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Topol(1935-2023)

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Soundtrack
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Topol in Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
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Life After Flash (2019)
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Topol was born on 9 September 1935 in Tel Aviv, Palestine [now Israel]. He was an actor and producer, known for Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Flash Gordon (1980) and For Your Eyes Only (1981). He was married to Galia Topol. He died on 8 March 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
BornSeptember 9, 1935
DiedMarch 8, 2023(87)
BornSeptember 9, 1935
DiedMarch 8, 2023(87)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 6 wins & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Fiddler on the Roof
8.0
  • Tevye
  • 1971
Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, and Sam J. Jones in Flash Gordon (1980)
Flash Gordon
6.5
  • Dr. Hans Zarkov
  • 1980
Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet, and John Wyman in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
For Your Eyes Only
6.7
  • Columbo
  • 1981
Mia Farrow and Topol in The Public Eye (1972)
The Public Eye
6.9
  • Julian Cristoforou
  • 1972

Credits

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Actor

  • Time Elevator
    6.9
    Short
    • Shalem
    • 1998
  • Left Luggage (1998)
    Left Luggage
    7.3
    • Mr. Apfelschnitt (as Chaim Topol)
    • 1998
  • Michael Ironside, Jonathan Brandis, and Roy Scheider in SeaQuest 2032 (1993)
    SeaQuest 2032
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Dr. Rafik Hassan
    • 1993
  • War and Remembrance (1988)
    War and Remembrance
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Berel Jastrow
    • 1988–1989
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
    Tales of the Unexpected
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Professor Max Kelada
    • 1988
  • Kirk Douglas and Mia Sara in Queenie (1987)
    Queenie
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Dimitri Goldner
    • 1987
  • Again, Forever (1985)
    Again, Forever
    6.8
    • Effi Avidar
    • 1985
  • Robert Mitchum, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Houseman, David Dukes, and Ali MacGraw in The Winds of War (1983)
    The Winds of War
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Berel Jastrow
    • 1983
  • Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet, and John Wyman in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
    For Your Eyes Only
    6.7
    • Columbo
    • 1981
  • Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, and Sam J. Jones in Flash Gordon (1980)
    Flash Gordon
    6.5
    • Dr. Hans Zarkov
    • 1980
  • The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis (1979)
    The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Abraham
    • 1979
  • The House on Garibaldi Street (1979)
    The House on Garibaldi Street
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Michael
    • 1979
  • Topol in Galileo (1975)
    Galileo
    6.5
    • Galileo Galilei
    • 1975
  • The Best of Times
    TV Movie
    • 1974
  • The Going Up of David Lev (1973)
    The Going Up of David Lev
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Chaim
    • 1973

Producer

  • Great People of the Bible (2003)
    Great People of the Bible
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2003
  • Big Truck and Sister Clare (1974)
    Big Truck and Sister Clare
    6.4
    • associate producer (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Fish, Football and Girls (1968)
    Fish, Football and Girls
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Pier Angeli, William Berger, Yehoram Gaon, and Oded Kotler in Every Bastard a King (1968)
    Every Bastard a King
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Topol in Ervinka (1967)
    Ervinka
    7.2
    • producer
    • 1967

Soundtrack

  • Show Tunes at the BBC: Volume 2 (2025)
    Show Tunes at the BBC: Volume 2
    7.8
    TV Special
    • performer: "If I Were a Rich Man"
    • 2025
  • CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979)
    CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley
    7.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "If I Were a Rich Man" (as Chaim Topol)
    • 2023
  • Andrew Bolt in The Bolt Report (2011)
    The Bolt Report
    2.2
    TV Series
    • performer: "If I Were a Rich Man"
    • 2023
  • MsMojo (2016)
    MsMojo
    4.6
    TV Series
    • performer: "If I Were a Rich Man"
    • 2021
  • Kovy (2014)
    Kovy
    6.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "If I Were a Rich Man"
    • 2016
  • Extremely Lucky (2003)
    Extremely Lucky
    8.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "If I Were a Rich Man"
    • 2004
  • The 45th Annual Tony Awards (1991)
    The 45th Annual Tony Awards
    7.1
    TV Special
    • performer: "If I Were a Rich Man"
    • 1991
  • The Going Up of David Lev (1973)
    The Going Up of David Lev
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • performer: "A Girl with Ribbons in Her Hair", "Chiribim"
    • 1973
  • Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
    Fiddler on the Roof
    8.0
    • performer: "Tradition" (1964), "If I Were a Rich Man" (1964), "Sabbath Prayer" (1964), "To Life" (1964), "Tradition (reprise)" (1964), "Tevye's Dream" (1964), "Sunrise, Sunset" (1964), "Do You Love Me?" (1964), "Chava Ballet Sequence" (1964), "Anatevka" (1964) (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Danny Kaye in The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
    The Danny Kaye Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "Marry Me, Fatima", "The Challenge Dance", "Baklava", "Horah", "To Life"
    • 1966
  • Sallah Shabati (1964)
    Sallah Shabati
    7.2
    • performer: "Mashi'ach Ha-Zaken" (as Haim Topol)
    • 1964

Videos6

Trailer
Trailer 0:59
Trailer
Flash Gordon
Trailer 1:02
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon
Trailer 1:02
Flash Gordon
Life After Flash
Trailer 2:21
Life After Flash
Fiddler On The Roof
Trailer 1:40
Fiddler On The Roof
For Your Eyes Only
Trailer 3:53
For Your Eyes Only
For Your Eyes Only
Trailer 2:05
For Your Eyes Only

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Chaim Topol
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • September 9, 1935
    • Tel Aviv, Palestine [now Israel]
  • Died
    • March 8, 2023
    • Tel Aviv, Israel(Alzheimer's disease)
  • Spouse
    • Galia TopolOctober 23, 1956 - March 8, 2023 (his death, 3 children)
  • Parents
      Jacob Topol
  • Relatives
    • Natalia Barzilai(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    In 1974, he starred in an unsold sitcom pilot called "Only in America" about a Jewish carpenter whose family lives in New York near the start of the 20th Century.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Has appeared in over 2500 stage performances as Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof".
  • Quotes
    Anyone who ever plays Tevye should be thankful to Zero Mostel. He gave us all room and I know I wouldn't have done the movie without the advantage of a year's rehearsal on stage.

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