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Chaim Topol (born September 9 , 1935 in Tel Aviv ), often billed simply as Topol , is one of the most famous Israeli actors. Topol is best known for his performance as Tevye the Milkman in the film version of Fiddler on the Roof ( 1971 ), for which he received a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination in 1972 . Some of his other notable appearances were in Galileo ( 1975 ), Flash Gordon ( 1980 ), Cast a Giant Shadow ( 1966 ) and the James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only ( 1981 ). One of Chaim Topol's best known roles in an Israeli production was in the controversial Salah Shabati by Ephraim Kishon — a play, later adapted for film, depicting the hardships of a new Sephardi Jewish family in Israel of the early 1950s .¹

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Chaim Topol ( ; born September 9, 1935), often billed simply as Topol , is an Israeli theatrical and film performer.

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Chaim Topol ( ; born September 9, 1935), often billed simply as Topol , is an Israeli theatrical and film performer, singer, actor, writer and producer. He has been nominated for an Academy Award and a Tony Award , and has won two Golden Globe Awards .

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Israeli performer, actor, writer and producer Chaim Topol ( , born September 9, 1935), also spelled Haym Topol , mononymously known as Topol , is an Israeli actor, singer, comedian, voice artist, film producer, author, and illustrator. He is best known for his portrayal of Tevye the Dairyman , the lead role in the musical Fiddler on the Roof , on both stage and screen, having performed this role more than 3,500 times in shows and revivals from the late 1960s through 2009. Topol began his acting career during his Israeli army service in the Nahal entertainment troupe, and 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 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 . He is a founder of Variety Israel, an organization serving children with special needs, and Jordan River Village , a year-round camp for Arab and Jewish children with life-threatening illnesses, for which he serves as chairman of the board. In 2015 he was awarded the Israel Prize for lifetime achievement.

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Israeli actor, singer, and illustrator (1935–2023) Chaim Topol ( ; September 9, 1935 – March 8, 2023), mononymously known as Topol , was an Israeli actor, 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. 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 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 . Topol was a founder of Variety Israel , an organization serving children with special needs, and Jordan River Village , a year-round camp for Arab and Jewish children with life-threatening illnesses, for which he served as chairman of the board. In 2015 he was awarded the Israel Prize for lifetime achievement.

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Israeli actor (1935–2023) Topol in 1967 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 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. 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 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 . Topol was a founder of Variety Israel, an organization serving children with special needs, and Jordan River Village , a year-round camp for Arab and Jewish children with life-threatening illnesses, for which he served as chairman of the board. In 2015 he was awarded the Israel Prize for lifetime achievement.

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