Chaim Topol

Chaim Topol

Known for
Acting
Born
September 9, 1935
Died
March 8, 2023 (aged 87)
Birthplace
Tel Aviv, Israel

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

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Filmography

2026
Topol: On Top of the World poster

Topol: On Top of the World

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2022
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen poster

Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen

Movie · as self

2019
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles poster

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

Movie · as Self

2017
Life After Flash poster

Life After Flash

Movie · as Self

2014
Bialik - King of the Jews

Bialik - King of the Jews

Movie · as Hayim Nahman Bialik

2006
Bond in Greece poster

Bond in Greece

Movie · as self

2000
Harry Saltzman: Showman poster

Harry Saltzman: Showman

Movie · as Self

2000
Inside 'For Your Eyes Only' poster

Inside 'For Your Eyes Only'

Movie

1998
Left Luggage poster

Left Luggage

Movie · as Yacov Apfelschnitt

1993
seaQuest DSV poster

seaQuest DSV

TV · as Dr. Rafik Hassan · 1 ep

1988
War and Remembrance poster

War and Remembrance

TV · as Berel Jastrow · 11 eps

1987
Queenie poster

Queenie

TV · as Dimitri Goldner · 2 eps

1985
Roman Behemshechim poster

Roman Behemshechim

Movie · as Effi Avidar

1983
The Winds of War poster

The Winds of War

TV · as Berel Jastrow · 7 eps

1981
For Your Eyes Only poster

For Your Eyes Only

Movie · as Milos Columbo

1981
Six Fifty-Five Special poster

Six Fifty-Five Special

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1980
Flash Gordon poster

Flash Gordon

Movie · as Dr. Hans Zarkov

1979
The House on Garibaldi Street poster

The House on Garibaldi Street

Movie · as Michael

1979
Tales of the Unexpected poster

Tales of the Unexpected

TV · as Professor Max Kelada · 1 ep

1975
Galileo poster

Galileo

Movie · as Galileo Galilei

1973
The Going Up of David Lev

The Going Up of David Lev

Movie · as Chaim

1972
Follow Me! poster

Follow Me!

Movie · as Julian Cristoforou

1971
Fiddler on the Roof poster

Fiddler on the Roof

Movie · as Tevye

1971
Norman Jewison, Film Maker poster

Norman Jewison, Film Maker

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1971
The Rooster poster

The Rooster

Movie · as Gadi Zur

1971
Film '72

Film '72

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1969
Before Winter Comes poster

Before Winter Comes

Movie · as Janovic

1969
A Talent for Loving poster

A Talent for Loving

Movie · as Mexikanischer Bandit

1967
Ervinka poster

Ervinka

Movie · as Ervinka

1966
Cast a Giant Shadow poster

Cast a Giant Shadow

Movie · as Abou Ibn Kader

1964
Tel Katzir poster

Tel Katzir

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1964
Sallah poster

Sallah

Movie · as Sallah Shabati

1963
El Dorado poster

El Dorado

Movie · as Benny Sherman

1963
The Danny Kaye Show poster

The Danny Kaye Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1962
The True Story of Palestine poster

The True Story of Palestine

Movie

1961
I Like Mike poster

I Like Mike

Movie · as Micha