Chaim Topol
Date of birth: 1935-09-09
Place of birth: Tel Aviv, Israel
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Chaim Topol, Haym Topol, חיים טופול
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.
Movie Credits
For Your Eyes Only
1981-06-24
A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find
Flash Gordon
1980-12-05
A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny
Fiddler on the Roof
1971-11-03
In a pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish milkman struggles with the challenges of a changing wor
El Dorado
1963-01-02
Sherman, who is on trial for murder, is found not guilty thanks to reasonable doubt, however; having
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
2022-04-29
The fall of 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof, the film Pauline Kael (The New
Left Luggage
1998-03-30
While escaping from Nazis during the WWII, a Jewish man dug suitcases full of things dear to his hea
Follow Me!
1972-07-15
A strait-laced British banker hires an eccentric private detective to follow his free-spirited Ameri
Galileo
1975-01-27
Challenged by a new student, tutor and theorist Galileo co-opts emerging telescope technology and di
Before Winter Comes
1969-01-17
Drama/Comedy set in a refugee camp in occupied Austria after World War II. A shrewd multi-lingual in
Bond in Greece
2006-07-17
A documentary about For Your Eyes Only filming in Greece.
I Like Mike
1961-04-30
This romantic drama directed by Peter Frye is about the son of a millionaire Jewish family living in
Cast a Giant Shadow
1966-03-30
An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is di
The Going Up of David Lev
1973-04-25
A ten-year-old Israeli boy whose father died years earlier during the Six-Day-War is determined to f
Avudim Bayaar
2022-04-07
The best movie of all time you will cry, laugh, nominated for 24 oscar
Tel Katzir
1964-01-01
A documentary produced by Histadrut about Kibbutz Tel Katzir. Although modest in size, Tel Katzir s
Roman Behemshechim
1985-01-01
A highly successful lawyer realises, after a cardiac warning, that he may have squandered his life w
Bialik - King of the Jews
2014-05-12
By the age of thirty he’d already become the most famous poet in the Jewish world. He spent very few
A Talent for Loving
1969-01-01
This Western spoof stars Richard Widmark as an American gambler who wins the deed to a Mexican ranch
Sallah
1964-06-02
Sallah Shabati, the patriarch of a big family recently arrived to Israel from Yemen, tries to make m
Ervinka
1967-02-07
A good-natured but incorrigible layabout becomes embroiled in a plot to rob the Israeli lottery, all
The House on Garibaldi Street
1979-05-28
When Israeli officials learn that Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann may be living in Argentina, they
Life After Flash
2017-10-02
A look at the roller coaster life of Sam J. Jones since his role as Flash Gordon, his struggles and
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
2019-08-23
The origin story behind one of Broadway's most beloved musicals, Fiddler on The Roof, and its creati
Norman Jewison, Film Maker
1971-01-01
Toronto-born Norman Jewison first gained prominence producing for Canadian television, then went on
Harry Saltzman: Showman
2000-01-01
The story of Harry Saltzman, producer of the first James Bond movies.
Inside 'For Your Eyes Only'
2000-05-20
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "For Your Eyes Only"
The True Story of Palestine
1962-01-02
Hundreds of hours of raw material shot by Nathan Axelrod, a pioneer of Israeli filmmaking before the
The Rooster
1971-03-01
Sergeant Gidi Tsur (Topol) serves in the reserve in the Suez Canal. He goes on vacation and is suppo