
Known for
Acting
Born
October 9, 1922
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died
August 14, 2016 (aged 93)
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 Ac...
2019
as Max
2017
2015
as Self
2013
as Moshe
2011
2010
2009
as Dybbuk?
2008
2007
2007
2004
as Self
2000
2000
as Sol Lowenstein
1998
1998
1998
as Hearing Aid (voice)
1996
as Shlomo (voice)
1996
1995
as Murray Chotiner
1995
as Narrator (voice)
1994
1994
1993
as Milton Glickman
1993
as Mr. Shacknoff
1992