topol played motel in fiddler on the roof.
who played motel in fiddler on the roof?
topol
the film version was released in 1971, directed and produced by norman jewison, and stein adapted his own book for the screenplay. the casting of chaim topol over zero mostel for the role of tevye caused controversy at first. the film received mostly positive reviews from film critics and became the highest-grossing film of 1971. "fiddler" received eight oscar nominations, including best picture, best director for jewison, best actor in a leading role for topol, and best actor in a supporting role for leonard frey (as motel; in the original broadway production, frey was the rabbi's son). it won three, including best score/adaptation for arranger-conductor john williams.
fiddler on the roof
lynn's first west end appearance was in a stage production of "green julia", for which he was nominated for the 1965 plays and players award as most promising new actor. in 1967, he played motel the tailor in the original west end production of "fiddler on the roof" (production recorded by cbs records). from the late 1960s, lynn was appearing in and writing television sitcoms, including the television comedy series "twice a fortnight" with graeme garden, bill oddie, terry jones, michael palin and tony buffery.
jonathan lynn