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
all 16
Movies 15
TV Shows 1
Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983)
Playing for Time (1980)
King of the Gypsies (1978)
Thieves (1977)
Hester Street (1975)
Love and Death (1975)
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
Lady Ice (1973)
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
A Dream of Kings (1969)
No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
Andy (1965)
Naked City (1958)
Uncle Moses (1932)
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GenderMale
Birthday1899-12-01
Deathday1985-03-25 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceKamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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