Born
1913-03-15 (age 113)
Birthplace
Brussels, Belgium
Known For
Acting
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.
Movie Appearances
De klop op de deur
TBA
De Speeltuin
TBA
The Stranding
as Baas
1957
Oom Ferdinand en de toverdrank
as Oom Ferdinand
1974
Pinkeltje
as Prins Pinkelbert
1978
Frank and Eva
as Max
1973
The Lucky Star
as Gendarme
1982
The Gang Next Door
as opa De Graaf
1980
Whistle-Stop
as Dokter
1975
Thomas en Senior op het Spoor van Brute Berend
as Senior
1985
Peter en de Vliegende Autobus
as Quirinus Drijfhout
1976
Martijn en de magiër
as Opa Vonk
1979
The Astonishing Adventures of Willem Parel
as S. Goldfish - producer
1955
The Good Hope
as Opa
1986
The Angel of Amsterdam
as Gozewijn van Aemstel
1977
Bicycling to the Moon
1963
Alicia
as Huwelijksmakelaar
1974
Melancholy Tales
as Opa (segment "De smalle oude man")
1975
The Romantic Agony
1973
Variety
1935
