Showing posts with label Zero Mostel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zero Mostel. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Born on this day – Zero Mostel:


Zero Mostel


Actor

Comedian

Singer

Painter

February 28, 1915 – September 8, 1977

Credits:

Watership Down (1978); The Electric Company (1972–1977); The Little Drummer Boy Book II (1976); The Front (1976); Mastermind (1976); The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People (1975); Journey Into Fear (1975); Foreplay (1975); Rhinoceros (1974); Marco (1973); Once Upon a Scoundrel (1973); Saga of Sonora (1973); Old Faithful (1973); The Hot Rock (1972); Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1970); The Angel Levine (1970); The Great Bank Robbery (1969); Great Catherine (1968); The White Bus / Ride of the Valkyrie (1967); Children of the Exodus (1967); The Producers (1967); A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966); Play of the Week (1959–1961); The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959); Zero Mostel (1959); The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951); The Guy Who Came Back (1951); Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951); Sirocco (1951); The Enforcer (1951); Panic in the Streets (1950); The Ford Theatre Hour (1949); Off the Record (1948); Du Barry Was a Lady (1943).

Saturday, February 24, 2024

On this day in movie history - The Enforcer (1951):


The Enforcer,
aka Murder, Inc.,
directed by Bretaigne Windust,
written by Martin Rackin,
based on the Murder, Inc. trials (1929 – 1941),
was released in the United States on February 24, 1951.
Music by David Buttolph.


Cast:
Humphrey Bogart, Zero Mostel, Ted de Corsia, Everett Sloane, Roy Roberts, Michael Tolan, King Donovan, Bob Steele, Adelaide Klein, Don Beddoe, Tito Vuolo, John Kellogg, Jack Lambert, Patricia Joiner.

Friday, January 26, 2024

On this day in movie history - The Hot Rock (1972):


The Hot Rock,
directed by Peter Yates,
written by William Goldman,
based on the novel by Donald E. Westlake,
was released in the United States on January 26, 1972.
Music by Quincy Jones.


Cast:
Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman, Paul Sand, Moses Gunn, Zero Mostel, William Redfield, Topo Swope, Christopher Guest, Graham Jarvis, Lynne Gordon, Charlotte Rae, Harry Bellaver.