Topol Fiddler On The Roof Stage

He has been married to galia topol since october 23 1956.

Topol fiddler on the roof stage. Topol came to greatest prominence in his portrayal of tevye the dairyman on stage and screen. They have three children. He first played the lead role in the israeli production of the musical fiddler on the roof in 1966 replacing shmuel rodensky for 10 weeks when rodensky fell ill. Topol star of fiddler on the roof gives interview.

Fiddler on the roof 1971 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more. Chaim topol is an israeli actor who is best known for playing the character of tevye a dairyman in the musical comedy drama fiddler on the roof over 3 500 times on stage and screens in his career. It is based on tevye and his daughters or tevye the dairyman and other tales by sholem aleichem the story centers on tevye the father of five daughters and his attempts to maintain his jewish religious and. When the show arrived however it became a major success running 2 030 performances and becoming the ninth longest running musical in london history.

Thanks to news channel 3. He is an actor known for fiddler on the roof 1971 flash gordon 1980 and for your eyes only 1981. Despite the broadway success of fiddler on the roof the london production was a while in coming not opening in the west end until february 16 1967 almost 29 months after the new york premiere. Fiddler on the roof is a musical with music by jerry bock lyrics by sheldon harnick and book by joseph stein set in the pale of settlement of imperial russia in or around 1905.

Topol a man of many talents is not only a great actor but also a singer producer comedian voice artist and illustrator. Rosemary nicols as tzeitel linda gardner as hodel caryl little as chava joy measures as shprintze and.