Theodore Bikel Fiddler On The Roof Film

The production won nine tony awards and was one of the longest running musicals in broadway history.

Theodore bikel fiddler on the roof film. Georg von trapp in the original 1959 production of the sound of music but many viewers knew him best for his portrayal of tevye in stage. Way off broadway curiously although closely associated with the role of tevye in jerry bock and sheldon harnick s musical fiddler on the roof book by joseph stein theodore bikel never played the part on broadway. Zero mostel had originated tevye in 1964. Bikel who won fame playing tevye in fiddler on the roof doing more performances of the role than any other actor died tuesday morning of natural causes at the ucla medical center in los.

Fyvush finkel theodore bikel perform too life from fiddler on the roof during the new york alumni 2003 reunion honoring theodore bikel in beverly hills. The following year bikel starred on broadway as capt. Michael buckner wireimage oscar and tony nominated character actor and folk singer theodore bikel who originated the role of captain von trapp in the sound of music on broadway and starred in. His latest film was a documentary about interpreting the work of yiddish author and playwright sholem aleichem who wrote fiddler on the roof bikel sings lyrics from fiddler on the roof in.

In 1969 bikel began acting and singing on stage as tevye in the musical fiddler on the roof a role he performed more often than any other actor to date. Bikel took on the part in 1967 and never entirely stopped appearing in more than 2 000 performances of fiddler.