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.

Most Famous Work

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Tales of the Unexpected

(1979) Professor Max Kelada

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seaQuest DSV

(1993) Dr. Rafik Hassan

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War and Remembrance

(1988) Berel Jastrow

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The Winds of War

(1983) Berel Jastrow

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Six Fifty-Five

(1981) Self

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For Your Eyes Only

(1981) Milos Columbo

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Flash Gordon

(1980) Dr. Hans Zarkov

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Fiddler on the Roof

(1971) Tevye

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2022	self	Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen 2022-04-29 Movie
	אבוד ביער	Avudim Bayaar 2022-04-07 Movie
2019	Himself	Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles 2019-08-23 Movie
2017	Self	Life After Flash 2017-10-02 Movie
2014	Hayim Nahman Bialik	Bialik - King of the Jews 2014-05-12 Movie
2006	Milos Columbo (archive footage)	The Exotic Locations of 'For Your Eyes Only' 2006-10-04 Movie
	self	Bond in Greece 2006-07-17 Movie
2000	N/A	Inside 'For Your Eyes Only' 2000-05-20 Movie
	N/A	Harry Saltzman: Showman 2000-01-01 Movie
1998	Yacov Apfelschnitt	Left Luggage 1998-03-30 Movie
1993	Dr. Rafik Hassan	seaQuest DSV 1993-09-12 TV Show
1988	Berel Jastrow	War and Remembrance 1988-11-13 TV Show
1987	Dimitri Goldner	Queenie 1987-05-10 TV Show
	Dimitri Goldner	Queenie 1987-05-10 Movie
1985	Effi Avidar	Roman Behemshechim 1985-01-01 Movie
1983	Berel Jastrow	The Winds of War 1983-02-06 TV Show
1981	Self	Six Fifty-Five 1981-07-13 TV Show
	Milos Columbo	For Your Eyes Only 1981-06-24 Movie
1980	Self	Flash is Back 1980-12-31 Movie
	Dr. Hans Zarkov	Flash Gordon 1980-09-01 Movie
1979	Michael	The House on Garibaldi Street 1979-05-28 Movie
	Professor Max Kelada	Tales of the Unexpected 1979-03-24 TV Show
1975	Galileo Galilei	Galileo 1975-01-27 Movie
1973	Chaim	The Going Up of David Lev 1973-04-25 Movie
1972	Julian Cristoforou	Follow Me! 1972-07-15 Movie
1971	Tevye	Fiddler on the Roof 1971-11-03 Movie
	Gadi Zur	Ha-Tarnegol 1971-03-01 Movie
	Self (uncredited)	Norman Jewison, Film Maker 1971-01-01 Movie
1969	Janovic	Before Winter Comes 1969-03-24 Movie
	Mexikanischer Bandit	A Talent for Loving 1969-01-01 Movie
1967	Ervinka	Ervinka 1967-02-07 Movie
1966	Abou Ibn Kader	Cast a Giant Shadow 1966-03-30 Movie
1964	Sallah Shabati	Sallah 1964-06-02 Movie
1963	Self	The Danny Kaye Show 1963-09-25 TV Show
	Benny Sherman	El Dorado 1963-01-02 Movie
1962	N/A	The True Story of Palestine 1962-01-02 Movie
1961	Micha	I Like Mike 1961-04-30 Movie
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1971	Thanks	Norman Jewison, Film Maker 1971-01-01 Movie
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Production

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1967	Producer	Ervinka 1967-02-07 Movie
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