Leonard Frey 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.

Leonard frey fiddler on the roof. Frey made his stage debut in an off broadway production of little mary sunshine and received a tony award for best featured actor in a play nomination for the. This performance landed him a nomination for a supporting actor oscar. Leonard frey september 4 1938 august 24 1988 was an american actor. Fiddler on the roof 1971 vhs.

Topol norma crane leonard frey molly picon paul mann norman jewison norman jewison joseph stein. The breadwinner was a poor farmer who sold milk to the people of the village. Topol norma crane leonard frey molly picon paul mann rosalind harris michele marsh neva small paul michael glaser. Leonard frey originally wanted to become an artist but in college he became interested in acting.

Fiddler on the roof. He made his stage debut in an off broadway production of little mary sunshine and his film debut as a celebrant in passages from james joyce s finnegans wake 1966 but he first rose to prominence in the role of harold the self proclaimed jew. Topol norma crane leonard frey molly picon paul mann rosalind harris michele marsh paul michael glaser norman jewison topol. Fiddler on the roof.

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. Fiddler on the roof region 2. He is best remembered for his performance in the 1971 film fiddler on the roof which earned him a nomination for the academy award for best supporting actor. His wife was a homemaker busy raising five daughters.

Frey is probably best known for the role of motel the timid tailor in fiddler on the roof 1971.