Known for
Acting
Credits
21
Gender
Man
Birthday
Mar 15, 1913
Day of death
Dec 10, 1999 (86)
Place of birth
Brussels, Belgium
Also known as
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Lex Goudsmit
Biography
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
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Voor hete vuren | |
| — | De Speeltuin | |
| — | De klop op de deur | |
| 1989 | Peter Strohm | Cohn |
| 1986 | The Good Hope | Opa |
| 1985 | Thomas en Senior op het Spoor van Brute Berend | Senior |
| 1985 | Thomas en Senior | Senior |
| 1982 | The Lucky Star | Gendarme |
| 1980 | The Gang Next Door | opa De Graaf |
| 1979 | Martijn en de magiër | Opa Vonk |
| 1978 | Pinkeltje | Prins Pinkelbert |
| 1978 | Dubbelleven | V.D. Kolk |
| 1977 | The Angel of Amsterdam | Gozewijn van Aemstel |
| 1976 | Peter en de Vliegende Autobus | Quirinus Drijfhout |
| 1975 | The Last Train | Dokter |
| 1974 | Q&Q | Aannemer Pies |
| 1974 | Oom Ferdinand en de toverdrank | Oom Ferdinand |
| 1973 | Frank and Eva | Max |
| 1963 | Bicycling to the Moon | |
| 1957 | The Stranding | baas |
| 1955 | Het Wonderlijke Leven van Willem Parel | S. Goldfish - producer |