Alfie Scopp
Born
Alfred Scoop

(1919-09-15)15 September 1919
London, England, UK
Died24 July 2021(2021-07-24) (aged 101)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma materLorne Greene Academy of Radio Arts
OccupationActor

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.[1] Scopp was the longest-lived and one of the last surviving 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.[2] 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.[3] He attended Lorne Greene Academy of Radio Arts after the war, along with Leslie Nielsen, Gordie Tapp and Fred Davis.[4]

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).[5][6] 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.[7]

Scopp died in Toronto on 24 July 2021, at the age of 101.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1961 One Plus One (segment "Homecoming")
The Mask
1965 Willy McBean and His Magic Machine Buffalo Bill Cody / Dragon Voice
1971 Fiddler on the Roof Avram
1972 The Sloane Affair Berdan
1983 Doctor Yes: The Hyannis Affair Detective Carlson
1986 Hot Money David Townsend
Overnight Gerald Ecker

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1952–1961 General Motors Theatre Various 10 episodes
1954 Playbill Episode: "The Bespoke Overcoat"
1955 Scope Episode: "Oh, Canada!"
1956 Howdy Doody Clarabell Episode: "Untitled"
1957–1958 On Camera Jakle / Gerald 3 episodes
1958 Cannonball Storey Episode: "The Attack"
1959–1960 RCMP Steve Burnett / Sten Turner / Icky Williams 3 episodes
1960 Just Mary Tony Episode: "The Nicest Place in the World"
1960 First Person Jimmy / Orrie Watts 2 episodes
1961 Tales of the Wizard of Oz Socrates the Scarecrow Voice, 68 episodes
1963 Scarlett Hill Sam Episode: "Twice Wedded, Twice Blessed"
1963–1964 Playdate George / Wolfie 2 episodes
1964 Return to Oz Socrates the Scarecrow Voice, TV movie
1964 Time of Your Life Episode: "The Boy King"
1964 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Charlie-In-The-Box / Fireball / Other Reindeer Voice, TV movie
1964–1966 The Wayne and Shuster Hour 2 episodes
1966–1969 The King Kong Show 8 episodes
1967–1968 Spider-Man Various 4 episodes
1969 Festival Gregory Episode: "The Journey of the Fifth Horse"
1969–1972 The Wayne and Shuster Comedy Special 5 episodes
1972–1973 Festival of Family Classics Voice, 3 episodes
1977 Maria TV movie
1980–1984 The Littlest Hobo Oakie 4 episodes
1981 The July Group TV movie
1982 Seeing Things Rabbi Episode: "An Eye for an Eye"
1985 Evergreen Mr. Lerner Episode 1.1
1985 The Undergrads Hobo TV movie
1986 The Edison Twins Alfred Berksteen Episode: "Invitation to a Mystery"
1988 Street Legal Leo Gold Episode: "Equal Partners"

References

  1. ↑ "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer's Toronto connection". Toronto Star. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 Langan, Fred (13 August 2021). "Versatile character actor Alfie Scopp never stopped working". The Globe and Mail.
  3. ↑ "Alfie Scopp – Canadian 'Character'". Ottawa Citizen. 23 October 1954. p. 18. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  4. ↑ 'Greatest experience' entering radio academy. What's on Tapp?: The Gordie Tapp Story. 21 March 2007. ISBN 9781426980664. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "TV Cartoon Series in Production at Ottawa". The Gazette. 9 December 1961. p. 11. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Cartoon Feature Back". The Vancouver Sun. 19 February 1965. p. 66. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "Fiddler on the Roof (1971)". American Film Institute. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
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