Phil Fish (character)

Detective Phil Fish is a fictional NYPD detective in the TV series Barney Miller and later in the spin off series Fish. He was played by Abe Vigoda. Fish was an odd character for a television detective: aged, grumpy, and suffering from a variety of maladies for which he constantly needed medication. The most recurring malady was inflamed hemorrhoids, for which he would bring a donut cushion to his desk chair. The detectives' bathroom was as important to him as his desk.

Phil Fish (character)

Detective Phil Fish is a fictional NYPD detective in the TV series Barney Miller and later in the spin off series Fish. He was played by Abe Vigoda. Fish was an odd character for a television detective: aged, grumpy, and suffering from a variety of maladies for which he constantly needed medication. The most recurring malady was inflamed hemorrhoids, for which he would bring a donut cushion to his desk chair. The detectives' bathroom was as important to him as his desk.