Chaim Topol

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-09-09 (88 years old)

Deathday

2023-03-08

Place of Birth

Tel Aviv, Israel

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.

Acting

1981

For Your Eyes Only

as Milos Columbo

1980

Flash Gordon

as Dr. Hans Zarkov

1963

El Dorado

as Benny Sherman

1998

Left Luggage

as Yacov Apfelschnitt

1972

Follow Me!

as Julian Cristoforou

1975

Galileo

as Galileo Galilei

1969

2006

1961

I Like Mike

as Micha

1966

Cast a Giant Shadow

as Abou Ibn Kader

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

2017

1971

Norman Jewison, Film Maker

as Self (uncredited)

1971

Ha-Tarnegol

as Gadi Zur

Production

1967

Ervinka

as Producer

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