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Topol(1935-2023)

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Soundtrack
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Topol in Viulunsoittaja katolla (1971)
Official Trailer
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Life After Flash (2017)
6 Videos
39 Photos
Topol was born on 9 September 1935 in Tel Aviv, Palestine [now Israel]. He was an actor and producer, known for Viulunsoittaja katolla (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

Photos39

John Rhys-Davies and Topol in Sodan muisto (1988)
Avraham Deshe, Topol, and Uri Zohar in Pasha (2007)
Hanny Nahmias and Topol in Shalom Shabbat (1994)
Gila Almagor, Avner Hizkiyahu, Shaike Ophir, and Topol in Ervinka (1967)
Topol in Ervinka (1967)
Topol in Ervinka (1967)
Geula Nuni and Topol in Sallah Shabati (1964)
Esther Greenberg, Shaike Levi, Geula Nuni, and Topol in Sallah Shabati (1964)
Melody Anderson, Sam J. Jones, and Topol in Flash Gordon (1980)
Melody Anderson, Sam J. Jones, and Topol in Flash Gordon (1980)
Melody Anderson, Sam J. Jones, and Topol in Flash Gordon (1980)
Brian Blessed, Melody Anderson, John Hallam, Sam J. Jones, Richard O'Brien, and Topol in Flash Gordon (1980)

Known for:

Viulunsoittaja katolla (1971)
Viulunsoittaja katolla
8.0
  • Tevye
  • 1971
Brian Blessed, Max von Sydow, and Sam J. Jones in Flash Gordon (1980)
Flash Gordon
6.5
  • Dr. Hans Zarkov
  • 1980
Roger Moore and Carole Bouquet in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
For Your Eyes Only
6.7
  • Columbo
  • 1981
Mia Farrow and Topol in Seuraa minua (1972)
Seuraa minua
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
  • Sea Quest (1993)
    Sea Quest
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Dr. Rafik Hassan
    • 1993
  • Sodan muisto (1988)
    Sodan muisto
    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
  • Roman Behemshechim (1985)
    Roman Behemshechim
    6.8
    • Effi Avidar
    • 1985
  • Robert Mitchum, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Houseman, David Dukes, and Ali MacGraw in Sodan tuulet (1983)
    Sodan tuulet
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Berel Jastrow
    • 1983
  • Roger Moore and Carole Bouquet in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
    For Your Eyes Only
    6.7
    • Columbo
    • 1981
  • Brian Blessed, 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
    Video
    • Abraham
    • 1979
  • The House on Garibaldi Street (1979)
    The House on Garibaldi Street
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Michael
    • 1979
  • Galileo (1975)
    Galileo
    6.6
    • Galileo Galilei
    • 1975
  • The Best of Times
    TV Movie
    • 1974
  • The Going Up of David Lev (1973)
    The Going Up of David Lev
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Chaim
    • 1973

Producer

  • Great People of the Bible (2003)
    Great People of the Bible
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2003
  • Ha-Shehuna Shelanu (1968)
    Ha-Shehuna Shelanu
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Yehoram Gaon in Kol Mamzer Melech (1968)
    Kol Mamzer Melech
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Topol in Ervinka (1967)
    Ervinka
    7.2
    • producer
    • 1967

Soundtrack

  • CBS News Sunday Morning (1979)
    CBS News Sunday Morning
    7.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "If I Were a Rich Man" (as Chaim Topol)
    • 2023
  • MsMojo (2016)
    MsMojo
    5.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "If I Were a Rich Man"
    • 2021
  • Kovy (2014)
    Kovy
    7.2
    TV Series
    • performer: "If I Were a Rich Man"
    • 2016
  • Savvatogennimenes (2003)
    Savvatogennimenes
    8.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "If I Were a Rich Man"
    • 2004
  • The 45th Annual Tony Awards (1991)
    The 45th Annual Tony Awards
    7.2
    TV Special
    • performer: "If I Were a Rich Man"
    • 1991
  • The Going Up of David Lev (1973)
    The Going Up of David Lev
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • performer: "A Girl with Ribbons in Her Hair", "Chiribim"
    • 1973
  • Viulunsoittaja katolla (1971)
    Viulunsoittaja katolla
    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 Danny Kaye Show (1963)
    Danny Kaye Show
    7.9
    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
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

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  • Alternative names
    • Chaim Topol
  • Height
    • 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
  • 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

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  • Trivia
    Was on active duty with the Israeli army when he was nominated for an Oscar for "Fiddler on the Roof" in early 1972. He was granted leave so he could attend the ceremony in Los Angeles that year.
  • 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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