Acting

Chaim Topol

Born 1935-09-09 · Tel Aviv, Israel

Died 2023-03-08

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.

Credits

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Topol: On Top of the World
as Self (archive footage)
2026
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
as self
2022
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
as Self
2019
Life After Flash
as Self
2017
Bialik - King of the Jews
as Hayim Nahman Bialik
2014
Bond in Greece
as self
2006
Inside 'For Your Eyes Only'
2000
Harry Saltzman: Showman
as Self
2000
Left Luggage
as Yacov Apfelschnitt
1998
seaQuest DSV
as Dr. Rafik Hassan
1993
War and Remembrance
as Berel Jastrow
1988
Queenie
as Dimitri Goldner
1987
Roman Behemshechim
as Effi Avidar
1985
The Winds of War
as Berel Jastrow
1983
Six Fifty-Five Special
as Self
1981
For Your Eyes Only
as Milos Columbo
1981
Flash Gordon
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
1980
The House on Garibaldi Street
as Michael
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
as Professor Max Kelada
1979
Galileo
as Galileo Galilei
1975
The Going Up of David Lev
as Chaim
1973
Follow Me!
as Julian Cristoforou
1972
Film '72
as Self
1971
Fiddler on the Roof
as Tevye
1971
The Rooster
as Gadi Zur
1971
Norman Jewison, Film Maker
as Self (uncredited)
1971
Norman Jewison, Film Maker
Thanks
1971
Before Winter Comes
as Janovic
1969
A Talent for Loving
as Mexikanischer Bandit
1969
Ervinka
as Ervinka
1967
Ervinka
Producer
1967
Cast a Giant Shadow
as Abou Ibn Kader
1966
Sallah
as Sallah Shabati
1964
Tel Katzir
as Narrator (voice)
1964
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
1963
El Dorado
as Benny Sherman
1963
The True Story of Palestine
1962
I Like Mike
as Micha
1961