When the show arrived however it became a major success running 2 030 performances and becoming the ninth longest running musical in london history.
Topol fiddler on the roof stage.
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Topol star of fiddler on the roof gives interview.
He has been married to galia topol since october 23 1956.
Topol however quickly faded into obscurity after the film fiddler on the roof as did the rest of the cast actually with one exception and that was michael glaser as the character perchik one of the daughter s suitors would enjoy some great television success in the kitschy mid 1970 s tv series starsky and hutch as cool.
Rosemary nicols as tzeitel linda gardner as hodel caryl little as chava joy measures as shprintze and.
Topol was born on september 9 1935 in tel aviv palestine as chaim topol.
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.
Topol a man of many talents is not only a great actor but also a singer producer comedian voice artist and illustrator.
They have three children.
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.
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.
Fiddler on the roof 1971 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more.
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.
He is an actor known for fiddler on the roof 1971 flash gordon 1980 and for your eyes only 1981.