Zvee Scooler
Born: 1899-12-01 in Kamianets-Podilskyï, Ukraine
Died: 1985-03-25
Known For: Acting
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. Source: Article "Zvee Scooler" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
1984
- Over the Brooklyn Bridge as Rebbe
1983
1980
- Playing for Time as First Chessplayer
1978
- King of the Gypsies as Phuro
1977
- Thieves as Old Man
1975
- Love and Death as Father
- Hester Street as Rabbi
1974
- The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz as Grandfather
1973
- The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob as New York Rabbi (uncredited)
- Lady Ice as Jeweler
1971
- Fiddler on the Roof as Rabbi
1969
- A Dream of Kings as Zenoitis
1968
- No Way to Treat a Lady as Old Man
1965
- Andy as Mr. Chadakis
1958
- Naked City as Old Aaron
1932
- Uncle Moses as Charlie