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Zvee Scooler

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Movies: 15Series: 1

TMDB ID: 974329

IMDb ID: nm0778666

Known for: Acting

Born: December 1, 1899

Died: March 25, 1985

Age: 85

Place of birth: Kamianets-Podilskyï, Ukraine

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1932 - 1984

Years active: 53

Average TMDB rating: 6.5

Wikidata: Q4025032

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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. 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.