Fyvush Finkel
Born: 1922-10-09 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 2016-08-14
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2019
- Game Day as Max
2017
2015
- Deli Man as Self
2013
- The Other Men in Black as Moshe
2011
- Harry's Law as Abe Gold
2010
- Blue Bloods as Moishe
2009
- A Serious Man as Dybbuk?
2008
- The Jewish Americans as Self
2007
- Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women as Self
- The Wedding Bells as Saul Finkelstein
2000
- Boston Public as Harvey Lipschultz
- The Crew as Sol Lowenstein
1998
- Fantasy Island as Fisher
- The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars as Hearing Aid (voice)
1996
- Early Edition as Phil Kazakian
- A Rugrats Chanukah as Shlomo (voice)
1995
- Nixon as Murray Chotiner
- Aaron’s Magic Village as Narrator (voice)
1994
- Chicago Hope as Douglas Wambaugh
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters as Jackie the Shtickman (voice)
1993
- The Pickle as Mr. Shacknoff
- For Love or Money as Milton Glickman
1992
- Picket Fences as Douglas Wambaugh
1990
- Q & A as Preston Pearlstein
1989
- The Simpsons as Fyvush Finkel (voice)
1986
- Brighton Beach Memoirs as Mr. Greenblatt
- Seize the Day as Shomier
- Off Beat as Vendor
1985
- Evergreen as Peddler