Chaim Topol, who played Tevye in stage and screen productions of «Fiddler on the Roof,» died Wednesday at age 87.
March 9 Chaim Topol died Wednesday at the age of 87. Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced Topol’s death on Twitter and CNN confirmed with Topol’s representatives.
Going only by the name Topol, the actor’s most famous credit was the lead role of Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. Topol performed Fiddler on stage over 3,500 times according to People, and committed the role to film in 1971, for which he received an Oscar nomination.
