
Zvee Scooler
Born
1899-12-01
Place of birth
Kamianets-Podilskyï, Ukraine
Died
1985-03-25
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 ...
Known for

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
New York Rabbi (uncredited)

Love and Death
Father

Fiddler on the Roof
Rabbi

No Way to Treat a Lady
Old Man

Playing for Time
First Chessplayer

Hester Street
Rabbi

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Grandfather

King of the Gypsies
Phuro

Lady Ice
Jeweler

Naked City
Old Aaron

Over the Brooklyn Bridge
Rebbe

A Dream of Kings
Zenoitis

Thieves
Old Man

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Pa

Uncle Moses
Charlie