Topol(1935-2023)

Actor
Producer
Soundtrack

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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 previously married to Galia Topol. He died on 8 March 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 wins & 2 nominations total

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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)

Esther Greenberg, Shaike Levi, Geula Nuni, and Topol in Sallah (1964)

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

Fiddler on the Roof

8.0

Tevye

1971

Flash Gordon

6.5

Dr. Hans Zarkov

1980

For Your Eyes Only

6.7

Columbo

1981

The Public Eye

6.9

Julian Cristoforou

1972

Credits

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Actor

Time Elevator
- Shalem
- Short
- 1998
Left Luggage
- Mr. Apfelschnitt (as Chaim Topol)
- 1998
SeaQuest 2032
- Dr. Rafik Hassan
- TV Series
- 1993
War and Remembrance
- Berel Jastrow
- TV Mini Series
- 1988–1989
Tales of the Unexpected
- Professor Max Kelada
- TV Series
- 1988
Queenie
- Dimitri Goldner
- TV Mini Series
- 1987
Again, Forever
- Effi Avidar
- 1985
The Winds of War
- Berel Jastrow
- TV Mini Series
- 1983
For Your Eyes Only
- Columbo
- 1981
Flash Gordon
- Dr. Hans Zarkov
- 1980
The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis
- Abraham
- Video
- 1979
The House on Garibaldi Street
- Michael
- TV Movie
- 1979
Galileo
- Galileo Galilei
- 1975
The Best of Times
- TV Movie
- 1974
The Going Up of David Lev
- Chaim
- TV Movie
- 1973

Producer

Soundtrack

CBS News Sunday Morning
- performer: "If I Were a Rich Man" (as Chaim Topol)
- TV Series
- 2023
MsMojo
- performer: "If I Were a Rich Man"
- TV Series
- 2021
Kovy
- performer: "If I Were a Rich Man"
- TV Series
- 2016
Savvatogennimenes
- performer: "If I Were a Rich Man"
- TV Series
- 2004
The 45th Annual Tony Awards
- performer: "If I Were a Rich Man"
- TV Special
- 1991
The Going Up of David Lev
- performer: "A Girl with Ribbons in Her Hair", "Chiribim"
- TV Movie
- 1973
Fiddler on the Roof
- 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
The Danny Kaye Show
- performer: "Marry Me, Fatima", "The Challenge Dance", "Baklava", "Horah", "To Life"
- TV Series
- 1966
Sallah
- performer: "Mashi'ach Ha-Zaken" (as Haim Topol)
- 1964

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Personal details

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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
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
- 1 Article

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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.