Zvee Scooler

Zvee Scooler December 1 1899 March 25 1985 was a Russianborn American actor and radio commentator He was born in KamenetsPodolsky 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 Duddys grandfather in the 1974 film The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Another of his more notable roles was that of Boris father in Woody Allens Love and Death He was known as the Grammeister on WEVD a Yiddish radio station in New York City Every Sunday Scooler presented a tenminute 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 CCBYSA 30