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Zvee Scooler
Kamianets-Podilskyï, Ukraine
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 Yidd…
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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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1984
Over the Brooklyn Bridge
Movie Rebbe
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1983
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Movie Pa
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1980
Playing for Time
Movie First Chessplayer
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1978
King of the Gypsies
Movie Phuro
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1977
Thieves
Movie Old Man
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1975
Hester Street
Movie Rabbi
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1975
Love and Death
Movie Father
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1974
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Movie Grandfather
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1973
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Movie New York Rabbi (uncredited)
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1973
Lady Ice
Movie Jeweler
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1971
Fiddler on the Roof
Movie Rabbi
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1969
A Dream of Kings
Movie Zenoitis
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1968
No Way to Treat a Lady
Movie Old Man
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1965
Andy
Movie Mr. Chadakis
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1958
Naked City
TV show Old Aaron
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1932
Uncle Moses
Movie Charlie
