
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/1/1899
Place of Birth
Kamianets-Podilskyï, Ukraine
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.
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Known For

Hester Street
as Rabbi

Thieves
as Old Man

Fiddler on the Roof
as Rabbi

Love and Death
as Father

Over the Brooklyn Bridge
as Rebbe

A Dream of Kings
as Zenoitis

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

Lady Ice
as Jeweler

Uncle Moses
as Charlie

King of the Gypsies
as Phuro

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
as Grandfather

Andy
as Mr. Chadakis

Playing for Time
as First Chessplayer

No Way to Treat a Lady
as Old Man

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
as Pa