The Oscar-nominated performer starred in the 1971 film, and he also played the part more than 3,500 times on stage.
JERUSALEM — Chaim Topol, a leading Israeli actor who charmed generations of theatergoers and movie-watchers with his portrayal of Tevye, the long-suffering and charismatic milkman in “Fiddler on the Roof,” has died in Tel Aviv, Israeli leaders said Thursday. He was 87.Israeli leaders on Thursday tweeted their memories and condolences to Topol’s family.
“We laughed and cried at the same time over the deepest wounds of Israeli society,” he wrote of Topol’s performance. Topol got his start in acting in a theatrical troupe in the Israeli army in the 1950s, where he met his future wife, Galia. His first major breakthrough was the lead role in the 1964 hit Israeli film Sallah Shabati, about the hardships of Middle Eastern immigrants to Israel. The film made history as the first Israeli film to earn an Academy Award nomination and also gave Topol his first Golden Globe Award.
After years of playing Tevye on stage in London and on Broadway, he scored the lead role in the 1971 Norman Jewison-directed film version, winning the Golden Globe award for lead actor and being nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award. He lost out to Gene Hackman in “The French Connection.”
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Chaim Topol, Israeli actor known for Fiddler on the Roof's Tevye, diesIsrael's ceremonial president, Isaac Herzog hailed Topol as 'one of the most outstanding Israeli actors,' who 'filled the movie screens with his presence and above all entered deep into our hearts.'
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Chaim Topol, Israeli actor known for Fiddler on the Roof's Tevye, diesIsrael's ceremonial president, Isaac Herzog hailed Topol as 'one of the most outstanding Israeli actors,' who 'filled the movie screens with his presence and above all entered deep into our hearts.'
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Chaim Topol, Israeli actor known for Fiddler on the Roof's Tevye, diesIsrael's ceremonial president, Isaac Herzog hailed Topol as 'one of the most outstanding Israeli actors,' who 'filled the movie screens with his presence and above all entered deep into our hearts.'
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