
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.

Naked City
TV • 1958

Fiddler on the Roof
MOVIE • 1971

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
MOVIE • 1973

Thieves
MOVIE • 1977

King of the Gypsies
MOVIE • 1978

Love and Death
MOVIE • 1975

No Way to Treat a Lady
MOVIE • 1968

Playing for Time
MOVIE • 1980

Over the Brooklyn Bridge
MOVIE • 1984

A Dream of Kings
MOVIE • 1969

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
MOVIE • 1974

Hester Street
MOVIE • 1975

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
MOVIE • 1983

Andy
MOVIE • 1965

Lady Ice
MOVIE • 1973

Uncle Moses
MOVIE • 1932