Zvee Scooler

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Kamianets-Podilskyï, Ukraine, 1899-12-01

Died: 1985-03-25

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1932	Uncle Moses	Charlie	60
2	1965	Andy	Mr. Chadakis	80
3	1968	No Way to Treat a Lady	Old Man	66
4	1969	A Dream of Kings	Zenoitis	50
5	1971	Fiddler on the Roof	Rabbi	77
6	1973	Lady Ice	Jeweler	48
7	1973	The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob	New York Rabbi (uncredited)	74
8	1974	The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz	Grandfather	59
9	1975	Love and Death	Father	75
10	1975	Hester Street	Rabbi	62
11	1977	Thieves	Old Man	37
12	1978	King of the Gypsies	Phuro	56
13	1980	Playing for Time	First Chessplayer	69
14	1983	Enormous Changes at the Last Minute	Pa	38
15	1984	Over the Brooklyn Bridge	Rebbe	52

Zvee Scooler

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Television