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Topol Biography (1935-)

Full name, Chaim Topol; born September 9, 1935, in Tel Aviv, Palestine (now Israel); son of Jacob and Rel (maiden name, Goldman) Topol; married Galia Finkelstein (an actress), October 23, 1956; children: Omer, Adi, Anat (an actress). Addresses: Contact: c/o 22 Vale St., Maidville, London W9, England;Brian Eagles, Howard Kennedy, 19 Cavendish Sq., London W1A 2AW, England; c/o3 Dov Hoz St., Tel Aviv 63564, Israel.

Nationality

Israeli

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, producer, director

Birth Details

September 9, 1935

Tel Aviv, Israel

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof, Tel Aviv, 1965
• Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof, London, 1967
• A View from the Bridge, Palace Theatre, Manchester, England, 1985
• Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof, Gershwin Theatre, New York City, 1991
• Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof, Melbourne, Australia, 1998
• Also appeared as Aimable, The Baker's Wife; The Caucasian ChalkCircle, Romanoff and Juliet, and Othello, all Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England.
• Major Tours
• Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof, Israeli cities, 1997-1998
• Appeared as Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof, various tours to U.S., Canada, Japan, and other cities.
• Film Appearances
• I Like Mike, 1962
• Narrator, Etz O Palestina (also known as The True Story of Palestine), 1962
• Benny Sherman, El Dorado, 1963
• (As Chaim Topol) Sallah Shabati, Sallah (also known as Sallah Shabati), Palisades International, 1965
• (As Chaim Topol) Abou Ibn Kader, Cast a Giant Shadow, United Artists, 1966
• Ervinka, Ervinka, 1967
• (As Chaim Topol) Janovic, Before Winter Comes, Columbia, 1969
• A Talent for Loving (also known as Gun Crazy), 1969
• (As Chaim Topol) Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof, United Artists, 1971
• (As Chaim Topol) Gadi, Ha-Tarnegol (also known as Boys Will Never Believe It and The Rooster), 1971
• (As Chaim Topol) Detective Julian Cristoforou, The Public Eye (also known as Follow Me), Universal, 1972
• (As Chaim Topol) Title role, Galileo (also known as Galileo Galilei), American Film Theatre, 1975
• (As Chaim Topol) Dr. Hans Zarkov, Flash Gordon, Universal, 1980
• (As Chaim Topol) Milos Columbo, For Your Eyes Only, United Artists, 1981
• (As Chaim Topol) Effi Avidar, Roman Behemshechim (also known as Again, Forever), 1985
• (As Chaim Topol) Mr. Apfelschnitt, Left Luggage (also known as 2 koffers vol), Castle Hill Productions, 1998
• Shalem, Time Elevator, 1998
• Himself, Inside "For Your Eyes Only" (documentary), 2000
• Film Producer
• Ervinka, 1967
• Every Bastard a King (also known as Kol Mamzer Melech and Every Man a King), Continental Distributing, 1968
• Ha-Shehuna Shelanu (also known as Fish, Football, and Girls), 1968
• (As Chaim Topol) Ha-Tarnegol (also known as Boys Will Never Believe It and The Rooster), 1971
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• Chaim, The Going Up of David Lev, 1971
• (As Chaim Topol) Michael, The House on Garibaldi Street, ABC, 1979
• (As Chaim Topol) Dimitri Goldner, Queenie, ABC, 1987
• Miniseries
• (As Chaim Topol) Berel Jastrow, The Winds of War, ABC, 1983
• (As Chaim Topol) Berel Jastrow, War and Remembrance, ABC, 1988
• Specials
• (As Chaim Topol) The 45th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1991
• (Uncredited) Himself, Fiddler on the Roof: 30 Years of Tradition (documentary), 2001
• Also appeared in It's Topol, BBC; Topol's Israel, BBC.
• Episodic
• Dr. Rafik Hassan, "Treasure of the Mind," SeaQuest DSV, NBC, 1993
• Also appeared as Professor Max Kelada, "Mr. Know-All," Tales of the Unexpected.
• WRITINGS
• Autobiography
• Topol by Topol, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1981
• Books
• To Life, 1994
• Topol's Treasure of Jewish Humor, Wit and Wisdom, 1995

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996