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Lex Goudsmit
Born 1913-03-15Brussels, Belgium
Lex Goudsmit (1913–1999) was a Dutch-Belgian actor. He became famous in 1966 for playing Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, which role he performed some 1100 times in the Netherlands and in London. He played many characters on Dutch television, among others in the popular youth series Q en Q (1974) and Thomas en Senior (1985–88). From 1984 to 1999 he played Grandpa Lex on Sesamstraat, the Dutch version of Sesame Street. Goudsmit was one of the artists who recorded the song Shalom from Holland (written by Simon Hammelburg and Ron Klipstein) as a token of solidarity to the Israeli people, threatened by missiles from Iraq, during the first Gulf War in 1991.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Left LuggageMen. GoldmanThe Good HopeOpaThomas en Senior op het Spoor van Brute BerendSeniorThe Lucky StarGendarmeThe Gang Next Dooropa De GraafMartijn en de magiërOpa VonkPinkeltjePrins PinkelbertThe Angel of AmsterdamGozewijn van AemstelPeter en de Vliegende AutobusQuirinus DrijfhoutWhistle-StopDokterMelancholy TalesOpa (segment "De smalle oude man")AliciaHuwelijksmakelaarOom Ferdinand en de toverdrankOom FerdinandThe Romantic AgonyRoleFrank and EvaMax10:32 in the MorningMaxThe Lost LoverRoleBicycling to the MoonRoleThe HouseRoleThe StrandingBaasThe Astonishing Adventures of Willem ParelS. Goldfish - producerVarietyRoleDe klop op de deurRoleDe SpeeltuinRole