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Full Name
  
Philip Finkel

Role
  
Actor


Name
  
Fyvush Finkel

Years active
  
1931–present

Fyvush Finkel Fyvush Finkel A character actor who39s a real character

Born
  
October 9, 1922 (age 101) (
1922-10-09
)
Brooklyn, New York, United States

Spouse
  
Trudi Lieberman (m. 1947–2008)

Awards
  
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Obie Award for Performance

Movies and TV shows
  
Similar People
  
Kelly Connell, Justin Shenkarow, Adam Wylie, Kathy Baker, Tom Skerritt

Children
  
Elliot Finkel, Ian Finkel

Parents
  
Harry Finkel, Mary Finkel

Fyvush finkel


Philip "Fyvush" Finkel (Yiddish: פֿײַוויש פֿינקעל‎; October 9, 1922 – August 14, 2016) was an American actor known as a star of Yiddish theater and for his role as lawyer Douglas Wambaugh on the television series Picket Fences, for which he earned an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1994. He is also known for his portrayal of Harvey Lipschultz, a crotchety history teacher, on the television series Boston Public.

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Early life

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Philip Finkel was born at home in Brownsville, Brooklyn, the third of four sons of Jewish immigrant parents, Mary ("Miryam"), a housewife from Minsk, Belarus, and Harry ("Cwi Hirsh") Finkel, a tailor from Warsaw. He adopted the stage name "Fyvush", a common Yiddish given name.

Career

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Finkel first appeared on the stage at age 9, and acted for almost 35 years in the thriving Yiddish theaters of the Yiddish Theater District of Manhattan's Lower East Side, as well as performing as a standup comic in the Catskills' Borscht Belt. In 2008 he recalled:

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I played child parts till I was 14, 15, then my voice changed. So I decided to learn a trade and went to a vocational high school in New York. I studied to be a furrier, but I never worked at it. As soon as I graduated high school, I went to a stock company in Pittsburgh, a Jewish theater, and I played there for 38 weeks, and that's where I actually learned my trade a little bit as an adult.

He worked regularly until the ethnic venues began dying out in the early 1960s, then made his Broadway theatre debut in the original 1964 production of the musical Fiddler on the Roof, joining the cast as Mordcha, the innkeeper, in 1965. The production ran through July 2, 1972. Finkel then played Lazar Wolf, the butcher, in the limited run 1981 Broadway revival, and eventually played the lead role of Tevye the milkman for years in the national touring company.

Shortly afterward, Finkel succeeded Hy Anzell in the role of Mr. Mushnik in the Off-Broadway musical Little Shop of Horrors. Then in 1988, Finkel's work as "Sam" in the New York Shakespeare Festival revival of the Yiddish classic Cafe Crown earned him an Obie Award and a Drama Desk nomination.

Finkel made his movie debut in the English-subtitled, Yiddish sketch-comedy revue Monticello, Here We Come (1950), then after small parts in an episode of the television series Kojak in 1977 and the miniseries Evergreen in 1985, returned to film in the detective comedy Off Beat (1986). That same year saw a role opposite Robin Williams in a PBS American Playhouse adaptation of Saul Bellow's novel Seize the Day, and a role in the film adaptation of Neil Simon's Broadway comedy Brighton Beach Memoirs. An appearance as a lawyer in director Sidney Lumet's Q & A (1990) led TV producer-writer David E. Kelley to cast Finkel as public defender Douglas Wambaugh in the television series Picket Fences (CBS, 1992–1996). For the role, Finkel earned a 1994 Emmy Award, announcing at the televised ceremonies that he had waited 51 years for that moment.

Following the end of Picket Fences, Finkel had a regular role on the short-lived revival of Fantasy Island (ABC, 1998) and then reteamed with writer-producer Kelley to play history teacher Harvey Lipschultz in Boston Public (Fox; 2000–04).

Through the 1990s and 2000s, Finkel appeared in movies including Nixon and The Crew, guested on TV series including Chicago Hope, Law & Order, Early Edition, and Hollywood Squares, and provided voiceovers for episodes of the animated series The Simpsons ("Lisa's Sax") and Aaahh!!! Real Monsters ("Ickis! You'll Be Snorched!") and the animated direct-to-video feature The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars. In 2009, he appeared in the Coen brothers' film A Serious Man, and in 2013 had a guest appearance in Blue Bloods ("Men In Black")

Finkel continued to appear onstage in productions such as Fyvush Finkel: From Second Avenue to Broadway (1997) and Classic Stage Company's historical drama New Jerusalem (2007), by playwright David Ives.

Personal life

Finkel was married to Trudi Lieberman from March 1947 until her death in 2008. They had two sons: Ian, a musical arranger, and Elliot, a concert pianist.

Finkel died in Manhattan on August 14, 2016, at the age of 93 as a result of heart problems.

Awards

  • American Comedy Award for his performance in Picket Fences (1993)
  • Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Dramatic Series, Picket Fences (1993–94)
  • Obie Award for his performance in Cafe Crown (1988–89)
  • Filmography

    Actor
    2017
    Game Day as
    Max
    2013
    The Other Men in Black as
    Moshe
    2013
    Blue Bloods (TV Series) as
    Moishe
    - Men in Black (2013) - Moishe
    2011
    Harry's Law (TV Series) as
    Abe Gold
    - The Rematch (2011) - Abe Gold
    2009
    A Serious Man as
    Dybbuk?
    2008
    The Urn as
    Sol
    2007
    The Wedding Bells (TV Series) as
    Saul Finkelstein
    - For Whom the Bells Toll (2007) - Saul Finkelstein
    2000
    Boston Public (TV Series) as
    Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Eighty-One (2004) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Eighty (2004) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Seventy-Nine (2004) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Seventy-Eight (2004) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Seventy-Seven (2004) - Harvey Lipschultz (credit only)
    - Chapter Seventy-Six (2003) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Seventy-Five (2003) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Seventy-Four (2003) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Seventy-Three (2003) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Seventy-Two (2003) - Harvey Lipschultz (credit only)
    - Chapter Seventy (2003) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Sixty-Nine (2003) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Sixty-Eight (2003) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Sixty-Seven (2003) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Sixty-Six (2003) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Sixty-Five (2003) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Sixty-Four (2003) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Sixty-Three (2003) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Sixty-Two (2003) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Sixty-One (2003) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Sixty (2003) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Fifty-Nine (2003) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Fifty-Eight (2003) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Fifty-Seven (2003) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Fifty-Six (2003) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Fifty-Five (2003) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Fifty-Four (2003) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Fifty-Three (2003) - Harvey Lipschultz (credit only)
    - Chapter Fifty-Two (2002) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Fifty-One (2002) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Fifty (2002) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Forty-Nine (2002) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Forty-Five (2002) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Forty-Four (2002) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Forty-Three (2002) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Forty-One (2002) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Forty (2002) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Thirty-Nine (2002) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Thirty-Five (2002) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Thirty-Three (2002) - Harvey Lipschultz (credit only)
    - Chapter Thirty-Two (2002) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Thirty-One (2002) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Thirty (2002) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Twenty-Nine (2001) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Twenty-Eight (2001) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Twenty-Seven (2001) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Twenty-Six (2001) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Twenty-Five (2001) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Twenty-Four (2001) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Twenty-Three (2001) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Twenty-Two (2001) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Twenty-One (2001) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Twenty (2001) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Nineteen (2001) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Eighteen (2001) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Seventeen (2001) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Sixteen (2001) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Fifteen (2001) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Fourteen (2001) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Thirteen (2001) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Twelve (2001) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Eleven (2001) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Ten (2001) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Nine (2001) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Eight (2000) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Seven (2000) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Six (2000) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Five (2000) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Four (2000) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Three (2000) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter Two (2000) - Harvey Lipschultz
    - Chapter One (2000) - Harvey Lipschultz
    2000
    The Crew as
    Sol Lowenstein
    1996
    Early Edition (TV Series) as
    Phil Kazakian / Uncle Phil Kazakian
    - Weather Girl (1999) - Phil Kazakian
    - Thief Swipes Mayor's Dog (1996) - Uncle Phil Kazakian
    1998
    Fantasy Island (TV Series) as
    Fisher
    - Heroes (1999) - Fisher
    - The Real Thing (1999) - Fisher
    - Innocent (1999) - Fisher
    - Let Go (1998) - Fisher
    - Wishboned (1998) - Fisher
    - Handymen (1998) - Fisher
    - Dreams (1998) - Fisher
    - Estrogen (1998) - Fisher
    - Secret Self (1998) - Fisher
    - Dying to Dance (1998) - Fisher
    - We're Not Worthy (1998) - Fisher
    - Superfriends (1998) - Fisher
    - Pilot (1998) - Fisher
    1998
    The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (Video) as
    Hearing Aid (voice)
    1997
    The Simpsons (TV Series) as
    Fyvush Finkel
    - Lisa's Sax (1997) - Fyvush Finkel (voice)
    1996
    Rugrats (TV Series) as
    Shlomo
    - Chanukah (1996) - Shlomo (voice, as Fyvish Finkle)
    1992
    Picket Fences (TV Series) as
    Douglas Wambaugh
    - Liver Let Die (1996) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - To Forgive Is Divine (1996) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Forget Selma (1996) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Winner Takes All (1996) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Three Weddings and a Meltdown (1996) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Bye-Bye, Bey-Bey (1996) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Dante's Inferno (1996) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Bottled (1996) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - The Z Files (1996) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - My Romance (1996) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Snow Exit (1996) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Bloodlines (1996) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Dem Bones (1996) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - This Little Piggy (1995) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Witness for the Prosecution (1995) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Down the Tubes (1995) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Heart of Saturday Night (1995) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Dog Eat Dog (1995) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Bloodbrothers (1995) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Pal Joey (1995) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Reap the Whirlwind (1995) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - A Change of Season (1995) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - The Song of Rome (1995) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Upbringings (1995) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Saint Zach (1995) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Final Judgement (1995) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Without Mercy (1995) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Changing of the Guard (1995) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Heroes and Villains (1995) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - When in Rome (1995) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Close Encounters (1995) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Mr. Seed Goes to Town (1995) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Frogman Returns (1995) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Freezer Burn (1995) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Away in the Manger (1994) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - For Whom the Wind Blows (1994) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - May It Please the Court (1994) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Rebels with Causes (1994) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Elective Conduct (1994) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Cold Spell (1994) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Enemy Lines (1994) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - The Bus Stops Here (1994) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Systematic Abuse (1994) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Survival of the Fittest (1994) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Howard's End (1994) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Frosted Flakes (1994) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - My Left Shoe (1994) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Buried Alive (1994) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - System Down (1994) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Squatter's Rights (1994) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Terms of Estrangement (1994) - Douglas Wambaugh (credit only)
    - Divine Recall (1994) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Supreme Courting (1994) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Abominable Snowman (1994) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Remote Control (1994) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Guns 'R' Us (1994) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Paging Doctor God (1994) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Blue Christmas (1993) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Strangers (1993) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Cross Examination (1993) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Dairy Queen (1993) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - The Dancing Bandit (1993) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Under the Influence (1993) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Unlawful Entries (1993) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Duty Free Rome (1993) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Turpitude (1993) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - The Lullaby League (1993) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Sugar and Spice (1993) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Rights of Passage (1993) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Sightings (1993) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Fetal Attraction (1993) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Be My Valentine (1993) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - The Body Politic (1993) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Nuclear Meltdowns (1993) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Bad Moons Rising (1993) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Frog Man (1993) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - High Tidings (1992) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Pageantry (1992) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Thanksgiving (1992) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Sacred Hearts (1992) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - The Contenders (1992) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Remembering Rosemary (1992) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Frank the Potato Man (1992) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - The Autumn of Rome (1992) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Mr. Dreeb Comes to Town (1992) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - The Green Bay Chopper (1992) - Douglas Wambaugh
    - Pilot (1992) - Douglas Wambaugh
    1996
    Mixed Nuts (TV Movie) as
    Syd Umbergoo
    1995
    Nixon as
    Murray Chotiner
    1995
    Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (TV Series) as
    Jackie the Schtickman
    - Into the Woods/Krumm Gets the Dreaded Nolox (1995) - Jackie the Schtickman (voice)
    1995
    The Real Shlemiel as
    Narrator (English version, voice)
    1995
    Chicago Hope (TV Series) as
    Douglas Wambaugh
    - Small Sacrifices (1995) - Douglas Wambaugh
    1993
    For Love or Money as
    Milton Glickman
    1993
    The Pickle as
    Mr. Shacknoff
    1991
    Mobsters as
    Tailor
    1990
    Q&A as
    Preston Pearlstein
    1986
    Brighton Beach Memoirs as
    Mr. Greenblatt
    1986
    Seize the Day as
    Shomier
    1986
    Off Beat as
    Vendor
    1985
    Evergreen (TV Mini Series) as
    Peddler
    - Episode #1.1 (1985) - Peddler
    1977
    Kojak (TV Series) as
    Simon - Tailor
    - Kojak's Days: Part 1 (1977) - Simon - Tailor (uncredited)
    1950
    Monticello, Here We Come
    Soundtrack
    1992
    Picket Fences (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
    - Remembering Rosemary (1992) - (performer: "I Left My Heart in San Francisco")
    Self
    2017
    If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast (Documentary) as
    Self
    2014
    Deli Man (Documentary) as
    Self
    2014
    Theodore Bikel: In the Shoes of Sholom Aleichem (Documentary) as
    Self
    2010
    When the World Breaks (Documentary) as
    Self
    2008
    Mr. Laughs: A Look Behind the Curtain (Documentary) as
    Self
    2008
    The Jewish Americans (TV Mini Series documentary) as
    Self
    - They Came to Stay/A World of Their Own (2008) - Self
    2007
    Making Trouble (Documentary) as
    Self
    2004
    Christmas in Tinseltown (Video documentary short) as
    Self
    2000
    Hollywood Squares (TV Series) as
    Self - Panelist
    - Episode dated 26 September 2003 (2003) - Self - Panelist
    - Episode dated 25 September 2003 (2003) - Self - Panelist
    - Episode dated 24 September 2003 (2003) - Self - Panelist
    - Episode dated 23 September 2003 (2003) - Self - Panelist
    - Episode dated 22 September 2003 (2003) - Self - Panelist
    - Episode dated 15 December 2000 (2000) - Self - Panelist
    - Episode dated 14 December 2000 (2000) - Self - Panelist
    - Episode dated 13 December 2000 (2000) - Self - Panelist
    - Episode dated 12 December 2000 (2000) - Self - Panelist
    - Episode dated 11 December 2000 (2000) - Self - Panelist
    2003
    Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) as
    Self
    - The 2003 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (2003) - Self
    2001
    70th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (TV Special) as
    Self
    2000
    The Komediant (Documentary) as
    Self (as Fivush Finkel)
    1994
    Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Fyvush Finkel/Dr. Fad/Los Straitjackets (1995) - Self - Guest
    - Corbin Bernsen/Fyvush Finkel/Popa Chubby (1995) - Self - Guest
    - Fyvush Finkel/David Schwimmer/Jeff Nathan (1994) - Self - Guest
    1995
    The 17th Annual CableACE Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Presenter
    1995
    Great Performances (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Itzhak Perlman: In the Fiddler's House (1995) - Self
    1995
    The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Nominee
    1994
    Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 11 November 1994 (1994) - Self
    1994
    The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Winner
    1993
    The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Nominee
    1986
    Robert Klein on Broadway (TV Special) as
    Self
    Archive Footage
    2017
    The 71st Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Memoriam
    2017
    The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - In Memoriam
    2016
    The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - In Memoriam

    References

    Fyvush Finkel Wikipedia