In Memoriam: Chaim Topol aka Milos Columbo
March 9, 2023It is sad to report that an Israeli actor, singer and illustrator Chaim Topol (mononymously known as Topol) has passed away. He was born on 9th of September 1935 in Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine (now Israel) and died on 8 of March 2023 in Tel Aviv. He was 87 years old.
He is remembered as Bond’s (Roger Moore) ally Milos Columbo in “For Your Eyes Only” (1981). One of his most famous role was Tevye in the stage musical “Fiddler on the Roof“, which he performed more than 3 500 times from the late 60’s through 2009 and the film version of “Fiddler of the Roof” was made in 1971.
He was played Dr. Hans Zarkov in “Flash Gordon” (1980). In this same movie Timothy Dalton played the role of Prince Barin.
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