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Zvee Scooler(1899-1985)

  • Actor
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Zvee Scooler in Love and Death (1975)
Zvee Scooler was born on 1 December 1899 in Kamenets-Podolsky, Russian Empire [now Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Love and Death (1975) and Uncle Moses (1932). He was married to Lillian Friedman. He died on 25 March 1985 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornDecember 1, 1899
DiedMarch 25, 1985(85)
BornDecember 1, 1899
DiedMarch 25, 1985(85)
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Known for

Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Fiddler on the Roof
8.0
  • Rabbi
  • 1971
Love and Death (1975)
Love and Death
7.6
  • Father
  • 1975
Uncle Moses (1932)
Uncle Moses
6.3
  • Charlie
  • 1932
Lady Ice (1973)
Lady Ice
4.8
  • Jeweler
  • 1973

Credits

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Actor



  • Margaux Hemingway, Elliott Gould, Carol Kane, Shelley Winters, Sid Caesar, and Burt Young in Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
    Over the Brooklyn Bridge
    5.6
    • Rebbe
    • 1984
  • Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983)
    Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
    5.0
    • Pa
    • 1983
  • Rosanna Arquette, Lisa Eichhorn, and Eli Wallach in The Wall (1982)
    The Wall
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • 1982
  • The Chosen (1981)
    The Chosen
    7.2
    • Bal Koreh
    • 1981
  • Playing for Time (1980)
    Playing for Time
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • First Chessplayer
    • 1980
  • Mr. Gimme
    Short
    • Jewish man
    • 1979
  • Boardwalk (1979)
    Boardwalk
    6.1
    • Rabbi
    • 1979
  • King of the Gypsies (1978)
    King of the Gypsies
    6.3
    • Phuro (as Svee Scooler)
    • 1978
  • Thieves (1977)
    Thieves
    4.8
    • Old Man
    • 1977
  • Love and Death (1975)
    Love and Death
    7.6
    • Father
    • 1975
  • Hester Street (1975)
    Hester Street
    7.0
    • Rabbi
    • 1975
  • The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
    The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
    6.7
    • Grandfather
    • 1974
  • The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
    The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
    7.4
    • Le rabbin New-yorkais (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Lady Ice (1973)
    Lady Ice
    4.8
    • Jeweler
    • 1973
  • Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
    Fiddler on the Roof
    8.0
    • Rabbi
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Svee Scooler
  • Born
    • December 1, 1899
    • Kamenets-Podolsky, Russian Empire [now Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine]
  • Died
    • March 25, 1985
    • New York City, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Lillian FriedmanAugust 29, 1926 - March 25, 1985 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    The Command Performance (1928). Comedy. Written by Stafford Dickens. Directed by Clifford Brooke. Klaw Theatre: 3 Oct 1928- Oct 1928 (closing date unknown/29 performances). Cast: Lee Baker (as "Count Vellenburg"), William H. Barwald (as "Hildred Sabidoff"), Robert Clear (as "Blondel"), Hubert Druce (as "Nicholas, King of Wallachia"), Charlotte Granville (as "Elizabeth, Queen of Wallachia"), George Haight (as "Servant"), Rose Keane (as "Lydia Petrovic"), Ian Keith (as "Peter Kraditch/Alexis, Prince of Moldavia"), Jessie Royce Landis (as "Katerina, Princess of Wallachia"), Zvee Scooler (as "Ansche Milosovic"), Ivan F. Simpson (as "Paul Masoch"), Walter Soderling (as "Hugo"), Beatrice Terry (as Elinor, Queen of Wallachia"), Maria Ziccardi (as "Yana Lodoffski"). Produced by Herman Shumlin. Note: Filmed as Command Performance (1931).
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Did you know

  • Trivia
    Created the role of "Mordcha" in the 1964 Broadway production of "Fiddler on the Roof". He also appeared in the 1971 film version, but in the role of "The Rabbi". Gluck Sandor played the Rabbi in the original stage version.
  • Trademark
    Playing rabbis or rebbes, and also Yiddish roles generally.
  • Nickname
    • Der Grammeister

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