Tevye — Fiddler on the Roof Character Profile

About Tevye

A poor Jewish milkman and patriarch of Anatevka who struggles to balance tradition with changing times while navigating his daughters' marriages, a pogrom, and forced expulsion from his village.

Tevye — Character Profile

Quick Facts about Tevye

Nationality

Citizen of the Russian Empire

Origin

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Character Facts

Played by

Chaim Topol

Appears in

Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (6)

• Tevye — Social Community Neighbor — Lazar Wolf (Paul Mann)

  Lazar Wolf is a wealthy community member and neighbor to Tevye.

• Tevye — Professional Client — Yente (Molly Picon)

  Yente serves as the professional matchmaker for Tevye's family.

• Tevye — Family Father-in-law — Motel (Leonard Frey)

  Tevye becomes Motel's father-in-law after granting permission for the marriage.

• Tevye — Family Father — Hodel (Michele Marsh)

  Tevye is the father of Hodel.

• Tevye — Family Father — Tzeitel (Rosalind Harris)

  Tevye is the patriarch and father of Tzeitel.

• Tevye — Family Husband — Golde (Norma Crane)

  Tevye and Golde are married partners who navigate family decisions together.

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• Russian Official (Vernon Dobtcheff)
• Nachum (Howard Goorney)
• Grandma Tzeitel (Patience Collier)
• Mendel (Barry Dennen)
• Constable (Louis Zorich)
• Hodel (Michele Marsh)
• Mordcha (Shimen Ruskin)