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: That's exactly why we want to produce this play. To show the world the true Hitler, the Hitler you loved, the Hitler you knew, the Hitler with a song in his heart.


Max Bialystock: Oooooooh, I WANT THAT MONEY!


Leo Bloom: Actors are not animals! They're human beings!
Max Bialystock: They are? Have you ever eaten with one?


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Zero Mostel Facts
Tony Award winner 1964 for "Fiddler On The Roof."

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

Tony Award winner 1961 for "Rhinoceros."

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