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| 2 | ->''"Obviously, when you are successful in a film and the money flows, yes, obviously, it is very nice. But to tell you that is the most important thing, I am not sure."'' |
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| 4 | Chaim Topol (Hebrew: חיים טופול), (9 September 1935 - 8 March 2023), sometimes credited as "Haim Topol" or simply "Topol", was an UsefulNotes/{{Israel}}i stage and film performer, singer, actor, comedian, voice artist, writer and producer born in Tel Aviv. |
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| 6 | He started his show business career by performing in a theatre troupe while on active service in the [[UsefulNotes/IsraelisWithInfraredMissiles Israeli army]]. He worked on stage after that, then made his film debut in 1961. Topol's big break came with 1964 film ''Film/SallahShabati'', which played in film festivals around the world and was nominated for an Oscar for foreign language film (and won a Golden Globe). |
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| 8 | Probably best known internationally for his role as Tevye the dairyman in ''Theatre/FiddlerOnTheRoof'' in both the musical (the London production in his case, Creator/ZeroMostel played it in Broadway) and the film, and for his roles as Milos Columbo in the ''Film/JamesBond'' film ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'' and Dr. Hans Zarkov in ''Film/{{Flash Gordon|1980}}''. |
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| 10 | He was nominated for an Academy Award and a Tony Award, and won two Golden Globe Awards. |
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