# Chaim Topol passes away at 87

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**Created:** [March 10, 2023, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chaim-topol-passes-away-at-87/980959 "2023-03-10T02:37:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 10, 2023, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chaim-topol-passes-away-at-87/980959/1 "2023-03-10T02:37:00Z")

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Many will remember him more for his Tevye in the film _Fiddler On The Roof_ than anything else. My cohort remembers Topol as Dr. Zarkov in _Flash Gordon_.

> **[Chaim Topol, 'Fiddler on the Roof' actor, dies age 87 | CNN](https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/03/09/entertainment/chaim-topol-dies-intl-scli/index.html)**
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> Chaim Topol, the actor best known for playing Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof," has died in Israel following "a long illness," his representative confirmed to CNN Thursday. He was 87.

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See prior thread here:

> [@(Chaim) Topol, 1935-2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chaim-topol-1935-2023/980906):
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> It hasn’t hit the international press yet, but Israeli actor Chaim Topol, most famous for his definitive performance in Fiddler on the Roof, passed away last night at the age of 87.