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Fyvush Finkel

Actor
Born October 9, 1922Died August 14, 2016 (93 years)
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

  • For Love or Money
  • Boston Public
  • Picket Fences
  • The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
  • Fantasy Island (1998)
  • The Real Shlemiel
  • Game Day

Filmography

2017
Game Day · as Max
2011
Harry's Law (TV Series) · as Abe Gold
2010
Blue Bloods (TV Series) · as Moishe
2009
A Serious Man · as Dybbuk?
2007
The Wedding Bells (TV Series) · as Saul Finkelstein
2000
Boston Public (TV Series) · as Harvey Lipschultz
2000
The Crew · as Sol Lowenstein
1998
Fantasy Island (1998) (TV Series) · as Fisher
1998
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars · as Hearing Aid (voice)
1996
A Rugrats Chanukah · as Shlomo (voice)
1996
Early Edition (TV Series) · as Phil Kazakian
1995
Nixon · as Murray Chotiner
1995
The Real Shlemiel · as Narrator (voice)
1994
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (TV Series) · as Jackie The Shtickman (voice)
1994
Chicago Hope (TV Series) · as Douglas Wambaugh
1993
For Love or Money · as Milton Glickman
1993
The Pickle · as Mr. Shacknoff
1992
Picket Fences (TV Series) · as Douglas Wambaugh
1991
Rugrats (TV Series) · as Shlomo
1991
Mobsters · as Tailor
1990
Q&A · as Preston Pearlstein
1989
The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Fyvush Finkel (voice)
1986
Brighton Beach Memoirs · as Mr. Greenblatt
1986
Seize the Day · as Shomier
1986
Off Beat · as Vendor
1985
Evergreen (TV Series) · as Peddler
1973
Kojak (TV Series) · as Simon - Tailor
1968
One Life to Live (TV Series) · as Maître D'
1950

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