
Acting
Zvee Scooler
1899 · Kamianets-Podilskyï, Ukraine
16 films
Bio
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.
Filmography

Fiddler on the Roof
Rabbi

Thieves
Old Man

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

Love and Death
Father

Boardwalk
Rabbi

No Way to Treat a Lady
Old Man

King of the Gypsies
Phuro

Hester Street
Rabbi

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Grandfather

Lady Ice
Jeweler

Playing for Time
First Chessplayer

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
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