RIP Topol

 

Oscar-nominated actor, an Israel Prize laureate, gained global recognition for his role as the grumbling ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ milkman, Chaim Topol, died on March 9, 2023 at the age of 87 in Tel Aviv after a multi-year battle with Alzheimer’s. Born in Tele Aviv on September 9, 1935, Topol was a prolific actor with a wide range of credits including one Euro-western 1969’s “A Talent for Loving” (aka “Gun Crazy”) starring Richard Widmark and Cesar Romero where he played a Mexican bandit.