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Philip Finkel
| American theater and film actor Date of Birth: 09.10.1922 Country: USA |
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- Biography of Fyvush Finkel
- Early Life
- Early Career
- Theater and Film Career
Biography of Fyvush Finkel
Fyvush Finkel, born Philip Finkel on October 9, 1922, is an American actor known for his work in both theater and film.
Fyvush finkel biography for kids
He gained recognition as a star of the Jewish theater and for his role as lawyer Douglas Wambaugh in the television series "Picket Fences," for which he won an Emmy Award in 1994. Finkel is also known for his portrayal of Harvey Lipschultz, a quirky U.S.
history teacher in the Fox series "Boston Public."
Early Life
Finkel was born in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York. He was the third son of Harry Finkel, a Jewish tailor from Warsaw, and his wife, Marie, a housewife originally from Minsk, which was part of Russia at the time.
Finkel was not given a middle name at birth; he later created the pseudonym "Fyvush" by transliterating his name "Philip"