A wounded gull who befriends the rabbits, retrieves shotgun pellets from Hazel's leg, provides critical intelligence about Efrafa, and assists the deserters in escaping via a river boat.
Down-on-his-luck Broadway producer who schemes to commit fraud by producing a guaranteed flop.
The cunning and deceitful slave of Senex who dreams of buying his freedom. He orchestrates a complex scheme to secure Philia for the naive Hero in exchange for his liberty, outsmarting the slave trader Marcus Lycus and the vain soldier Miles Gloriosus through blackmail, disguises, and elaborate lies. Ultimately succeeds in gaining his freedom and a wife.
A prominent television actor whose earlier participation in a May Day parade and subscription to The Daily Worker lead to his dismissal and blacklisting. He investigates Howard for the authorities, but professional humiliation, financial pressure, and his inability to support his family drive him to suicide.
Abe Greenberg is Alan Greenburg's father and a lawyer who knows where the missing diamond is hidden. After Stanley Murch threatens Alan while posing as Chicken, Abe gives up the safe-deposit-box location and its key, then makes his own deal with Dr. Amusa to sell the gem.
A preacher who is secretly a master thief. He plans and leads a gang to tunnel into the bank vault and blow it up during the Fourth of July celebration to steal the hidden gold. He attempts to escape with the gold via hot-air balloon after the heist.
Morris is a poor Jewish tailor whose back pain prevents him from keeping a job. While coping with his daughter’s absence and his wife Fanny’s heart disease, he encounters a thief who later appears in his kitchen as Alexander Levine, an angel in training. Morris initially doubts Levine and curses the Lord, but searches for him after Fanny worsens.
A tax official who confiscates Simeon's silver bells and later takes Aaron's drum to use as firewood.
Stanley's neighbor and best friend, John begins as part of Stanley's ordinary routine but changes during the town's rhinoceros crisis. When Stanley appeals to human values and asks him to protect individuals, John rejects those ideas and embraces the force of nature. He threatens to trample Stanley and tries to leave, making their friendship a central personal cost of the transformation.
Zero Mostel has 41 screen credits in a career dating back to 1943. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently The Little Drummer Boy Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include The Producers, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Front. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 3 universes
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