Chaim Topol(Redirected from Topol)Chaim Topol (born September 9, 1935 in Tel Aviv), often billed simply as Topol, is one of the most famous of Israeli actors. Topol is best known for his performance as Tevye the Milkman in the film version of Fiddler on the Roof (1971), for which he received a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination in 1972. Some of his other notable appearances were in Galileo (1975), Flash Gordon (1980), Cast a Giant Shadow and the James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only. One of Chaim Topol's best known roles in an Israeli production was in the controversial Salah Shabati by Ephraim Kishon - a play, later adapted for film, depicting the hardships of a new Sephardi Jewish family in Israel of the early 1950s. This page about Topol includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Topol News stories about Topol External links for Topol Videos for Topol Wikis about Topol Discussion Groups about Topol Blogs about Topol Images of Topol |
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One of Chaim Topol's best known roles in an Israeli production was in the controversial Salah Shabati by Ephraim Kishon - a play, later adapted for film, depicting the hardships of a new Sephardi Jewish family in Israel of the early 1950s. etc. Some of his other notable appearances were in Galileo (1975), Flash Gordon (1980), Cast a Giant Shadow and the James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only. etc. Topol is best known for his performance as Tevye the Milkman in the film version of Fiddler on the Roof (1971), for which he received a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination in 1972. etc. Chaim Topol (born September 9, 1935 in Tel Aviv), often billed simply as Topol, is one of the most famous of Israeli actors. He is a supporter of the charity Cancer Research UK. In 2001, West played the older Maurice in Iris, while his actor son, Samuel West, played young Maurice. In 1997, he played Gloucester in the BBC television production of King Lear. Other major roles have included parts in the films, The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978) and Cry Freedom (1987). Having spent years as a familiar face who never quite became a household name, his big chance came with the major television series, Edward the Seventh (1975), in which he played the title role and his real-life sons played the sons of King Edward VII as children. West's craggy looks ensured a career as a character actor rather than a leading man. They are prominent supporters of the British Labour Party. He was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, and is married to the actress Prunella Scales. Timothy West (born October 20, 1934) is a British film, stage and television actor. A Moment Towards the End of the Play, 2001, ISBN 1854596195. Iris (2001) (as the older Maurice). Framed (1993). Cry Freedom (1987). The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978). Bedtime (series, 2001). King Lear (1997) as Gloucester. Blore, MP (play). Brass (TV series) (1982) as Bradley Hardacre. Hedda (1975). Edward the Seventh (1975). The External. King Lear (2003) with English Touring Theatre Company, as Lear. |