Fyvush Finkel

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

The Simpsons

Blue Bloods

Hollywood Squares

Chicago Hope

Boston Public

Early Edition

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

Harry's Law

All Movies (17)

• Game Day2019 · as Max
• If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast2017 · as Self
• Deli Man2015 · as Self
• The Other Men in Black2013 · as Moshe
• A Serious Man2009 · as Dybbuk?
• Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women2007 · as Self
• The Crew2000 · as Sol Lowenstein
• The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars1998 · as Hearing Aid (voice)
• A Rugrats Chanukah1996 · as Shlomo (voice)
• Nixon1995 · as Murray Chotiner
• The Real Shlemiel1995 · as Narrator (voice)
• For Love or Money1993 · as Milton Glickman
• The Pickle1993 · as Mr. Shacknoff
• Q & A1990 · as Preston Pearlstein
• Brighton Beach Memoirs1986 · as Mr. Greenblatt
• Seize the Day1986 · as Shomier
• Off Beat1986 · as Vendor

All TV Shows (13)

• Harry's Law2011 · as Abe Gold
• Blue Bloods2010 · as Moishe
• The Jewish Americans2008 · as Self
• The Wedding Bells2007 · as Saul Finkelstein
• Boston Public2000 · as Harvey Lipschultz
• Fantasy Island1998 · as Fisher
• Hollywood Squares1998 · as Self - Panelist
• Early Edition1996 · as Phil Kazakian
• Aaahh!!! Real Monsters1994 · as Jackie the Shtickman (voice)
• Chicago Hope1994 · as Douglas Wambaugh
• Picket Fences1992 · as Douglas Wambaugh
• The Simpsons1989 · as Fyvush Finkel (voice)
• Evergreen1985 · as Peddler