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Actor

The Resume

    (September 9, 1935-March 8, 2023)
    Born in Tel Aviv, Israel
    Birth name was Chaim Topol
    Portrayed Tevye in 'Fiddler on the Roof' (1971)
    Also appeared in 'Sallah Shabbati' (1964), 'Galileo' (1975), 'Flash Gordon' (1980), 'For Your Eyes Only' (1981), 'The Winds of War' (1983) and 'War and Remembrance' (1988)

Why he might be annoying:

    He usually goes by a single, pretentious name.
    He is thoroughly typecast as Tevye.
    He is often thought of as the original Tevye, but the part was first done on Broadway by Zero Mostel.
    He shares his name with a brand of toothpaste.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He has appeared in over 2,400 productions of 'Fiddler.'
    He has been nominated for both an Oscar (1971) and a Tony (1991) for portraying Tevye.
    He was on active duty with the Israeli army when he was nominated for an Oscar and was granted leave to attend the awards ceremony.
    He is also an illustrator and was responsible for the drawings in 'A Treasury of Jewish Humor.'
    He was married to his wife Galia for over 50 years.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 76 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 25 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 47 Votes: 34.04% Annoying