Fyvush Finkel
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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 5.517 |
Birthday | 1922-10-09 |
Place of Birth | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
Also Known As | Fyvish Finkle , Philip Finkel, Fivush Finkel, |
1995
Nixon
6.871/356
A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spa...
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Nixon
1993
For Love or Money
6.2/342
New York concierge Doug Ireland wants to go into business for himself and refurbish a hotel on Roosevelt Island, N.Y., but he needs an investor. With...
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1986
Brighton Beach Memoirs
6.5/52
Eugene, a young teenage Jewish boy, recalls his memoirs of his time as an adolescent youth. He lives with his parents, his aunt, two cousins, and his...
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Brighton Beach Memoirs
2017
If You're Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast
7.4/7
Irrepressible writer-comedian Carl Reiner, who shows no signs of slowing down at 94, tracks down celebrated nonagenarians, and a few others over 100,...
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If You're Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast
2009
A Serious Man
6.732/2034
It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him....
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A Serious Man
1998
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
5.6/75
Based on the book by Thomas M. Disch and intended as the third film in the series, this sequel was finished and released prior to 'The Brave Little To...
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The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
1995
Aaron’s Magic Village
5.3/5
When God distributed wiseness and foolishness through a newly created world, one of the cherubs accidentally dropped all the foolishness on a tiny vil...
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Aaron’s Magic Village
2015
Deli Man
6.8/11
Every story needs a brave and trustworthy guide, and Deli Man’s is the effusive and charming Ziggy Gruber, a third-generation delicatessen man - his u...
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Deli Man
1996
A Rugrats Chanukah
6.6/8
The story of the Jewish holiday Chanukah through the eyes of the Rugrats, who imagine themselves as the main characters. Meanwhile, Grandpa Boris and...
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A Rugrats Chanukah
1993
The Pickle
4.8/12
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The Pickle
1986
Off Beat
4.895/19
Joe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer/friend of his is chosen to participate in a charity dance perform...
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Off Beat
1986
Seize the Day
4.979/24
Tommy Wilhelm (Robin Williams) is a salesman. An honest, hard-working guy who has lost his job, his girlfriend, and left part of his sanity behind as...
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Seize the Day
1990
Q & A
5.9/172
A young district attorney seeking to prove a case against a corrupt police detective encounters a former lover and her new protector, a crime boss who...
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Q & A
2007
Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
0/0
A documentary film about three generations of female Jewish comedians and the complexity and challenges of their relationship to comedy, Judaism, and...
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Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
1997
Picket Fences: Pilot
0/0
The feature-length pilot for the popular TV series. In the small town of Rome, Wisconsin, the daily life of the quiet townspeople is disrupted when th...
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