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Chaim Topol, 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.

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culture · Israeli actor (1935–2023) · actor · stage actor · dub actor · illustrator · painter · writer · poet · film actor · singer · film producer · also Chaim Topol, Topol, Haim Topol, Hayim Topol

Born 9 September 1935 · Died 8 March 2023 · Q319133

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Awarded Israel Prize (2015).
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Won Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor (1965).
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2023· 12 entries

Apr 15, 2023Documented record69% confidence

New York Daily News: ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ star Chaim Topol was a secret Mossad agent, family claims

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Mar 9, 2023Documented record69% confidence

Sun Sentinel: Chaim Topol remembered as Tevye in 1971 ‘Fiddler’ film

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Mar 9, 2023Documented record69% confidence

WSLS 10: Chaim Topol, Israeli actor known for Fiddler's Tevye, dies

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Mar 9, 2023Documented record69% confidence

Rolling Stone: Chaim Topol, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Star of Stage and Screen, Dead at 87

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Mar 9, 2023Documented record69% confidence

Decider: Chaim Topol, Famed ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Star, Dead at 87

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Mar 9, 2023Documented record69% confidence

Hollywood Life: Chaim Topol: 5 Things To know About ‘Fiddler On The Roof’ Star Dead At 87

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Mar 9, 2023Documented record69% confidence

Yahoo: Chaim Topol, Star of Fiddler on the Roof , Dead at 87

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Mar 9, 2023Documented record76% confidence

NPR: Chaim Topol, the Israeli actor known for Tevye of 'Fiddler on the Roof,' has died

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Mar 9, 2023Documented record69% confidence

KPLC: Chaim Topol, actor known for ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ dies

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Mar 8, 2023Documented record69% confidence

Yahoo: Chaim Topol, Tevye in Film and Stage Versions of ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ Dies at 87

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Mar 8, 2023Documented record70% confidence

Topol's family notified the press that he was near death and "living his final hours", and asked the public to respect the family's privacy

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Mar 8, 2023Documented record86% confidence

Died 2023-03-08.

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2015· 4 entries

Jun 15, 2015Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Israel Prize (2015).

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Received the Israel Prize for lifetime achievement

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2015Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Chaim Topol was honoured by the Chief Rabbi of Ukraine, Rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman and the Ukrainian Jewish Community

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2015Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Was awarded the Israel Prize for lifetime achievement

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2014· 2 entries

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The University of Haifa conferred upon Topol an honorary degree in recognition of his 50 years of activity in Israel's cultural and public life

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2014Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Appeared in Raising the Roof, a 50th-anniversary tribute to Fiddler at New York City's Town Hall produced by National Yiddish Theatre

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2011· 1 entry

2011Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Featuring interviews with his longtime actor friends in Israel and abroad

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2009· 1 entry

2009Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Topol began a farewell tour of Fiddler on the Roof as Tevye, opening in Wilmington, Delaware

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2008· 2 entries

2008Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

In the role of Honoré, played by Maurice Chevalier in the 1958 film Gigi

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2008Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Was named an Outstanding Member of the Israel Festival for his contribution to Israeli culture

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1991· 1 entry

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Topol was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, losing to Jonathan Pryce in Miss Saigon

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1988· 1 entry

1988Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Topol starred in the title role in Ziegfeld at the London Palladium

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1983· 1 entry

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Topol reprised the role of Tevye in a revival of Fiddler on the Roof on the West End in London

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1976· 1 entry

1976Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Topol played the lead role of the baker, Amiable, in the new musical The Baker's Wife, but was fired after eight months by producer David Merrick

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1967· 1 entry

1967Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Topol founded Variety Israel, an organization serving children with disabilities

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1966· 2 entries

1966Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Topol made his English-language film debut as Abou Ibn Kaqden in the Mickey Marcus biopic Cast a Giant Shadow

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1966Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Replacing Shmuel Rodensky for 10 weeks when Rodensky fell ill

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1965· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1965Documented record84% confidence

Won Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor (1965).

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1965Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Performed in the Cameri Theatre in Tel Aviv

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1964· 3 entries

Jun 15, 1964Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Kinor David (1964).

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1964Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Had seen Topol in Sallah Shabati and called him to audition for the role of the fifty-something Tevye in a new production scheduled to open at Her Majesty's Theatre in London on February 16, 1967

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1964Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

As the title character in Sallah Shabati, by Israeli writer Ephraim Kishon, for which he won a Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer—Male

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1960· 1 entry

1960Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Topol co-founded the Haifa Municipal Theatre with Yosef Milo, serving as assistant to the director and acting in plays by Shakespeare, Ionesco, and Brecht

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1956· 1 entry

Oct 2, 1956Documented record70% confidence

And two days after marrying Galia Finkelstein, a fellow Nahal troupe member, Topol was called up for reserve duty in the Sinai Campaign

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1935· 2 entries

Sep 9, 1935Documented record86% confidence

Born 1935-09-09.

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Sep 9, 1935Documented record66% confidence

In Tel Aviv, in what was then Mandatory Palestine

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