Zvee Scooler

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 the innkeeper in the Broadway play and the rabbi in the film version.[1] Another of his more notable roles was that of Boris' father in Woody Allen's Love and Death.

Zvee Scooler
Born(1899-12-01)December 1, 1899
Kamenets-Podolsky, Russian Empire, now Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine
DiedMarch 25, 1985(1985-03-25) (aged 85)
New York City, New York
OccupationStage, film, television, voice actor

He was known as the Grammeister on WEVD, a Yiddish radio station in New York City. Every Sunday, Scooler presented a ten-minute weekly show, Forward Hour, which was news and commentary in rhyme.[2][3]

He died in New York City on March 25, 1985, at age 85.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1932Uncle MosesCharlie
1965AndyMr. Chadakis
1968No Way to Treat a LadyOld ManUncredited
1969A Dream of KingsZenoitis
1971Fiddler on the RoofRabbi
1973Lady IceJeweler
1973The Mad Adventures of Rabbi JacobLe rabbin New-yorkaisUncredited
1974The Apprenticeship of Duddy KravitzGrandfather
1975Hester StreetRabbi
1975Love and DeathFather
1977ThievesOld Man
1978King of the GypsiesPhuro
1979BoardwalkRabbi
1981The ChosenBal Koreh
1983Enormous Changes at the Last MinutePa
1984Over the Brooklyn BridgeRebbe(final film role)

References
  1. Zvee Scooler on IMDb
  2. Yiddish Radio Project
  3. Yiddish Radio Project "Vacation in the Mountains"


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