Zvee Scooler

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.

Most Known For

Naked City

as Old Aaron

Thieves

as Old Man

Fiddler on the Roof

as Rabbi

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

as New York Rabbi (uncredited)

Playing for Time

as First Chessplayer

Love and Death

as Father

Andy

as Mr. Chadakis

Lady Ice

as Jeweler

King of the Gypsies

as Phuro

Uncle Moses

as Charlie

No Way to Treat a Lady

as Old Man

Hester Street

as Rabbi

A Dream of Kings

as Zenoitis

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

as Pa

Over the Brooklyn Bridge

as Rebbe

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

as Grandfather