Zvee Scooler
Actor
Biography
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.
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Filmography
Love and Death
as Father 1975
Fiddler on the Roof
as Rabbi 1971
No Way to Treat a Lady
as Old Man 1968
Playing for Time
as First Chessplayer 1980
Hester Street
as Rabbi 1975
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
as Grandfather 1974
King of the Gypsies
as Phuro 1978
Lady Ice
as Jeweler 1973
Over the Brooklyn Bridge
as Rebbe 1984
A Dream of Kings
as Zenoitis 1969
Thieves
as Old Man 1977
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
as Pa 1983
Uncle Moses
as Charlie 1932