Zvee Scooler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 1, 1899
- Died
- March 25, 1985
- Birthplace
- Kamianets-Podilskyï, Ukraine
Zvee Scooler (December 1, 1899 – March 25, 1985) was a Russian-born American actor and radio commentator. He was born in Kamenets-Podolsky (now Ukraine). He performed in both Yiddish and English, on the stage, television, and film. He is probably best known for his roles in Fiddler on the Roof, playing Mordcha, the innkeeper in the Broadway play and the rabbi in the film version. He appeared as Duddy's grandfather in the 1974 film "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz". Another of his more notable roles was that of Boris' father in Woody Allen's Love and Death. He was known as the Grammeister on WEVD, a Yiddish radio station in New York City. Every Sunday, Scooler presented a ten-minute segment on the radio show, Forward Hour, which was news and commentary in rhyme. He died in New York City on March 25, 1985, at age 85. Source: Article "Zvee Scooler" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
Over the Brooklyn Bridge 1984
as Rebbe
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute 1983
as Pa
Playing for Time 1980
as First Chessplayer
Boardwalk 1979
as Rabbi
King of the Gypsies 1978
as Phuro
Thieves 1977
as Old Man
Hester Street 1975
as Rabbi
Love and Death 1975
as Father
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz 1974
as Grandfather
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob 1973
as New York Rabbi (uncredited)
Lady Ice 1973
as Jeweler
Fiddler on the Roof 1971
as Rabbi
A Dream of Kings 1969
as Zenoitis
No Way to Treat a Lady 1968
as Old Man
Andy 1965
as Mr. Chadakis
Uncle Moses 1932
as Charlie
Credits from TMDB.