Name
Nehemiah Persoff
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1919-08-02
Deathday
2022-04-05 (103 years old)
Place of Birth
Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate
Biography
Nehemiah Persoff was an American film and television actor. Persoff emigrated with his family from Palestine to the United States in 1929. He began to take an interest in acting in the 1940s, and after serving in the Army during World War II, he began to pursue his acting career in the New York Theater. In 1947, he was accepted into the Actor's Studio and eventually began appearing in films.
His film credits include: On the Waterfront, Some Like It Hot, Al Capone, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Voyage of the Damned, The Comancheros, Yentl (portraying Barbra Streisand's character's father), Twins and the American Tail (animated-film series) (voiced, "Papa Mousekewitz").
Persoff appeared in such television series as, Five Fingers ("The Moment of Truth"), The Big Valley ("Legend of a General", Parts I & II, episode), The Twilight Zone ("Judgment Night" episode), Alfred Hitchcock Presents ("Heart of Gold" episode), The Untouchables, Naked City, The Legend of Jesse James, Gunsmoke, The Wild Wild West, Hawaii Five-O, Ellery Queen ("The Adventure of the Pharaoh's Curse" episode), Mission: Impossible (3 episodes), Adam-12 ("Vendetta" episode), Charlie's Angels, Hunter, Columbo, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Magnum, P.I., Law & Order and Chicago Hope.
In the mid-1980s, Persoff began to pursue painting, specializing in watercolour. This was at a time when health problems forced him to decrease his acting workload.
Known For
Some Like It Hot
(4,035 Votes)
8.077
In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state ...
Relase Date : 19 Mar, 1959
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The Harder They Fall
(161 Votes)
7.2
Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote...
Relase Date : 8 May, 1956
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On the Waterfront
(1,867 Votes)
7.849
A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expo...
Relase Date : 22 Jun, 1954
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The Last Temptation of Christ
(1,251 Votes)
7.227
Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into...
Relase Date : 28 May, 1988
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
(224 Votes)
6.411
From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Chri...
Relase Date : 9 Apr, 1965
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The Comancheros
(221 Votes)
6.658
Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with h...
Relase Date : 16 Dec, 1961
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 1959 Some Like It Hot as Little Bonaparte
- 1959 For Whom the Bell Tolls as Pablo
- 1968 The Treasure of San Bosco Reef as Captain Malcione
- 1983 Yentl as Rebbe Mendel
- 1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told as Shemiah
- 1991 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
- 1986 An American Tail as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
- 1961 The Comancheros as Graile
- 1998 An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
- 1956 The Wrong Man as Gene Conforti
- 1988 Twins as Mitchell Traven
- 1999 An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
- 1956 The Harder They Fall as Leo
- 1959 Al Capone as Johnny Torrio
- 1959 Day of the Outlaw as Dan, Starret's Foreman
- 1957 Men in War as Sgt. Lewis
- 1988 The Last Temptation of Christ as Rabbi
- 1968 The Power as Carl Melnicker
- 1968 Escape to Mindanao as Capt. Kramer
- 1959 Green Mansions as Don Panta
- 1975 Psychic Killer as Doctor Gubner
- 1977 Deadly Harvest as Mort Logan
- 1964 Fate Is the Hunter as Ben Sawyer
- 1970 The People Next Door as Dr. Salazar
- 1969 The Girl Who Knew Too Much as Lieutenant Crawford
- 1964 A Global Affair as Under Secretary Segura
- 1957 Street of Sinners as Leon
- 1956 The Wild Party as Kicks Johnson
- 1966 The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones as Skoda
- 1974 The Sex Symbol as Nick Fortis
- 1980 The Henderson Monster as Prof. Leo Tedeschi
- 1971 Mrs. Pollifax — Spy as Berisha
- 1961 The Big Show as Bruno Everard
- 1963 The Hook as Capt. Van Ryn
- 1959 Never Steal Anything Small as Pinelli
- 1954 On the Waterfront as Cab Driver (uncredited)
- 1968 Panic in the City as August Best
- 1957 The Death of Manolete as Camera
- 1957 This Angry Age as Albert Legros
- 1979 In Search of Historic Jesus as Herod Antipas
- 1978 The Making of a President
- 1958 The Badlanders as Vincente (The Powder Monkey)
- 1978 Killing Stone as Earl Stone
- 2001 4 Faces
- 2022 Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story as Self - Interviewee
- 1966 Too Many Thieves as Georgi
- 1967 The Money Jungle as Lt. Dow Reeves
- 1980 F.D.R.: The Last Year as Josef Stalin
- 1971 Red Sky at Morning as Amadeo Montoya
- 1972 Lapin 360
- 1976 Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident as Rudenko
- 1976 Voyage of the Damned as Herr Hauser
- 1974 The Stranger Within as Dr. Edward Klein
- 1979 A Cry for Justice as Dr. Burke
- 1978 Daniel in the Lions' Den as Malimar
- 1973 Dracula as Dr. Van Helsing
- 1968 The Day of the Owl as Pizzuco
- 1982 O'Hara's Wife as Dr. Fischer
- 1978 Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women as Charles Frohman
- 1978 A Double Life
- 2012 Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom as Self
- 1957 Mayerling as Police Officer
- 1975 Eric as Dr. Duchesnes
- 1970 Cutter's Trail as Santillo
- 1980 Turnover Smith as Ashmed Amad
- 1959 The Killers of Mussolini as Benito Mussolini
- 1972 Michael O'Hara the Fourth as Artie Moreno
- 1982 St. Helens as Mr. Ellison
- 1972 Lieutenant Schuster's Wife as Champagne Joe Carroll
- 1955 The Thief as D'Arnault-Olivier
- 1953 Marty as The Critic
- 1980 Magnum, P.I. ( 1 episode ) as Rabbi Asher Solomon
- 1971 Columbo ( 1 episode ) as Jesse Jerome
- 1963 Burke's Law ( 1 episode ) as Jason Flonder
- 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation ( 1 episode ) as Toff
- 1986 L.A. Law ( 1 episode ) as Rabbi Isadore Glickman
- 1974 Little House on the Prairie ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Olaf Lundstrom
- 1979 The Facts of Life ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Mr. Lucky ( 1 episode )
- 1969 Hawaii Five-O ( 1 episode ) as Harry Cardonus
- 1964 Gilligan's Island ( 1 episode )
- 1976 Quincy, M.E. ( 1 episode )
- 1960 Route 66 ( 2 episodes )
- 1984 Highway to Heaven ( 1 episode )
- 1972 The Streets of San Francisco ( 1 episode )
- 1969 Marcus Welby, M.D. ( 1 episode ) as Max Behrman
- 1975 Baretta ( 1 episode )
- 1958 Naked City ( 1 episode ) as Barney Peters
- 1968 Land of the Giants ( 1 episode ) as Titus
- 1976 Charlie's Angels ( 1 episode ) as Anton
- 1983 Scarecrow and Mrs. King ( 1 episode )
- 1982 Hotel ( 1 episode )
- 1985 MacGyver ( 1 episode ) as Sam Bolinski
- 1968 The Mod Squad ( 2 episodes )
- 1969 The Bill Cosby Show ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Byron
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Jack Pinto
- 1975 Wonder Woman ( 1 episode ) as Professor Moreno
- 1966 Mission: Impossible ( 1 episode ) as Igor Stravos
- 1968 Adam-12 ( 1 episode ) as Angelo Covelli
- 1984 Hunter ( 1 episode ) as Harold Goodman
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Duchesnes
- 1959 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as Carl Lanser
- 1994 Chicago Hope ( 1 episode ) as Rabbi Ben Taubler
- 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( 1 episode ) as Ralph Collins
- 1962 Sam Benedict ( 1 episode )
- 1961 Bus Stop ( 1 episode )
- 1978 Vega$ ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Domingo
- 1973 Police Story ( 1 episode )
- 1967 The High Chaparral ( 1 episode ) as Homero José
- 1971 The Chicago Teddy Bears ( 1 episode )
- 1972 Search ( 1 episode )
- 1970 McCloud ( 1 episode )
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1 episode ) as Jules Dreise
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre ( 1 episode )
- 1954 Climax! ( 1 episode ) as Lieutenant Cal Nourse
- 1965 The Big Valley ( 1 episode ) as General Vicente Ruiz
- 1950 Armstrong Circle Theatre ( 1 episode )
- 1978 The Word ( 4 episodes ) as Abbot Petropolous
- 1948 The Philco Television Playhouse ( 2 episodes ) as Ed Kagan
- 1966 Tarzan ( 1 episode ) as Chembe Kunji
- 1961 Ben Casey ( 1 episode )
- 1975 Ellery Queen ( 1 episode )
- 1963 Mr. Novak ( 1 episode ) as Henry Selkirk
- 1961 The New Breed ( 1 episode ) as Louis Morley
- 1955 Playwrights '56 ( 1 episode )
- 1965 Honey West ( 1 episode ) as Faustini
- 1961 The Wonderful World of Disney ( 3 episodes )
- 1965 The Legend of Jesse James ( 1 episode ) as El Carnicero
- 1966 Jericho ( 1 episode )
- 1987 J.J. Starbuck ( 1 episode )
- 1977 Logan's Run ( 1 episode ) as ASA
- 1976 The Bionic Woman ( 1 episode )
- 1953 The United States Steel Hour ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Arnault / Oliver
- 1958 Naked City ( 1 episode ) as Carlos Ruldan
- 1958 Naked City ( 1 episode ) as Max Evar
- 1958 Naked City ( 1 episode ) as Dominic Venussi
- 1958 Naked City ( 1 episode ) as Berco Romanu
- 1958 Naked City ( 1 episode ) as Merritt Griffin
- 1980 B.A.D. Cats ( 1 episode )
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Alverian
- 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney ( 2 episodes ) as Artie Moreno
- 1959 The Untouchables ( 2 episodes ) as Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Michob
- 1966 Mission: Impossible ( 1 episode ) as Phillipe Pereda
- 1973 Purple Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Van Helsing
- 1959 The Untouchables ( 1 episode ) as Johnny Fortunato
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Dano
- 1968 The Name of the Game ( 1 episode ) as Ambassador
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Alex Skouras
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Driscoll
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Ben Rando
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Alejo Etchahoun
- 1978 Battlestar Galactica ( 1 episode ) as Eastern Alliance Leader
- 1980 Condominium ( 2 episodes ) as Conlaw
- 1963 Burke's Law ( 1 episode ) as Albert Indigo, 'Mr. I'
- 1963 Burke's Law ( 1 episode ) as Wilhelm Kasimer
- 1976 Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II ( 1 episode ) as Charles Dietrich
- 1979 The French Atlantic Affair ( 3 episodes ) as Col. Schreiner
- 1974 The Six Million Dollar Man ( 2 episodes ) as Major Popov
- 1969 Hawaii Five-O ( 1 episode ) as Winkler
- 1969 Hawaii Five-O ( 1 episode ) as Leo Paoli
- 1969 Hawaii Five-O ( 1 episode ) as Cordell
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as David Steinmetz
- 1969 Hawaii Five-O ( 1 episode ) as Victor Palua
- 1969 Hawaii Five-O ( 2 episodes ) as Allie Francis
- 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( 1 episode ) as Jeff Jensen
- 1965 The Wild Wild West ( 1 episode ) as Major Hazard
- 1956 Playhouse 90 ( 2 episodes ) as Pablo
- 1966 Mission: Impossible ( 1 episode ) as Prince Iben Kostas
- 1977 Hunter ( 1 episode ) as Sheik Farakbi
- 1971 McMillan & Wife ( 1 episode ) as Clementa Habib
- 1968 The Mod Squad ( 1 episode ) as Nick Master
- 1968 The Treasure of San Bosco Reef ( 2 episodes ) as Captain Malcione
- 1967 Mannix ( 1 episode ) as Anton Wojeska
- 1975 Barney Miller ( 1 episode ) as Carl Simms
- 1976 McNaughton's Daughter ( 3 episodes ) as Vinnie Laine
- 1975 Barney Miller ( 2 episodes ) as Yacov Berger
- 1966 The Time Tunnel ( 1 episode ) as Prof. Anton Biraki
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Constantin Stavros
- 1968 It Takes a Thief ( 1 episode ) as Harry Lavender
- 1975 The Invisible Man ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Leon Barnard
- 1970 Dan August ( 1 episode ) as Leo Cussoni
- 1972 Cool Million ( 1 episode ) as Karinakis
- 1969 Love, American Style ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Stone
- 1977 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries ( 2 episodes ) as Vladimir
- 1958 Shirley Temple's Storybook ( 1 episode ) as Ali Baba
- 1965 The Wild Wild West ( 1 episode ) as Gen. Andreas Cassinello
- 1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ( 1 episode ) as Valandros
- 1956 Playhouse 90 ( 1 episode ) as Prisoners Father
- 1953 The Motorola Television Hour ( 1 episode )
- 1959 The Untouchables ( 1 episode ) as Waxey Gordon
- 1957 Wagon Train ( 1 episode ) as Tiburcio Mendez
- 1970 McCloud ( 1 episode ) as Perry Cicero
- 1979 The Rebels ( 2 episodes ) as Baron Von Steuben
- 2003 Angels in America ( 1 episode ) as Rabbi (uncredited)
- 1969 Marcus Welby, M.D. ( 1 episode ) as Nick Kolinski
- 1979 Supertrain ( 1 episode ) as Max
- 1959 Startime ( 1 episode ) as Prior Andry
- 1966 CBS Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Salazar
- 1989 Doogie Howser, M.D. ( 1 episode ) as Max Wernick
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Marcus Hoff
- 1978 Fantasy Island ( 1 episode ) as Horst Von Stern
