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    Zero Mostel

    Performer
    Zero Mostel - 12135

    Zero Mostel - 12135

    • Also Known As: Samuel Joel Mostel
    • Born: Feb 28, 1915 in Brooklyn, New York
    • Death: Sep 08, 1977 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Roles (22)

    Fiddler on the Roof Playbill - Feb 1977 Fiddler on the Roof
    Opened December 28, 1976
    • as Tevye (Original)
    Ulysses in Nighttown Playbill - March 1974 Ulysses in Nighttown
    Opened March 10, 1974
    • as Leopold Bloom (Original)
    The 25th Annual Tony Awards Playbill - Mar 28, 1971 The 25th Annual Tony Awards - 1971
    Opened March 28, 1971
    • as Performer (Original)
    The 23rd Annual Tony Awards Playbill - Apr 20, 1969 The 23rd Annual Tony Awards - 1969
    Opened April 20, 1969
    • as Presenter (Original)
    The 21st Annual Tony Awards Playbill - Mar 26, 1967 The 21st Annual Tony Awards - 1967
    Opened March 26, 1967
    • as Presenter (Original)
    Fiddler on the Roof Playbill - Sept 1964 Fiddler on the Roof
    Opened September 22, 1964
    • as Tevye (Original)
    		Fiddler on the Roof Playbill - Sept 1964
    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Playbill - July 1962 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
    Opened May 08, 1962
    • as Prologus (Original)
    • as Pseudolus (Original)
    • as Prologus (Replacement)
    • as Pseudolus (Replacement)
    		A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Playbill - July 1962
      Arrived On Dec 23, 1962
      Arrived On Dec 23, 1962
    Rhinoceros Playbill - May 1961 Rhinoceros
    Opened January 09, 1961
    • as John (Original)
    		Rhinoceros Playbill - May 1961
    Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 The Good Soup
    Opened March 02, 1960
    • as The Croupier (Replacement)
    Good as Gold Playbill - March 1957 Good as Gold
    Opened March 07, 1957
    • as Doc Penny (Original)
    Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 The Good Woman of Setzuan
    Opened December 18, 1956
    • as Mr. Shu Fu (Original)
    Lunatics and Lovers Playbill - Jan 1955 Lunatics and Lovers
    Opened December 13, 1954
    • as Dan Cupid (Replacement)
      Arrived On May 31, 1955
    Flight Into Egypt Playbill - March 1952 Flight Into Egypt
    Opened March 18, 1952
    • as Glubb (Original)
    Beggar's Holiday Playbill - Dec 1946 Beggar's Holiday
    Opened December 26, 1946
    • as Hamilton Peachum (Original)
    		Beggar's Holiday Playbill - Dec 1946
    Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Concert Varieties
    Opened June 01, 1945
    • Performer
    Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Top-Notchers
    Opened May 29, 1942
    • Performer
    Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Keep 'em Laughing
    Opened April 24, 1942
    • Performer
    Cafe Crown Playbill - Feb 1942 Cafe Crown
    Opened January 23, 1942
    • as Patron (Replacement)

    Inside the Playbill

    Inside the Playbill: Zero Mostel (Performer)

    Awards

    Drama Desk Award
    1974 Outstanding Performance Winner
    Outer Critics Circle
    1965 Outstanding Performance Winner
    Tony Award
    1974 Best Actor in a Play Nominee
    1965 Best Actor in a Musical Winner
    1963 Best Actor in a Musical Winner
    1961 Best Actor in a Play Winner
    Photos
    "My first Broadway play was a toss up between two- I can't remember which was first. <i>The Miracle Worker</i> and <i>A Funny thing Happened On The Way To The Forum</i>."
    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum_Broadway_Production Photos_1962_X_HR
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