Chaim Topol

Personal Info

Birthday

September 9, 1935

Day of Death

2023-03-08

(87 years old)

Place of Birth

Tel Aviv, Israel

Also Known As

Chaim Topol

Haym Topol

חיים טופול

Chaim Topol

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.

Known For

seaQuest DSV

Tales of the Unexpected

The Winds of War

For Your Eyes Only

Fiddler on the Roof

Flash Gordon

War and Remembrance

Cast a Giant Shadow

Filmography

2022
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
as self
Avudim Bayaar
as אבוד ביער
2019
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
as Self
2017
Life After Flash
as Self
2014
Bialik - King of the Jews
as Hayim Nahman Bialik
2006
Bond in Greece
as self
2000
Harry Saltzman: Showman
as Self
1998
Left Luggage
as Yacov Apfelschnitt
1985
Roman Behemshechim
as Effi Avidar
1981
For Your Eyes Only
as Milos Columbo
1980
Flash Gordon
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
1979
The House on Garibaldi Street
as Michael
1975
Galileo
as Galileo Galilei
1973
The Going Up of David Lev
as Chaim
1972
Follow Me!
as Julian Cristoforou
1971
Fiddler on the Roof
as Tevye
The Rooster
as Gadi Zur
Norman Jewison, Film Maker
as Self (uncredited)
1969
Before Winter Comes
as Janovic
A Talent for Loving
as Mexikanischer Bandit
1967
Ervinka
as Ervinka
1966
Cast a Giant Shadow
as Abou Ibn Kader
1964
Sallah
as Sallah Shabati
Tel Katzir
as Narrator
1963
El Dorado
as Benny Sherman
1961
I Like Mike
as Micha