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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 9, 1922
Died
August 14, 2016
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Fyvish Finkle
- Philip Finkel
- Fivush Finkel
Fyvush Finkel
0.5 Popularity
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
7.5
Max
Game Day
2019
7.1
Self
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
2017
6.8
Himself
Deli Man
2015
0.0
Moshe
The Other Men in Black
2013
7.3
Abe Gold
Harry's Law
2011
7.8
Moishe
Blue Bloods
2010
6.7
Dybbuk?
A Serious Man
2009
0.0
Self
The Jewish Americans
2008
0.0
Self
Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
2007
7.0
Saul Finkelstein
The Wedding Bells
2007
Credits
Game Day
as Max
2019
7.5
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
as Self
2017
7.1
Deli Man
as Himself
2015
6.8
The Other Men in Black
as Moshe
2013
0.0
Harry's Law
as Abe Gold
2011
7.3
Blue Bloods
as Moishe
2010
7.8
A Serious Man
as Dybbuk?
2009
6.7
The Jewish Americans
as Self
2008
0.0
Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
as Self
2007
0.0
The Wedding Bells
as Saul Finkelstein
2007
7.0
Boston Public
as Harvey Lipschultz
2000
7.6
The Crew
as Sol Lowenstein
2000
5.5
Fantasy Island
as Fisher
1998
7.5
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
as Hearing Aid (voice)
1998
5.7
A Rugrats Chanukah
as Shlomo (voice)
1996
6.6
Early Edition
as Phil Kazakian
1996
7.3
Nixon
as Murray Chotiner
1995
6.9
Aaron’s Magic Village
as Narrator (voice)
1995
5.3
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
as Jackie the Shtickman (voice)
1994
7.8
Chicago Hope
as Douglas Wambaugh
1994
7.2
For Love or Money
as Milton Glickman
1993
6.2
The Pickle
as Mr. Shacknoff
1993
4.8
Picket Fences
as Douglas Wambaugh
1992
7.4
Q & A
as Preston Pearlstein
1990
5.8
The Simpsons
as Fyvush Finkel (voice)
1989
8.0
Brighton Beach Memoirs
as Mr. Greenblatt
1986
6.5
Seize the Day
as Shomier
1986
5.0
Off Beat
as Vendor
1986
4.7
Evergreen
as Peddler
1985
4.5