Name Of Tailor In Fiddler On The Roof

Topol as tevye in the london production and frey in a minor part as mendel the rabbi s son on broadway.

Name of tailor in fiddler on the roof.

Leonard frey who played the role of motel the tailor in the 1971 movie fiddler on the roof after being featured in the broadway production has died of aids. This performance landed him a nomination for a supporting actor oscar. Norma crane was born on november 10 1928 in new york usa as norma anna bella zuckerman. As the narrator and main character of this story tevye is the father of five daughters an impoverished milkman a leader in his jewish community and husband to the headstrong golde.

Frey who died wednesday. Topol and frey had performed in stage productions of the musical. He continued to work on stage in films and on tv throughout the 1970s and 1980s but he never again attained the level of critical success he enjoyed in fiddler on the roof. Shandel jacob kalich.

He is faced with struggles to uphold the traditions of his people especially through the marriages of his daughters. Hone stanley fleet. Fyedka a russian marilyn rogers. The tailor joe ponazecki.

In the original broadway production beatrice arthur played yente. Frey is probably best known for the role of motel the timid tailor in fiddler on the roof 1971. Fiddler on the roof. Berl george little.

The character of the matchmaker in fiddler on the roof was named yente. She was married to herbert sargent. She was an actress known for fiddler on the roof 1971 ben casey 1961 and the felony squad 1966. Fiddler on the roof broadway fiddler on the roof original cast list original cast current cast.