Nehemiah Persoff

Nehemiah Persoff

Nehemiah Persoff (born August 2, 1919) was a former American film and television character actor. He was born in Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate. Born in what is now part of Israel, Persoff emigrated with his family 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nehemiah Persoff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate
    Birthday
    8/2/1919
Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
8.1
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls
0
The Treasure of San Bosco Reef
The Treasure of San Bosco Reef
0
Yentl
Yentl
6.6
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.4
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
6.3
An American Tail
An American Tail
6.7
The Comancheros
The Comancheros
6.7
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
6.3
The Wrong Man
The Wrong Man
7.1
Twins
Twins
6
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
6.4
The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall
7.1
Al Capone
Al Capone
6.6
Day of the Outlaw
Day of the Outlaw
6.8
Men in War
Men in War
6.8
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ
7.2
The Power
The Power
6.4
Escape to Mindanao
Escape to Mindanao
0
Green Mansions
Green Mansions
5.6
Psychic Killer
Psychic Killer
5.2
Deadly Harvest
Deadly Harvest
4.3
Fate Is the Hunter
Fate Is the Hunter
6.4
The People Next Door
The People Next Door
6.3
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
4
A Global Affair
A Global Affair
4.5
Street of Sinners
Street of Sinners
7
The Wild Party
The Wild Party
5.8
The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones
The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones
6
The Sex Symbol
The Sex Symbol
3
The Henderson Monster
The Henderson Monster
0
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
6.1
The Big Show
The Big Show
5
The Hook
The Hook
5.8
Never Steal Anything Small
Never Steal Anything Small
8
On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront
7.9
Panic in the City
Panic in the City
5.2
The Death of Manolete
The Death of Manolete
0
This Angry Age
This Angry Age
5.9
In Search of Historic Jesus
4.3
The Making of a President
The Making of a President
0
The Badlanders
The Badlanders
6.2
Killing Stone
Killing Stone
0
4 Faces
0
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
10
Too Many Thieves
Too Many Thieves
4.5
The Money Jungle
The Money Jungle
5
F.D.R.: The Last Year
F.D.R.: The Last Year
7.5
The Rebels
The Rebels
0
Red Sky at Morning
Red Sky at Morning
6.7
Lapin 360
Lapin 360
6.5
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
0
The Rag Jungle
The Rag Jungle
0
Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned
6
The Stranger Within
The Stranger Within
6.9
A Cry For Justice
A Cry For Justice
8
Daniel in the Lions' Den
Daniel in the Lions' Den
0
Dracula
5
The Day of the Owl
The Day of the Owl
7
O'Hara's Wife
O'Hara's Wife
0
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
5
A Double Life
A Double Life
0
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
6.8
Mayerling
Mayerling
5.5
Eric
Eric
0
Cutter's Trail
Cutter's Trail
7.5
Turnover Smith
Turnover Smith
0
The Killers of Mussolini
The Killers of Mussolini
0
Michael O'Hara the Fourth
Michael O'Hara the Fourth
6
St. Helens
St. Helens
6.2
Lieutenant Schuster's Wife
Lieutenant Schuster's Wife
0
The Thief
The Thief
4.8
Marty
Marty
8
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