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Chaim Topol, 'Fiddler on the Roof' actor, dies age 87 (CNN)

Chaim Topol, the actor best known for playing Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof," has died, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced. He was 87.

“We didn’t have a radio in the house.” “I still don’t understand how they let me have the part.” The story of Haim Topol’s life has been sealed but I am certain that his contribution to Israeli culture will live on for generations,” Netanyahu said in a statement. “They were very brave to let me have that part … “He greatly loved the land of Israel, and the people of Israel loved him in return.” [“Fiddler on the Roof,”](https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/15/us/man-yells-heil-hitler-baltimore-fiddler-roof-trnd/index.html) has died in Israel following “a long illness,” his representative confirmed to CNN Thursday.

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Chaim Topol, the Israeli actor known for Tevye of Fiddler on the Roof ... (NPR)

Chaim Topol, who has died at 87, was beloved for his portrayal of Tevye, Fiddler's long-suffering and charismatic milkman. Topol long has ranked among ...

Yet Topol said he sometimes needed to look outside of acting to find meaning in his life. Topol also starred in more than 30 other movies, including as the lead in "Galileo," Dr. Topol has said his personal experience as the descendant of Russian Jews helped him relate to Tevye and deepen his performance. He lost out to Gene Hackman in "The French Connection." The film made history as the first Israeli film to earn an Academy Award nomination and also gave Topol his first Golden Globe Award. His first major breakthrough was the lead role in the 1964 hit Israeli film Sallah Shabati, about the hardships of Middle Eastern immigrants to Israel.

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Chaim Topol, Star of Stage and Screen's 'Fiddler on the Roof,' Dies ... (Vanity Fair)

The Israeli actor received both Oscar and Tony nominations for his performance as the comic milkman Tevye.

[wrote](https://twitter.com/joshgad/status/1633724649963151360), “There is no way to overstate how much this man & this performance meant to me. [wrote](https://twitter.com/Cary_Elwes/status/1633713054172020738), “What joys I experienced as a child watching him work & spending time with his family. A great husband to his wife, Galia, and a great father to his children. [#Topol](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Topol?src=hashtag_click) is a large reason why I became an actor. Born in Tel Aviv in 1935, Topol (who was known by just his surname for most of his professional life) is best known for bringing the role of Tevye to life in multiple iterations of the musical Fiddler on the Roof. He would play the role of Tevye some 3,500 times onstage, according to the

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Chaim Topol: Fiddler on the Roof star dies aged 87 (BBC News)

The acclaimed actor and singer also appeared in Flash Gordon and the Bond film For Your Eyes Only.

In 2005, Topol was voted the 90th-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet. But he was granted leave so he could attend the ceremony in Los Angeles. "Anyone who ever plays Tevye should be thankful to Zero Mostel," Topol was once quoted as saying. He was one of the first global Israeli celebrities and a very sweet and modest man. To coin one of Fiddler's most famous lines - To life, to life, l'chaim! RIP to a great."

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Chaim Topol, 'Fiddler on the Roof' star, dead at 87 (Fox News)

"Fiddler on the Roof" star Chaim Topol has passed away. The two-time Golden Globe winner was known for his role as Tevye on screen and on the stage.

[CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER](https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl) He earned two Golden Globe Awards, one for the role of Tevye in the 1971 film production of "Fiddler on the Roof" – he originated the role on London's West End in 1967. One of the songs his character Tevye sings is the notable " The couple would later have three children: a son and two daughters. While a member of the Israeli army in the 1950s, Topol would meet his wife Gaila Finkelstein. Raised in Tel Aviv and revered as a top actor in his native land, Topol appeared in over 30 movies across Israel and the United States.

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Chaim Topol, 'Fiddler on the Roof' Star of Stage and Screen, Dead ... (Rolling Stone)

Chaim Topol, the Israeli-born actor who starred in 'Fiddler on the Roof' on both stage and screen, has died at the age of 87.

The actor would return to the Tevye role a decade later for a London revival of the musical and finally star as Tevye on Broadway in 1990 for another revival. He greatly loved the land of Israel, and the people of Israel loved him in return.” In fact, his performance of Tevye in “Fiddler” was the very first performance I ever saw on a Broadway stage. While actor/comedian Zero Mostel first popularized the role on Broadway, Topol — a veteran of the Israeli and London musical productions— ultimately landed the starring role in director Norman Jewison’s film version. In addition to playing Tevye an estimated 3,500 times onstage, Topol also portrayed Galileo in a 1975 film about the astronomer, Dr. Known simply to audiences worldwide as Topol, the actor’s death was announced Thursday by Israeli president Isaac Herzog.

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Chaim Topol, 'Fiddler on the Roof' Actor, Dead at 87 (Parade Magazine)

Chaim Topol, an Israeli actor best-known for playing Tevye in 1971's 'Fiddler on the Roof,' passed away at the age of 87.

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Chaim Topol, Israeli actor who played Tevye in 1971 'Fiddler on the ... (St. Louis Jewish Light)

Chaim Topol won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of an immigrant to Israel, stepped off the stage in London to fight for his countrt.

Topol was board chair of the Jordan Youth Village, modeled after Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Camp in the United States, until his death. The Ephraim Kishon film was Israel’s first Academy Award nominee in the foreign language film category and earned Topol a Golden Globe for best new actor. Israel’s swift defeat of an alliance of enemies caused the world to notice the young country and the actor who took part in its victory. In 1967, he appeared as the lead character in London’s staging of “Fiddler on the Roof,” which had been a breakout hit on Broadway three years before. 9 on the British charts — besting Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” in July 1967. In his early 30s at the time, he wowed audiences and critics with his portrayal of a character decades older.

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Chaim Topol, 'Fiddler on the Roof' actor, dead at 87 (al.com)

The cause was not immediately released. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid tribute to Topol on Thursday and conveyed his condolences. “The story of ...

He lost out to Gene Hackman in “The French Connection.” “The story of Haim Topol’s life has been sealed but I am certain that his contribution to Israeli culture will live on for generations,” Netanyahu said in a statement. Up until a few years ago, he remained involved in theater and said he still fielded requests to play Tevye.

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