Acting
Zvee Scooler
Born December 1, 1899 · Kamianets-Podilskyï, Ukraine
Died March 25, 1985 · aged 85
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 Du…
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Fiddler on the Roof · 1971Fiddler on the Roof
★ 7.71971
MovieDramaRomance
In a pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish milkman struggles with the challenges of a changing world as his daughters fall in love and antisemitism grows.
Love and Death · 1975Love and Death
★ 7.51975
MovieComedyHistory
In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob · 1973The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
★ 7.41973
MovieComedy
In this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted French factory owner, finds himself taken hostage by Slimane, an Arab rebel leader. The two dress up as rabbis as they try to elude not only assasins from Slimane's country, but also the police, who think Pivert is a murderer. Pivert ends up posing as Rabbi Jacob, a beloved figure who's returned to France for his first visit after 30 years in the United States. Adding to the confusion are Pivert's dentist-wife, who thinks her husband is leaving her for another woman, their daughter, who's about to get married, and a Parisian neighborhood filled with people eager to celebrate the return of Rabbi Jacob.
No Way to Treat a Lady · 1968No Way to Treat a Lady
★ 6.61968
MovieComedyThriller
Christopher Gill is a psychotic killer who uses various disguises to trick and strangle his victims. Moe Brummel is a single and harassed New York City police detective who starts to get phone calls from the strangler and builds a strange alliance as a result. Kate Palmer is a swinging, hip tour guide who witnesses the strangler leaving her dead neighbor's apartment and sets her sights on the detective. Moe's live-in mother wishes her son would be a successful Jewish doctor like his big brother.
King of the Gypsies · 1978King of the Gypsies
★ 5.91978
MovieDrama
Zharko, leader of the Romanis in NYC, passes his position of leadership on to his unwilling grandson, Dave, leading to infighting between Dave and his father.
Thieves · 1977Thieves
★ 4.41977
MovieComedy
Martin and Sally Cramer grew up on the hardscrabble Lower East Side, where Sally still teaches; meanwhile, Martin's the head of a fancy private school. Romantic dalliances with others convince them that they're meant to be together despite their differences, a decision that's cemented, oddly enough, by an over-the-top argument that draws the police.
Playing for Time · 1980Playing for Time
★ 6.91980
MovieDramaMusic
When a Jewish songstress is plucked from the stage and sent to Auschwitz, she and other musicians find themselves assigned to a terrible task—using their talents to soothe fellow prisoners who are sentenced to die in the gas chambers.
Lady Ice · 1973Lady Ice
★ 5.01973
MovieDramaCrime
An insurance investigator romances a wealthy young beauty when he suspects she may be involved in fencing stolen jewels.
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