He killed as Hitler.
Still one of the funniest film performances of all time. In fact, the entire cast was terrific, including Kenneth Mars as playwright Franz Liebkind and Christopher Hewett (Mr Belvedere) as the cross-dressing director Roger De Bris.
We should all be thankful Mel Brooks was in his prime 50-60 years ago. Today, if he pitched something like “The Producers,” or “Blazing Saddles,” he’d be permanently canceled in Hollywood.