The Jewish father of the family - Tevia.
Tevye
In Fiddler on the Roof, the main character Tevye has four daughters. From oldest to youngest their names are Tzeitel, Hodel, Chava, Shprintze and Bielke.
The fiddler is not exactly a main character- he never speaks. However, what is important about the fiddler is that he is present for all the important moments in Tevye's journey that is shown in the musical.
Tevye (The milkman).
His name is Mordcha
Tevye
In Fiddler on the Roof, the main character Tevye has four daughters. From oldest to youngest their names are Tzeitel, Hodel, Chava, Shprintze and Bielke.
The fiddler is not exactly a main character- he never speaks. However, what is important about the fiddler is that he is present for all the important moments in Tevye's journey that is shown in the musical.
Tevye (The milkman).
His name is Mordcha
Bielke is considered a supporting or chorus role, along with her sister Shprintze.
The character of the matchmaker in Fiddler on the Roof was named Yente. In the original Broadway production, Beatrice Arthur played Yente.
Change and tradition
Fiddler on the Roof was created in 1964.
The hero or lead protagonist was Tevvye the dairyman. However the TITLE character which was non-speaking the Fiddler on the Roof- was played by the celebrated violinist Isaac Stern! one should distinguish between Lead character and Title role- Isaac Stern had the title role of the Fiddler.
The Production Budget for Fiddler on the Roof was $9,000,000.
Topol (Israeli actor Haim Topol) played the lead character, Tevye in the 1971 movie. However, his character is a milkman, not the fiddler himself, who appears in the film at strategic points but has no spoken lines.