Lex Goudsmit
Born: 1913-03-15 in Brussels, Belgium
Died: 1999-12-10
Known For: Acting
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
1998
- Left Luggage as Men. Goldman
1995
1989
- Peter Strohm as Cohn
1986
- The Good Hope as Opa
1985
- Thomas & Senior as Senior
- Thomas en Senior op het Spoor van Brute Berend as Senior
1982
- The Lucky Star as Gendarme
1980
- The Gang Next Door as opa De Graaf
- Potasch & Perlemoer as Potasch
1979
- Martijn en de magiër as Opa Vonk
1978
- Dubbelleven as V.D. Kolk
- Pinkeltje as Prins Pinkelbert
1977
- The Angel of Amsterdam as Gozewijn van Aemstel
1976
- Peter en de Vliegende Autobus as Quirinus Drijfhout
1975
- Melancholy Tales as Opa (segment "De smalle oude man")
- Whistle-Stop as Dokter
1974
- Q&Q as Aannemer Pies
- Alicia as Huwelijksmakelaar
- Oom Ferdinand en de toverdrank as Oom Ferdinand
1973
- Frank and Eva as Max
- The Romantic Agony
1966
- 10:32 in the Morning as Max
1961
1957
- The Stranding as Baas
1955
- The Astonishing Adventures of Willem Parel as S. Goldfish - producer