Chaim Topol

Also known as Topol, Haim Topol, Hayim Topol

Israeli actor (1935–2023)

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Person · Open Library

Born: 9 Sep 1935
Works: 7

Top works

Topol by Topol
Topol's treasury of Jewish humor, wit, and wisdom
Ḥayim mesaper ʻal Ṭopol
Topol
Topol

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Film & TV

Acting · Tel Aviv, Israel

Chaim Topol (September 9, 1935 - March 8, 2023), often billed simply as Topol, was an Israeli theatrical and film performer, singer and illustrator. He is best known for his portrayal of Tevye, the lead role in the stage musical Fiddler on the Roof and the 1971 film adaptation, performing this role more than 3,500 times from 1967 through 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chaim…

Known for

Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen — self2022
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles — Self2019
Life After Flash — Self2017
Bialik - King of the Jews — Hayim Nahman Bialik2014
Bond in Greece — self2006
Harry Saltzman: Showman — Self2000
Inside 'For Your Eyes Only'2000
Left Luggage — Yacov Apfelschnitt1998
seaQuest DSV — Dr. Rafik Hassan1993
War and Remembrance — Berel Jastrow1988

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Israel
Active from: 1935
Active to: 2023

Discography

Member of

בצל ירוק

Discogs Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 5,354
Total plays: 34,639

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

High-performance medicine: the convergence of human and artificial intelligence
· 2019 · cited 7,586x
Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations
· 2023 · cited 3,632x
Early and Sustained Dual Oral Antiplatelet Therapy Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
· 2002 · cited 2,528x
AI in health and medicine
· 2022 · cited 2,391x
International Staging System for Multiple Myeloma
· 2005 · cited 2,365x

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Key facts

Born: ( 1935-09-09 ) 9 September 1935, Tel Aviv , Mandatory Palestine
Died: 8 March 2023 (2023-03-08) (aged 87), Tel Aviv, Israel
Other names: Haym Topol Topol
Occupations: Actor singer
Years active: 1957–2015
Notable work: Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof (1971) Milos Columbo in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Spouse: Galia Finkelstein [ he ] ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1956 )
Children: Anat Omer Adi
Relatives: Yali Topol Margalith (granddaughter)
Awards: Kinor David (1964) Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer—Male (1964) Golden Globe for Best Actor (1971) Israel Prize (2015)

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Wikidata facts

Image: Chaim Topol (1971).jpg
Number of children: 3

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Commons category: Chaim Topol
date of birth: 1935-09-09
start of work period: 1957-00-00
nickname: Topol
name in native language: חיים טופול
date of death: 2023-03-08
end of work period: 2015-00-00

Sources (9)

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Encyclopedic overview

Chaim Topol (Hebrew: חיים טופול‎; 9 September 1935 – 8 March 2023), mononymously known as Topol, was an Israeli actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Tevye, the lead character in the stage musical Fiddler on the Roof. Topol estimated that he played Tevye more than 3,500 times on stage from 1967 through 2009, and he also portrayed the character in the 1971 film adaptation of the play.

Topol began acting during his Israeli army service as a member of the Nahal entertainment troupe. He later toured Israel with kibbutz theatre and satirical theatre companies. He was a co-founder of the Haifa Theatre. His breakthrough film role came in 1964 as the title character in Sallah Shabati, by Israeli writer Ephraim Kishon, for which he won a Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer—Male. Topol went on to appear in more than 30 films in Israel and the United States, including Galileo (1975), Flash Gordon (1980), and the James Bond franchise film For Your Eyes Only (1981). He was described as Israel's only internationally recognized entertainer from the 1960s through the 1980s. He won a Golden Globe for Best Actor and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his 1971 film portrayal of Tevye, and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor for a 1991 Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof.

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