Zvee Scooler

Acting

Born December 1, 1899, 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

• 1984Over the Brooklyn Bridge — Rebbe
• 1983Enormous Changes at the Last Minute — Pa
• 1980Playing for Time — First Chessplayer
• 1979Boardwalk — Rabbi
• 1978King of the Gypsies — Phuro
• 1977Thieves — Old Man
• 1975Hester Street — Rabbi
• 1975Love and Death — Father
• 1974The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz — Grandfather
• 1973Lady Ice — Jeweler
• 1973The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob — New York Rabbi (uncredited)
• 1971Fiddler on the Roof — Rabbi
• 1969A Dream of Kings — Zenoitis
• 1968No Way to Treat a Lady — Old Man
• 1965Andy — Mr. Chadakis
• Naked City — Old Aaron
• 1932Uncle Moses — Charlie