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    Default Fiddler on the Roof actor Chaim Topol dies aged 87

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    The Oscar-nominated Israeli actor was best known for his role in the musical Fiddler on the Roof.

    Fiddler on the Roof actor Chaim Topol has died at the age of 87.

    The Israeli actor is best known for the portrayal of milkman Tevye in the popular musical.

    Born in 1935, he grew in a working-class area of Tel Aviv.

    Topol's career took off after starring as the titular character in the 1964 Israeli comedy Sallah Shabati, for which he won a Golden Globe award for most promising male newcomer.

    He picked up a second Golden Globe in 1971 for best actor for his role in the musical Fiddler on the Roof which was adapted for screen after Topel starred in a successful run on London's West End.

    He went on to be nominated for a Tony Award for best actor when he starred in a 1991 Broadway revival of the musical.


    https://news.sky.com/story/fiddler-o...ed-87-12829215


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    Never heard of him but 87 is an awesome run.

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    He said goodbye to the character with a farewell tour across the US in 2009, revealing that he had acted as Tevye more than 3,500 times on stage. Topol began his career as Tevye at age 30, using makeup and costume to appear older, and wrapped up his time in the role when he was nearing 75, drawing on a seemingly endless well of vigor to appear younger.

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    “If we have to have a choice between being dead and pitied, and being alive with a bad image, we’d rather be alive and have the bad image.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by guno View Post
    RIP

    May his memory be a blessing
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    The Oscar-nominated Israeli actor was best known for his role in the musical Fiddler on the Roof.

    Fiddler on the Roof actor Chaim Topol has died at the age of 87.

    The Israeli actor is best known for the portrayal of milkman Tevye in the popular musical.

    Born in 1935, he grew in a working-class area of Tel Aviv.

    Topol's career took off after starring as the titular character in the 1964 Israeli comedy Sallah Shabati, for which he won a Golden Globe award for most promising male newcomer.

    He picked up a second Golden Globe in 1971 for best actor for his role in the musical Fiddler on the Roof which was adapted for screen after Topel starred in a successful run on London's West End.

    He went on to be nominated for a Tony Award for best actor when he starred in a 1991 Broadway revival of the musical.


    https://news.sky.com/story/fiddler-o...ed-87-12829215


    is this that movie about the bolsheviks doing pogroms were also jews?

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    Quote Originally Posted by guno View Post
    RIP

    May his memory be a blessing
    BH'

    The Oscar-nominated Israeli actor was best known for his role in the musical Fiddler on the Roof.

    Fiddler on the Roof actor Chaim Topol has died at the age of 87.

    The Israeli actor is best known for the portrayal of milkman Tevye in the popular musical.

    Born in 1935, he grew in a working-class area of Tel Aviv.

    Topol's career took off after starring as the titular character in the 1964 Israeli comedy Sallah Shabati, for which he won a Golden Globe award for most promising male newcomer.

    He picked up a second Golden Globe in 1971 for best actor for his role in the musical Fiddler on the Roof which was adapted for screen after Topel starred in a successful run on London's West End.

    He went on to be nominated for a Tony Award for best actor when he starred in a 1991 Broadway revival of the musical.


    https://news.sky.com/story/fiddler-o...ed-87-12829215


    Oh no. He was wonderful in Fiddler. My favorite musical by far. RIP dear man, and thank you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ThatOwlWoman View Post
    Oh no. He was wonderful in Fiddler. My favorite musical by far. RIP dear man, and thank you.
    His grandfather and father were actually milk men in the shtetl
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    Quote Originally Posted by guno View Post
    His grandfather and father were actually milk men in the shtetl
    He played the part of their lives.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawkeye10 View Post
    Never heard of him but 87 is an awesome run.

    Are you serious??

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    I saw him in Fiddler On The Roof in the 70s in London. Very hard to get tickets but a friend managed to get a couple for a matinee performance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by serendipity View Post
    Are you serious??
    There is no way I make it to 87....

    YA.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawkeye10 View Post
    There is no way I make it to 87....

    YA.
    Yes I agree!

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    Quote Originally Posted by serendipity View Post
    I saw him in Fiddler On The Roof in the 70s in London. Very hard to get tickets but a friend managed to get a couple for a matinee performance.
    Calling bullshit on this.
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