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Jacob Kalich(1891-1975)

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Jacob Kalich in Avroskoop (1970)
Jacob Kalich was born on 18 November 1891 in Rymanów, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Rymanów, Podkarpackie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Yiddle with His Fiddle (1936) and Mamele (1938). He was married to Molly Picon. He died on 16 March 1975 in Lake Mahopac, New York, USA.
BornNovember 18, 1891
DiedMarch 16, 1975(83)
BornNovember 18, 1891
DiedMarch 16, 1975(83)
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Known for

Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Fiddler on the Roof
8.0
  • Yankel
  • 1971
Molly Picon in Yiddle with His Fiddle (1936)
Yiddle with His Fiddle
6.6
  • Additional Crew
  • 1936
Molly Picon in Mamele (1938)
Mamele
7.0
  • Additional Crew(as Jakób Kalich)
  • 1938
Good Luck (1923)
Good Luck
6.8
  • JacobTalmudist aka Ben Ali
  • 1923

Credits

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Actor

  • Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
    Fiddler on the Roof
    8.0
    • Yankel
    • 1971
  • Dr. Kildare (1961)
    Dr. Kildare
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Mr. Goldman
    • 1963
  • Car 54, Where Are You? (1961)
    Car 54, Where Are You?
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Mr. Eisenberg
    • 1963
  • Naked City (1958)
    Naked City
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Danny Froken
    • 1962
  • Lee Tracy in New York Confidential (1959)
    New York Confidential
    5.0
    TV Series
    • Mark Maxwell
    • 1959
  • The Alcoa Hour (1955)
    The Alcoa Hour
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Grandfather (as Jacob Kallsch)
    • 1957
  • Marsha Hunt and John Rodney in Studio One (1948)
    Studio One
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Hyman Kaplan
    • 1954
  • Good Luck (1923)
    Good Luck
    6.8
    • JacobTalmudist aka Ben Ali
    • 1923

Additional Crew

  • Molly Picon in Mamele (1938)
    Mamele
    7.0
    • artistic manager (as Jakób Kalich)
    • 1938
  • Molly Picon in Yiddle with His Fiddle (1936)
    Yiddle with His Fiddle
    6.6
    • artistic creative consultant
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Jakób Kalich
  • Born
    • November 18, 1891
    • Rymanów, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Rymanów, Podkarpackie, Poland]
  • Died
    • March 16, 1975
    • Lake Mahopac, New York, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Molly Picon1919 - March 16, 1975 (his death)
  • Other works
    He directed Leonard Spigelgass's play, "A Majority of One," at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey with Molly Picon and Martyn Green in the cast.
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Did you know

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    Yiddish actor and playwright
  • Nickname
    • Yankel Kalich

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