Louis Zorich Fiddler On The Roof

Actor louis zorich star of mad about you and fiddler on the roof diedon jan.

Louis zorich fiddler on the roof.

Nominated for eight academy awards and including best picture best actor topol and director norman jewison. 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. He was an actor known for fiddler on the roof 1971 detachment 2011 and the muppets take manhattan 1984. In 1965 zorich recorded and released an album on folkways records entitled moby dick.

He died on january 30 2018 in new york city new york usa. He was married to olympia dukakis. Fiddler on the roof. And anyway 1971 is just two years away from the 60 s.

He had been married to moonstruck star olympia dukakis since 1962. Fiddler on the roof 1971 louis zorich as constable imdb fiddler on the roof 1971. Selections read by louis zorich. One of his first major movie roles was in 1971 s fiddler on the roof he appeared in the movies club paradise.

Zorich was a chicago native where he attended the goodman theater school of drama. Songs of fiddler on the roof 2006 1080i 1 37 1 14 43 screenwriter joseph stein lyricist sheldon harnick and original composer jerry bock reflect on the creation of fiddler on the roof signature melodies and lyrics who were the original team behind the music with a mix of new interviews and some older. One of zorich s first major film roles was the russian constable in fiddler on the roof 1971. He was featured in popi and for pete s sake and played pete in the muppets take manhattan 1984.

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. Louis zorich a busy actor who appeared on broadway with stars like laurence olivier and dustin hoffman on television in the comedy mad about you and in numerous projects with his wife the. She is best known for her portrayal of tzeitel the eldest daughter of tevye in the 1971 film fiddler on the roof.