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Zvee Scooler
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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…
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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.
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Over the Brooklyn Bridge
as Rebbe
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
as Pa
Playing for Time
as First Chessplayer
Boardwalk
as Rabbi
King of the Gypsies
as Phuro
Thieves
as Old Man
Hester Street
as Rabbi
Love and Death
as Father
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
as Grandfather
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
as New York Rabbi (uncredited)
Lady Ice
as Jeweler
Fiddler on the Roof
as Rabbi
A Dream of Kings
as Zenoitis
No Way to Treat a Lady
as Old Man
Andy
as Mr. Chadakis
Uncle Moses
as Charlie