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Fyvush Finkel

Actor

Fyvush Finkel

Acting
1986 — 2009 · 6 films
Lived
9 October 1922 — d. 2016
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA

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.

Career Signature

How Fyvush Finkel’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.