He won his first of four Emmy awards in 1967 for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety for a Sid Caesar special and went on to win three consecutive Emmys in 1997 , 1998 , and 1999 for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role of Uncle Phil on `` Mad About You '' .
He won his first of four Emmy awards in 1967 for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety for a Sid Caesar special . He went on to win three Emmys in 1997 , 1998 , and 1999 for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role of Uncle Phil on `` Mad About You '' .