Fyvush Finkel (born October 9, 1923 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor. He is famous for his role as lawyer Douglas Wambaugh on the television series "Picket Fences", for which he earned an Emmy Award in 1994. He is also known for his portrayal of Harvey Lipschultz, a crotchety old United States History teacher, on the FOX TV series "Boston Public". Finkel has made guest appearances on "Hollywood Squares", "The Simpsons", … Wikipedia
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Fyvush appeared in the touring company of "Fiddler On The Roof" for 12 years. Initially he performed the role of the innkeeper, but ultimately assumed the lead role of Tevye. Fyvush is Yiddish for Phillip, a name he used in school. www.imdb.com/name/nm0277882/