Alfred Scopp (15 September 1919 – 24 July 2021) was a Canadian actor who worked mostly in television series, including as a voice actor. He also worked in theatre, radio, and films. He was part of the voice cast for the 1964 Christmas special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Scopp was one of the longest-lived cast members of the special.
Life and career Scopp was born on 15 September 1919 in London, England, to a Russian-Jewish father and an English mother. As a child, he and his family emigrated to Montreal, Canada. During World War II, he was part of the Royal Canadian Air Force in Newfoundland. It was during this time that he began a career in radio, working for the local station CBG (AM). In theatre, he worked in different Toronto productions, as well as working for National Film Board of Canada. He attended Lorne Greene Academy of Radio Arts after the war, along with Leslie Nielsen, Gordie Tapp and Fred Davis.
He provided the voice of Socrates the Strawman in the 1960s animated television series Tales of the Wizard of Oz (1961) as well as the TV film Return to Oz (1964). He played the character role of bookseller Avram in the 1971 film Fiddler on the Roof, which won three Academy Awards and was nominated in seven more categories in 1972.
Scopp died in Toronto on 24 July 2021, at the age of 101.
Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes1961One Plus One(segment "Homecoming")The Mask1965Willy McBean and His Magic MachinePablo the Monkey / DragonVoice1971Fiddler on the RoofAvram1972The Sloane AffairBerdan1983Doctor Yes: The Hyannis AffairDetective Carlson1986Hot MoneyDavid TownsendOvernightGerald Ecker
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1952–1961General Motors TheatreVarious10 episodes1954PlaybillEpisode: "The Bespoke Overcoat"1955ScopeEpisode: "Oh, Canada!"1956Howdy DoodyClarabellEpisode: "Untitled"1957–1958On CameraJakle / Gerald3 episodes1958CannonballStoreyEpisode: "The Attack"1959–1960RCMPSteve Burnett / Sten Turner / Icky Williams3 episodes1960Just MaryTonyEpisode: "The Nicest Place in the World"1960First PersonJimmy / Orrie Watts2 episodes1961Tales of the Wizard of OzSocrates the ScarecrowVoice, 68 episodes1963Scarlett HillSamEpisode: "Twice Wedded, Twice Blessed"1963–1964PlaydateGeorge / Wolfie2 episodes1964Return to OzSocrates the ScarecrowVoice, TV movie1964Time of Your LifeEpisode: "The Boy King"1964Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerCharlie-In-The-Box / Fireball / Other ReindeerVoice, TV movie1964–1966The Wayne and Shuster Hour2 episodes1966–1969The King Kong Show8 episodes1967–1968Spider-ManVarious4 episodes1969FestivalGregoryEpisode: "The Journey of the Fifth Horse"1969–1972The Wayne and Shuster Comedy Special5 episodes1972–1973Festival of Family ClassicsVoice, 3 episodes1977MariaTV movie1980–1984The Littlest HoboOakie4 episodes1981The July GroupTV movie1982Seeing ThingsRabbiEpisode: "An Eye for an Eye"1985EvergreenMr. LernerEpisode 1.11985The UndergradsHoboTV movie1986The Edison TwinsAlfred BerksteenEpisode: "Invitation to a Mystery"1988Street LegalLeo GoldEpisode: "Equal Partners"
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