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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
Aug 15, 2016 · Fyvush Finkel, whose homespun moniker and putty face — comic statements all their own — helped him become a mainstay of what remained of Yiddish entertainment, and who later crossed over into...
Fyvush Finkel was born on 9 October 1922 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Picket Fences (1992), Nixon (1995) and A Serious Man (2009). He was married to Gertrude (Trudi) Lieberman. He died on 14 August 2016 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
Aug 15, 2016 · The actor, who started in Yiddish theater and played Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, passed away in 2016. He also appeared in movies, TV shows and musicals, and was known for his comic timing and versatility.
Aug 15, 2016 · Fyvush Finkel, the rubbery-faced character actor whose career in stage and screen started in Yiddish theater and led to memorable roles in “Fiddler on the Roof” on Broadway and “Boston Public”...
Fyvush Finkel, arguably the last significant living link to New York’s once-thriving Yiddish theater, and an inventive performer preternaturally adept at elongating a career that might have...
Aug 15, 2016 · Fyvush Finkel, an Emmy Award-winning actor who is best known to contemporary audiences for his roles on “Picket Fences” and “Boston Public” but who spent most of his early career on Gotham’s...
