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Fyvush Finkel

Fyvush Finkel

Acting
09 Oct 1922
14 Aug 2016
Brooklyn, New York, USA

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 tel...

Also Known As

Fyvish Finkle , Philip Finkel, Fivush Finkel

Photos

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