Zvee Scooler
American actor (1899-1985) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 85
Zvee Scooler was a Russian-born American actor and radio commentator. He was born in Kamenets-Podolsky and his original surname was Shkolyar. He came to the United States in 1912. He performed in both Yiddish and English, on the stage, television, and film.
Zvee Scooler is read about 18 times a day, in 9 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 25 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Over the Brooklyn BridgeFilm, Rebbe1983
Enormous Changes at the Last MinuteFilm, Pa1980
Playing for TimeFilm, First Chessplayer1979
BoardwalkFilm, Rabbi1978
King of the GypsiesFilm, Phuro1977
ThievesFilm, Old Man1975
Hester StreetFilm, Rabbi1974
The Apprenticeship of Duddy KravitzFilm, Grandfather1973
Lady IceFilm, Jeweler1971
Fiddler on the RoofFilm, Rabbi1969
A Dream of KingsFilm, Zenoitis1968
No Way to Treat a LadyFilm, Old Man1965
AndyFilm, Mr. Chadakis1958
Naked CitySeries, Old Aaron1932
Uncle MosesFilm, Charlie1899Born1 December 1899People around Zvee
Close ties
Woody Allen Directed Love and Death (1975)
Norman Jewison Directed Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Doris Roberts Also in No Way to Treat a Lady and Hester Street
Ann Wedgeworth Also in Andy and Thieves- Alice Drummond Also in Thieves and King of the Gypsies
- Daniel Mann Directed A Dream of Kings and Playing for Time
Charles H. Joffe Produced Love and Death (1975)- Antonia Rey Also in King of the Gypsies and Boardwalk
Tutte Lemkow Also in Love and Death and Fiddler on the Roof
Joe Silver Also in The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
Known for
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Fiddler on the Roof 1971
Love and Death 1975
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob 1973
Playing for Time 1980
No Way to Treat a Lady 1968
Filmography 16
17 credits on file
Television 1
About this person
He first joined Maurice Schwartz's Yiddish Art Theater in 1921 -- his debut was in the first American performance of S. Ansky's classic play The Dybbuk -- and remained with the company for 25 years. He is probably best known for his roles in Fiddler on the Roof, playing Mordcha, the innkeeper in the Broadway musical 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.
