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