
Known for
Acting
Born
December 1, 1899
Birthplace
Kamianets-Podilskyï, Ukraine
Died
March 25, 1985 (aged 85)
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 segm...
1984
as Rebbe
1983
1980
as First Chessplayer
1979
as Rabbi
1978
as Phuro
1977
as Old Man
1975
as Rabbi
1975
as Father
1974
as Grandfather
1973
as New York Rabbi (uncredited)
1973
as Jeweler
1971
as Rabbi
1969
as Zenoitis
1968
as Old Man
1965
as Mr. Chadakis
1958
1932
as Charlie