Lex Goudsmit

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.

Lex Goudsmit is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 32 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Left Luggage (1998), Voor hete vuren (1995), Thomas & Senior (1985), Potasch & Perlemoer (1980), Pinkeltje (1978), The Angel of Amsterdam (1977), Oom Ferdinand en de toverdrank (1974), Bicycling to the Moon (1963). The recorded credits span 1935 to 1998, including 24 movies and 8 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.