Chaim Topol
Birthday
1935/09/09
Day of death
2023/03/08 (87 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Tel Aviv, Israel
Also know as
Chaim Topol, Haym Topol, חיים טופול
Biography
Chaim Topol (September 9, 1935 - March 8, 2023), often billed simply as Topol, was an Israeli theatrical and film performer, singer and illustrator. He is best known for his portrayal of Tevye, the lead role in the stage musical Fiddler on the Roof and the 1971 film adaptation, performing this role more than 3,500 times from 1967 through 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chaim Topol, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting
(1981) For Your Eyes Only
as Milos Columbo
(1980) Flash Gordon
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
(1971) Fiddler on the Roof
as Tevye
(1963) El Dorado
as Benny Sherman
(2022) Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
as self
(1998) Left Luggage
as Yacov Apfelschnitt
(1972) Follow Me!
as Julian Cristoforou
(1975) Galileo
as Galileo Galilei
(1969) Before Winter Comes
as Janovic
(2006) Bond in Greece
as self
(1961) I Like Mike
as Micha
(1966) Cast a Giant Shadow
as Abou Ibn Kader
(1973) The Going Up of David Lev
as Chaim
(2022) Avudim Bayaar
as אבוד ביער
(1964) Tel Katzir
as Narrator
(1985) Roman Behemshechim
as Effi Avidar
(2014) Bialik - King of the Jews
as Hayim Nahman Bialik
(1969) A Talent for Loving
as Mexikanischer Bandit
(1967) Ervinka
as Ervinka
(1964) Sallah
as Sallah Shabati
(1979) The House on Garibaldi Street
as Michael
(2017) Life After Flash
as Self
(2019) Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
as Self
(1971) Norman Jewison, Film Maker
as Self (uncredited)
(2000) Harry Saltzman: Showman
as Self
(2000) Inside 'For Your Eyes Only'
as ---
(1962) The True Story of Palestine
as ---
(1971) The Rooster
as Gadi Zur
(1993) seaQuest DSV
as Dr. Rafik Hassan
(1979) Tales of the Unexpected
as Professor Max Kelada
(1981) Six Fifty-Five Special
as Self
(1983) The Winds of War
as Berel Jastrow
(1988) War and Remembrance
as Berel Jastrow
(1987) Queenie
as Dimitri Goldner
(1963) The Danny Kaye Show
as Self