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Fyvush Finkel
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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 M…
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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.
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Movies and shows, newest first
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2019
Game Day
Movie Max
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2017
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
Movie Self
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2015
Deli Man
Movie Self
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2013
The Other Men in Black
Movie Moshe
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2011
Harry's Law
TV show Abe Gold
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2010
Blue Bloods
TV show Moishe
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2009
A Serious Man
Movie Dybbuk?
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2008
The Jewish Americans
TV show Self
- 2007
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2007
The Wedding Bells
TV show Saul Finkelstein
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2004
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
Movie Self
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2000
Boston Public
TV show Harvey Lipschultz
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2000
The Crew
Movie Sol Lowenstein
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1998
Fantasy Island
TV show Fisher
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1998
Hollywood Squares
TV show Self - Panelist
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1998
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
Movie Hearing Aid (voice)
More credits
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1996
A Rugrats Chanukah
Movie Shlomo (voice)
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1996
Early Edition
TV show Phil Kazakian
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1995
Nixon
Movie Murray Chotiner
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1995
The Real Shlemiel
Movie Narrator (voice)
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1994
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
TV show Jackie the Shtickman (voice)
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1994
Chicago Hope
TV show Douglas Wambaugh
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1993
For Love or Money
Movie Milton Glickman
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1993
The Pickle
Movie Mr. Shacknoff
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1992
Picket Fences
TV show Douglas Wambaugh
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1991
Mobsters
Movie Tailor
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1990
Q & A
Movie Preston Pearlstein
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1989
The Simpsons
TV show Fyvush Finkel (voice)
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1986
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Movie Mr. Greenblatt
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1986
Seize the Day
Movie Shomier
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1986
Off Beat
Movie Vendor
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1985
Evergreen
TV show Peddler
