1950s.

Tony Award winner 1961 for "Rhinoceros."

Father of sons Josh Mostel (b. 1946) and Tobias Mostel (b. 1949).

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