Zvee Scooler

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 (he was the only actor to appear in every performance of the musical's entire seven-year-run) 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 (Master of the Rhyme) on WEVD, a Yiddish radio station in New York City.

• Born — 1 December 1899 • Birthplace — Kamenets-Podolsky, Russian Empire, now Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine • Died — 25 March 1985 • Place of death — New York City, New York • Occupation — Stage, film, television, voice actor

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1932 — Uncle Moses — Charlie • 1965 — Andy — Mr. Chadakis • 1968 — No Way to Treat a Lady — Old Man — Uncredited • 1969 — A Dream of Kings — Zenoitis • 1971 — Fiddler on the Roof — Rabbi • 1973 — Lady Ice — Jeweler • 1973 — The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob — Le rabbin New-yorkais — Uncredited • 1974 — The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz — Grandfather • 1975 — Hester Street — Rabbi • 1975 — Love and Death — Father • 1977 — Thieves — Old Man • 1978 — King of the Gypsies — Phuro • 1979 — Boardwalk — Rabbi • 1981 — The Chosen — Bal Koreh • 1983 — Enormous Changes at the Last Minute — Pa • 1984 — Over the Brooklyn Bridge — Rebbe — (final film role)