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In the late 1980s he toured the US in a stage revival of "Fiddler on the Roof." Unlike when he made the movie in 1971, he was Tevye's age by this time. The part of wife Golde was played by Rosalind Harris, who had played daughter Tzeitel in the movie. See more trivia »
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Known For


Filmography

Hide HideActor (24 titles)
1998 Left Luggage
Yacov Apfelschnitt (as Chaim Topol)
 
1998 Time Elevator (short)
Shalem
 
1993 SeaQuest 2032 (TV series)
Dr. Rafik Hassan
Treasure of the Mind (1993) … Dr. Rafik Hassan
 
1988-1989 War and Remembrance (TV mini-series)
Berel Jastrow
Part 11 (1989) … Berel Jastrow
Part 10 (1989) … Berel Jastrow
Part 9 (1989) … Berel Jastrow (credit only)
Part 8 (1989) … Berel Jastrow
Part 7 (1988) … Berel Jastrow
 
1988 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Professor Max Kelada
Mr. Know-All (1988) … Professor Max Kelada
 
1987 Queenie (TV movie)
Dimitri Goldner
 
1985 Roman Behemshechim
Effi Avidar
 
1983 The Winds of War (TV mini-series)
Berel Jastrow
Defiance (1983) … Berel Jastrow (credit only)
Cataclysm (1983) … Berel Jastrow (credit only)
 
1981 For Your Eyes Only
Columbo
 
1979 The House on Garibaldi Street (TV movie)
Michael
 
1973 Ha-Tarnegol
Gadi Zur
 
1973 The Going Up of David Lev (TV movie)
Chaim
 
1972 The Public Eye
Julian Cristoforou
 
1969 Before Winter Comes
Janovic
 
1969 A Talent for Loving
General Molina
 
1967 Ervinka
Ervinka (as Haim Topol)
 
1966 Cast a Giant Shadow
Abou Ibn Kader
 
1964 Sallah
Sallah Shabati (as Haym Topol)
 
1963 El Dorado
Benny Sherman (as Haim Topol)
 
1961 I Like Mike
Mikha (as Chaim Topol)
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
2003 Great People of the Bible (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1968 Every Bastard a King (producer)
 
1968 Ha-Shehuna Shelanu (producer)
 
1967 Ervinka (producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
1991 The 45th Annual Tony Awards (TV special) (performer: "If I Were a Rich Man")
 
1971 Fiddler on the Roof (performer: "Tradition" 1964 - uncredited, "If I Were a Rich Man" 1964 - uncredited, "Sabbath Prayer" 1964 - uncredited, "To Life" 1964 - uncredited, "Tradition reprise" 1964 - uncredited, "Tevye's Dream The Tailor, Motel Komzoil" 1964 - uncredited, "Sunrise, Sunset" 1964 - uncredited, "Do You Love Me?" 1964 - uncredited, "Little Bird, Little Chavela" 1964 - uncredited, "Anatevka" 1964 - uncredited)
 
1964 Sallah (performer: "Mashi'ach Ha-Zaken")
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2003 Hochmat HaBeygale (special thanks - as Haim Topol)
 
2001 Fiddler on the Roof: 30 Years of Tradition (TV documentary short) (thanks)
 
1971 Norman Jewison, Film Maker (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (20 titles)
2006 Bond in Greece (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The 100 Greatest Musicals (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Great People of the Bible (TV documentary)
Abraham (uncredited)
 
2001 Fiddler on the Roof: 30 Years of Tradition (TV documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2000 Inside 'For Your Eyes Only' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Harry Saltzman: Showman (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1998 A Sculpture of Love and Anguish: The Miami Beach Holocaust Memorial (TV documentary)
Narrator (as Chaim Topol)
 
1991 The 45th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
1988 War and Remembrance: A Living History (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1983 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
Chaim Topol (1983) … Himself (as Chaim Topol)
 
1982 The Royal Variety Performance 1982 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1981 Clapper Board (TV series)
Himself
For Your Eyes Only (1981) … Himself
 
1974 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 September 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1972 The 44th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1971-1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.132 (1972) … Himself
Episode #4.38 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 Norman Jewison, Film Maker (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1969 Frost on Sunday (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.23 (1969) … Himself
 
1967 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.35 (1967) … Himself
 
1966 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.27 (1966) … Himself (as Chaim Topol)
 
1962 Etz O Palestina (documentary)
Narrator
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2008 5 Second Movies (TV series short)
 

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Personal Details

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. See more »

Alternate Names:

Chaim Topol | Haim Topol | Haym Topol

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

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. See more »

Trivia:

In the late 1980s he toured the US in a stage revival of "Fiddler on the Roof." Unlike when he made the movie in 1971, he was Tevye's age by this time. The part of wife Golde was played by Rosalind Harris, who had played daughter Tzeitel in the movie. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo