Portrait of Chaim Topol

Chaim Topol

Acting

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.

Born: September 9, 1935

Place of Birth: Tel Aviv, Israel

Filmography

2022
Avudim Bayaar

as אבוד ביער

2017
2006
1998
Left Luggage

as Yacov Apfelschnitt

1993
seaQuest DSV

as Dr. Rafik Hassan

1988
War and Remembrance

as Berel Jastrow

1987
Queenie

as Dimitri Goldner

1983
The Winds of War

as Berel Jastrow

1981
For Your Eyes Only

as Milos Columbo

1980
Flash Gordon

as Dr. Hans Zarkov

1979
Tales of the Unexpected

as Professor Max Kelada

1975
Galileo

as Galileo Galilei

1972
Follow Me!

as Julian Cristoforou

1971
The Rooster

as Gadi Zur

1971
Norman Jewison, Film Maker

as Self (uncredited)

1969
1969
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

1964
Tel Katzir

as Narrator

1963
El Dorado

as Benny Sherman

1961
I Like Mike

as Micha