Lex Goudsmit
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Good Hope
as Opa 1986
The Gang Next Door
as opa De Graaf 1980
Peter en de Vliegende Autobus
as Quirinus Drijfhout 1976
The Astonishing Adventures of Willem Parel
as S. Goldfish - producer 1955
Alicia
as Huwelijksmakelaar 1974
Pinkeltje
as Prins Pinkelbert 1978
Martijn en de magiër
as Opa Vonk 1979
The Angel of Amsterdam
as Gozewijn van Aemstel 1977
Melancholy Tales
as Opa (segment "De smalle oude man") 1975
Oom Ferdinand en de toverdrank
as Oom Ferdinand 1974
Thomas en Senior op het Spoor van Brute Berend
as Senior 1985
De klop op de deur
TBA
De Speeltuin
TBA
The Stranding
as baas 1957
The Lucky Star
as Gendarme 1982
Whistle-Stop
as Dokter 1975