Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 9, 1922
Place of Birth:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Fyvush Finkel
Biography
Fyvush Finkel, born Philip Finkel, was an American actor from New York City, the son of Jewish immigrant parents from Eastern Europe. His career began in the Yiddish theatres of Manhattan where his talent for peppering his singing with comedic inflections gained him notoriety and consistent casting for over thirty years. He finally made his Broadway debut in 1964 as a member of the original production of Fiddler on the Roof, playing Mordcha the innkeeper. During the 1990s he began working in television and came to the attention of producer David E. Kelley, who cast him in two of his successful series: Picket Fences and Boston Public, the former earning him an Emmy (Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series) in 1994. After Boston Public was cancelled in 2004 he returned to the theatres of New York, eventually retiring after the conclusion of the production of New Jerusalem in 2007. He passed away at his home in New York at the age of 93 due to heart problems.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Game Day | Max |
| 2017 | If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast | Self |
| 2015 | Deli Man | Himself |
| 2013 | The Other Men in Black | Moshe |
| 2009 | A Serious Man | Dybbuk? |
| 2007 | Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women | Self |
| 2000 | The Crew | Sol Lowenstein |
| 1998 | The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | Hearing Aid (voice) |
| 1996 | A Rugrats Chanukah | Shlomo (voice) |
| 1995 | Nixon | Murray Chotiner |
| 1995 | Aaron’s Magic Village | Narrator (voice) |
| 1993 | For Love or Money | Milton Glickman |
| 1993 | The Pickle | Mr. Shacknoff |
| 1990 | Q & A | Preston Pearlstein |
| 1986 | Off Beat | Vendor |
| 1986 | Seize the Day | Shomier |
| 1986 | Brighton Beach Memoirs | Mr. Greenblatt |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Harry's Law | Abe Gold |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods | Moishe |
| 2008 | The Jewish Americans | Self |
| 2007 | The Wedding Bells | Saul Finkelstein |
| 2000 | Boston Public | Harvey Lipschultz |
| 1998 | Fantasy Island | Fisher |
| 1996 | Early Edition | Phil Kazakian |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | Douglas Wambaugh |
| 1994 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Jackie the Shtickman (voice) |
| 1992 | Picket Fences | Douglas Wambaugh |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Fyvush Finkel (voice) |
| 1985 | Evergreen | Peddler |