Louis Zorich Fiddler On The Roof

He died on january 30 2018 in new york city new york usa.

Louis zorich fiddler on the roof.

He was featured in popi and for pete s sake and played pete in the muppets take manhattan 1984. Louis zorich was born on february 12 1924 in chicago illinois usa. Fiddler on the roof tells the life affirming story of a poor jewish milkman whose love pride and faith help him cope with the challenges of raising a family in czarist russia. One of his first major movie roles was in 1971 s fiddler on the roof he appeared in the movies club paradise.

Fiddler on the roof. Nominated for eight academy awards and including best picture best actor topol and director norman jewison. And anyway 1971 is just two years away from the 60 s. Zorich was a chicago native where he attended the goodman theater school of drama.

Fiddler on the roof is as some of you would probably know a musical based on stories from the book tevye the milkman by sholem. She also starred as tzeitel in the broadway musical having replaced bette midler. One of zorich s first major film roles was the russian constable in fiddler on the roof 1971. Actor louis zorich star of mad about you and fiddler on the roof diedon jan.

She is best known for her portrayal of tzeitel the eldest daughter of tevye in the 1971 film fiddler on the roof. Fiddler on the roof 1971 louis zorich as constable imdb fiddler on the roof 1971. Fiddler on the roof though from 1971 has that indefinable something a touch perhaps of an earlier decade that puts it solidly amongst the classics. He had been married to moonstruck star olympia dukakis since 1962.

In 1965 zorich recorded and released an album on folkways records entitled moby dick. Selections read by louis zorich. He was married to olympia dukakis.