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Fyvush Finkel

1922 - 2016

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Philip "Fyvush" Finkel (Yiddish: פֿײַוויש פֿינקעל; October 9, 1922 – August 14, 2016) was an American actor and director 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 Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1994. He is also known for his portrayal of Harvey Lipschultz, a crotchety history teacher, on the television series Boston Public. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fyvush Finkel is the 5,917th most popular actor (up from 7,243rd in 2019), the 9,192nd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,703rd in 2019) and the 2,726th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Fyvush Finkel ranks 5,917 out of 13,578. Before her are Park Eun-hye, Jamie Farr, Lee Pace, Jason Biggs, Hanns Kräly, and Zeenat Aman. After her are Richard Herd, Lilyan Chauvin, Victor Argo, Shari Headley, Jane Lapotaire, and Barbro Kollberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Fyvush Finkel ranks 367. Before her are Neal Hefti, Fritz Riess, Yao Lee, Herbert Schade, John Braine, and Valentine Telegdi. After her are Miron Białoszewski, Grace Paley, Kuno Klötzer, Ray Anthony, Don Patinkin, and Niels Holst-Sørensen. Among people deceased in 2016, Fyvush Finkel ranks 446. Before her are Aki Schmidt, Anton Pronk, Nick Menza, Lothar Späth, Muriel Casals i Couturier, and Bob Baetens. After her are Armando Tobar, Antonina Seredina, Richard Davalos, Gisela May, Alain Decaux, and Wiesław Rudkowski.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Fyvush Finkel ranks 9,194 out of 20,380. Before her are John Torrey (1796), James Worthy (1961), David Jenkins (1936), Lee Pace (1979), Jason Biggs (1978), and Kerri Walsh Jennings (1978). After her are Mary Wilson (1944), Richard Herd (1932), Ron Wright (1953), Victor Argo (1934), Richard Evans Schultes (1915), and Shari Headley (1964).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Fyvush Finkel ranks 2,727. Before her are Richard Gant (1944), Gladys George (1904), Russell Simpson (1880), Jamie Farr (1934), Lee Pace (1979), and Jason Biggs (1978). After her are Richard Herd (1932), Victor Argo (1934), Shari Headley (1964), Amy Yasbeck (1962), Matthew McGrory (1973), and Peter Jurasik (1950).

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