Acting
Lex Goudsmit
NL, EN, DE cinema · 24 credits
Born
15 March 1913
Died
10 December 1999 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Brussels, 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.
Known for
Filmography
Left Luggage
as Men. Goldman
The Lucky Star
as Gendarme
The Gang Next Door
as opa De Graaf
Martin and the Wizard
as Opa Vonk
Pinkeltje
as Prins Pinkelbert
The Angel of Amsterdam
as Gozewijn van Aemstel
Peter en de Vliegende Autobus
as Quirinus Drijfhout
Whistle-Stop
as Dokter
Melancholy Tales
as Opa (segment "De smalle oude man")
Oom Ferdinand en de toverdrank
as Oom Ferdinand
Alicia
as Huwelijksmakelaar
The Astonishing Adventures of Willem Parel
as S. Goldfish - producer
Variety
Actor