Topol Star Of Fiddler On The Roof

He is an actor known for fiddler on the roof 1971 flash gordon 1980 and for your eyes only 1981.

Topol star of fiddler on the roof.

This decision was a controversial one as mostel had made the role famous in the long running broadway musical and wanted to star in the film. In 1975 director joseph losey the servant mr. He has been married to galia topol since october 23 1956. 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.

But jewison and his team felt mostel would eclipse the character with his larger than life. Topol was nominated for the 1991 tony award new york city for actor in a musical for fiddler on the roof for recreating his film role of tevye and is still performing the role in regional theater 2009. Fiddler on the roof 1971 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more. Topol was born on september 9 1935 in tel aviv palestine as chaim topol.

Klein cast topol as galileo galilei in his version of brecht s eponymous play. Topol s success in fiddler on the roof turned him into an international star. Fiddler on the roof. Rosalind harris who plays tevye s oldest daughter tzeitel in the film played tevye s wife golde in a touring production with topol.

However it s hard to find a film on that global list of real importance save one. In casting the 1971 film version of fiddler on the roof director norman jewison and his production team sought an actor other than zero mostel for the lead role. Alfred molina essays the role of tevye still most associated with zero mostel and topol and does a credible job. They have three children.