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Aliases: Chaim Topol , Haym Topol , חיים טופול

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Tel Aviv, Israel

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Movie Involvements: 21

TV Involvements: 6


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Tales of the Unexpected
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7

Tales of the Unexpected

(1979) Professor Max Kelada
seaQuest DSV
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7

seaQuest DSV

(1993) Dr. Rafik Hassan
War and Remembrance
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8

War and Remembrance

(1988) Berel Jastrow
The Winds of War
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7

The Winds of War

(1983) Berel Jastrow
Six Fifty-Five
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0

Six Fifty-Five

(1981) Self
For Your Eyes Only
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7

For Your Eyes Only

(1981) Milos Columbo
Flash Gordon
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6

Flash Gordon

(1980) Dr. Hans Zarkov
Fiddler on the Roof
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8

Fiddler on the Roof

(1971) Tevye

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 self
אבוד ביער
2019 Himself
2017 Self
2014 Hayim Nahman Bialik
2006 Milos Columbo (archive footage)
self
2000 N/A
N/A
1998 Yacov Apfelschnitt
1993 Dr. Rafik Hassan
1988 Berel Jastrow
1987 Dimitri Goldner
Dimitri Goldner
1985 Effi Avidar
1983 Berel Jastrow
1981 Self
Milos Columbo
1980 Self
Dr. Hans Zarkov
1979 Michael
Professor Max Kelada
1975 Galileo Galilei
1973 Chaim
1972 Julian Cristoforou
1971 Tevye
Gadi Zur
Self (uncredited)
1969 Janovic
Mexikanischer Bandit
1967 Ervinka
1966 Abou Ibn Kader
1964 Sallah Shabati
1963 Self
Benny Sherman
1962 N/A
1961 Micha
Year Character Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1971 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1967 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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