Topol(1935-2023)

Actor
Producer
Soundtrack

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Topol in Un violon sur le toit (1971)

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Life After Flash (2017)

Topol was born on 9 September 1935 in Tel Aviv, Palestine [now Israel]. He was an actor and producer, known for Un violon sur le toit (1971), Flash Gordon (1980) and Rien que pour vos yeux (1981). He was 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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Known for

Un violon sur le toit (1971)

Un violon sur le toit

8.0

Tevye

1971

Brian Blessed, Max von Sydow, and Sam J. Jones in Flash Gordon (1980)

6.5

Dr. Hans Zarkov

1980

Rien que pour vos yeux (1981)

Rien que pour vos yeux

6.7

Columbo

1981

Mia Farrow and Topol in Sentimentalement vôtre (1972)

Sentimentalement vôtre

6.9

Julian Cristoforou

1972

Credits

Actor

Time Elevator
6.9
Short
- Shalem
- 1998
À la recherche du passé
7.2
- Mr. Apfelschnitt (as Chaim Topol)
- 1998
SeaQuest, police des mers
6.7
TV Series
- Dr. Rafik Hassan
- 1993
Les orages de la guerre
8.2
TV Mini Series
- Berel Jastrow
- 1988–1989
Bizarre, bizarre
7.6
TV Series
- Professor Max Kelada
- 1988
Vie de star
6.7
TV Mini Series
- Dimitri Goldner
- 1987
Roman Behemshechim
6.3
- Effi Avidar
- 1985
Le souffle de la guerre
8.1
TV Mini Series
- Berel Jastrow
- 1983
Rien que pour vos yeux
6.7
- Columbo
- 1981
Flash Gordon
6.5
- Dr. Hans Zarkov
- 1980
The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis
6.2
TV Movie
- Abraham
- 1979
Mission David
6.7
TV Movie
- Michael
- 1979
Galileo
6.5
- Galileo Galilei
- 1975
The Best of Times
TV Movie
- 1974
The Going Up of David Lev
6.9
TV Movie
- Chaim
- 1973

Producer

Soundtrack

CBS News Sunday Morning
7.8
TV Series
- performer: "If I Were a Rich Man" (as Chaim Topol)
- 2023
MsMojo
4.7
TV Series
- performer: "If I Were a Rich Man"
- 2021
Kovy
7.1
TV Series
- performer: "If I Were a Rich Man"
- 2016
Savvatogennimenes
8.0
TV Series
- performer: "If I Were a Rich Man"
- 2004
The 45th Annual Tony Awards
7.1
TV Special
- performer: "If I Were a Rich Man"
- 1991
The Going Up of David Lev
6.9
TV Movie
- performer: "A Girl with Ribbons in Her Hair", "Chiribim"
- 1973
Un violon sur le toit
8.0
- 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
7.7
TV Series
- performer: "Marry Me, Fatima", "The Challenge Dance", "Baklava", "Horah", "To Life"
- 1966
Sallah Shabati
7.2
- performer: "Mashi'ach Ha-Zaken" (as Haim Topol)
- 1964

Videos6

Trailer

Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon

Life After Flash

Life After Flash

Fiddler On The Roof

Fiddler On The Roof

For Your Eyes Only

For Your Eyes Only

For Your Eyes Only

For Your Eyes Only

Personal details

Alternative names
- Chaim Topol
Height
- 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
Relatives
- Natalia Barzilai(Grandchild)
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
- 2 Articles

Did you know

Trivia
In the late 1980s he toured the US in a stage revival of "Fiddler on the Roof." Unlike when he made the movie in 1971, he was Tevye's age by this time. The part of wife Golde was played by Rosalind Harris, who had played daughter Tzeitel in the movie.

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.

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When did Topol die?
March 8, 2023
How did Topol die?
Alzheimer's disease
How old was Topol when he died?
87 years old
Where did Topol die?
Tel Aviv, Israel
When was Topol born?
September 9, 1935

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