Chaim Topol
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Chaim Topol, mononymously known as Topol, was an Israeli actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Tevye, the lead character in the stage musical Fiddler on the Roof. Topol estimated tha
Topol in 1967
Chaim Topol (left) during his service in Lehakat HaNahal.
Topol in 1971
Topol in 2003
Fiddler on the Roof
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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. It is based on "Tevy
Chaim Topol
…mononymously known as Topol, was an Israeli actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Tevye, the lead character in the stage musical Fiddler on the Roof. Topol estimated that he played Tevye more than 3,500 times on stage from 1967 through 2009, and he also portrayed the character in the 1971 film…
Playbill from the original Broadway production
The Fiddler by Marc Chagall, c. 1912
Fiddler On the Roof by Lev Segal in Netanya, Israel
Zero Mostel as Tevye in the original Broadway production, 1964