Tevye

Reb Tevye is the main protagonist of certain stories of himself, and the musical "Fiddler on the Roof" (and its film adaptation). He is a poor milkman and the narrator. He is an aging father of five daughters, two of which are too young to marry. He is married to Golde and his three elder daughters are Tzeitel (after Golde's grandmother), Hodel, and Chava. He reads from "The Good Book" and talks to God about certain topics, such as about Hodel marrying a peasant, and Chava marrying a Russian. His goal is to marry off his daughters. In the original musical, he is played by Zero Mostel, and actual Israeli actor Topel in the film.