Lex Goudsmit

Known for ActingBorn 1913-03-15Died 1999-12-10Brussels, Belgium

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Bicycling to the Moon

The Lost Lover

The Lucky Star

The Angel of Amsterdam

Thomas & Senior

Oom Ferdinand en de toverdrank

Q&Q

Variety

Martijn en de magiër

The Romantic Agony

Peter Strohm

The Good Hope

The Astonishing Adventures of Willem Parel

Pinkeltje

Peter en de Vliegende Autobus

Left Luggage

Melancholy Tales

Thomas en Senior op het Spoor van Brute Berend

The Gang Next Door

The House

10:32 in the Morning

Alicia

Frank and Eva

Voor hete vuren

Potasch & Perlemoer

Dubbelleven

Whistle-Stop

The Stranding

De klop op de deur

De Speeltuin