ACTOR

Zero Mostel

1915 - 1977

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Samuel Joel "Zero" Mostel (February 28, 1915 – September 8, 1977) was an American actor, comedian, and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of comic characters including 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 Mel Brooks' The Producers (1967). Mostel was a student of Don Richardson and he used an acting technique based on muscle memory. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zero Mostel has received more than 2,180,978 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Zero Mostel is the 4,297th most popular actor (down from 3,928th in 2019), the 6,304th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,973rd in 2019) and the 1,922nd most popular American Actor.

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  • 2.2M

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  • 48.53

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  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Zero Mostel ranks 4,297 out of 13,578. Before him are Eliane Giardini, Rupert Graves, Barbro Hiort af Ornäs, John Wesley Shipp, Daisuke Gōri, and Holt McCallany. After him are Mary Carlisle, Dominic Cooper, Alma Rubens, Simon McBurney, James Donald, and Maurizio Arena.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Zero Mostel ranks 185. Before him are Fuad Abdurahmanov, Else Krüger, Boris Andreyev, Vic Buckingham, Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, and Margarita Aliger. After him are Cornelius Warmerdam, Ion Bogdan, Priscilla Lane, Regina Ghazaryan, Luise Krüger, and O. W. Fischer. Among people deceased in 1977, Zero Mostel ranks 179. Before him are Rodolfo Walsh, Robert Lowell, Oğuz Atay, Ibrahim al-Hamdi, Sid Atkinson, and Georges Grignard. After him are Gary Gilmore, André Labatut, Roberto Emílio da Cunha, Franco Albini, Franco Rol, and Gummo Marx.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Zero Mostel ranks 6,304 out of 20,380. Before him are John Wesley Shipp (1955), Gerard K. O'Neill (1927), Morton Gould (1913), Stan Kenton (1911), Sarah Childress Polk (1803), and Holt McCallany (1963). After him are Mary Carlisle (1914), Morris Kirksey (1895), Alma Rubens (1897), Paul H. O'Neill (1935), Xzibit (1974), and Rance Howard (1928).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Zero Mostel ranks 1,922. Before him are Leif Erickson (1911), Bert Roach (1891), Scott Eastwood (1986), David Wayne (1914), John Wesley Shipp (1955), and Holt McCallany (1963). After him are Mary Carlisle (1914), Alma Rubens (1897), Rance Howard (1928), Gary Lockwood (1937), Anne Jackson (1925), and Anna Kendrick (1985).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Producers
Max Bialystock
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 over the actual cost, and then put on a sure-fire flop, so nobody will ask for their money back – and what can be a more certain flop than a tasteless musical celebrating Hitler.
Mar 18o 19687.1 / 10
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Pseudolus
A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
Oct 16o 19666 / 10
The Front
Hecky Brown
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.
Sep 17o 19766.945 / 10