Fyvush Finkel was a fifty-year veteran of Yiddish theater who became a regular on the acclaimed CBS dramatic series Picket Fences in the early 90s. In 1965, he had a small part in the national touring company of Fiddler on the Roof, eventually making his Broadway debut in the role of Tevye the milkman in 1970 in the long-running Broadway company. Nearly 20 years later, Finkel's work in the NYSF production of a Yiddish classic Crown Cafe (1989) earned him an OBIE Award. Since then, he's appeared in various films and TV shows, as well as numerous cabaret stages.