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Lex Goudsmit
Actor
Born March 15, 1913Died December 10, 1999 (86 years)
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.
Lex Goudsmit Filmography
| 1989 | Peter Strohm (TV Series) · as Cohn |
| 1986 | Op hoop van zegen · as Opa |
| 1985 | Thomas en Senior op het spoor van Brute Berend · as Senior |
| 1985 | Thomas and Senior (TV Series) · as Senior |
| 1980 | The Gang Next Door · as Opa De Graaf |
| 1980 | The Lucky Star · as Gendarme |
| 1979 | Martijn en de magiër · as Opa Vonk |
| 1978 | Pinkeltje · as Prins Pinkelbert |
| 1978 | Dubbelleven (TV Series) · as V.d. Kolk |
| 1976 | Peter en de vliegende autobus · as Quirinus Drijfhout |
| 1975 | Zwaarmoedige verhalen voor bij de centrale verwarming · as Opa (segment "de Smalle Oude Man") |
| 1974 | Uncle Fred and the Magic Potion · as Oom Ferdinand |
| 1974 | Q en Q (TV Series) · as Aannemer Pies |
| 1974 | Alicia · as Huwelijksmakelaar |
| 1973 | Frank & Eva · as Max |
| 1963 | |
| 1957 | Stranded · as Baas |
| 1955 | Het wonderlijke Leven van Willem Parel · as S. Goldfish - Producer |