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Birthday: Aug 02, 1919
Place of Birth: Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Some Like It Hot Little Bonaparte 1959
For Whom the Bell Tolls Pablo 1959
The Treasure of San Bosco Reef Captain Malcione 1968
Yentl Rebbe Mendel 1983
The Greatest Story Ever Told Shemiah 1965
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West Papa Mousekewitz (voice) 1991
An American Tail Papa Mousekewitz (voice) 1986
The Comancheros Graile 1961
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island Papa Mousekewitz (voice) 1998
The Wrong Man Gene Conforti 1956
Twins Mitchell Traven 1988
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster Papa Mousekewitz (voice) 1999
The Harder They Fall Leo 1956
Al Capone Johnny Torrio 1959
Day of the Outlaw Dan, Starret's Foreman 1959
Men in War Sgt. Lewis 1957
The Last Temptation of Christ Rabbi 1988
The Power Prof. Carl Melnicker 1968
Escape to Mindanao Capt. Kramer 1968
Green Mansions Don Panta 1959
Psychic Killer Doctor Gubner 1975
Deadly Harvest Mort Logan 1977
Fate Is the Hunter Ben Sawyer 1964
The People Next Door Dr. Salazar 1970
The Girl Who Knew Too Much Lieutenant Crawford 1969
A Global Affair Under Secretary Segura 1964
Street of Sinners Leon 1957
The Wild Party Kicks Johnson 1956
The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones Skoda 1966
The Sex Symbol Nick Fortis 1974
The Henderson Monster Prof. Leo Tedeschi 1980
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy Berisha 1971
The Big Show Bruno Everard 1961
The Hook Capt. Van Ryn 1963
Never Steal Anything Small Pinelli 1959
On the Waterfront Cab Driver (uncredited) 1954
Panic in the City August Best 1968
The Death of Manolete Camera 1957
This Angry Age Albert Legros 1957
In Search of Historic Jesus Herod Antipas 1979
The Making of a President 1978
The Badlanders Vincente (The Powder Monkey) 1958
Killing Stone Earl Stone 1978
4 Faces 2001
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story Self - Interviewee 2022
Too Many Thieves Georgi 1966
The Money Jungle Lt. Dow Reeves 1967
F.D.R.: The Last Year Josef Stalin 1980
The Rebels Baron Von Steuben 1979
Red Sky at Morning Amadeo Montoya 1971
Lapin 360 1972
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident Rudenko 1976
The Rag Jungle Leonard Brill 1956
Voyage of the Damned Herr Hauser 1976
The Stranger Within Dr. Edward Klein 1974
A Cry For Justice Dr. Burke 1979
Daniel in the Lions' Den Malimar 1978
Dracula Dr. Van Helsing 1973
The Day of the Owl Pizzuco 1968
O'Hara's Wife Dr. Fischer 1982
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women Charles Frohman 1978
A Double Life 1978
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom Self 2012
Mayerling Police Officer 1957
Eric Dr. Duchesnes 1975
Cutter's Trail Santillo 1970
Turnover Smith Ashmed Amad 1980
The Killers of Mussolini Benito Mussolini 1959
Michael O'Hara the Fourth Artie Moreno 1972
St. Helens Mr. Ellison 1982
Lieutenant Schuster's Wife Champagne Joe Carroll 1972
The Thief D'Arnault-Olivier 1955
Marty The Critic 1953
Series Cast Year
Magnum, P.I. 1980
Columbo Jesse Jerome 1971
Burke's Law Jason Flonder 1963
Star Trek: The Next Generation Toff 1987
L.A. Law Rabbi Isadore Glickman 1986
Little House on the Prairie 1974
The Facts of Life 1979
Mr. Lucky 1959
Hawaii Five-O Harry Cardonus 1968
Gilligan's Island 1964
Quincy, M.E. 1976
Route 66 1960
Highway to Heaven 1984
The Streets of San Francisco 1972
Marcus Welby, M.D. Max Behrman 1969
Baretta 1975
Naked City Barney Peters 1958
Land of the Giants Titus 1968
Charlie's Angels Anton 1976
Scarecrow and Mrs. King 1983
Hotel 1982
MacGyver Sam Bolinski 1985
The Mod Squad 1968
The Bill Cosby Show Mr. Byron 1969
Gunsmoke Jack Pinto 1955
Wonder Woman Professor Moreno 1975
Mission: Impossible Igor Stravos 1966
Adam-12 Angelo Covelli 1968
Hunter Harold Goodman 1984
Hallmark Hall of Fame Dr. Duchesnes 1951
The Twilight Zone Carl Lanser 1959
Chicago Hope 1994
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Ralph Collins 1955
Sam Benedict 1962
Bus Stop 1961
The Wild Wild West 1965
Rawhide Domingo 1959
Vega$ 1978
Police Story 1973
The High Chaparral Homero José 1967
The Chicago Teddy Bears 1971
Search 1972
McCloud 1970
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Jules Dreise 1951
Climax! Lieutenant Cal Nourse 1954
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 1963
The Big Valley General Vicente Ruiz 1965
Armstrong Circle Theatre 1950
The Word Abbot Petropolous 1978
Tarzan Chembe Kunji 1966
The Philco Television Playhouse Ed Kagan 1948
Ben Casey 1961
Ellery Queen 1975
Mr. Novak Henry Selkirk 1963
The New Breed Louis Morley 1961
CBS Playhouse 1966
Playwrights '56 1955
Honey West Faustini 1965
The Wonderful World of Disney 1961
The Legend of Jesse James El Carnicero 1965
Jericho 1966
J.J. Starbuck 1987
Logan's Run 1977
The Bionic Woman 1976
The United States Steel Hour Dr. Arnault / Oliver 1953
Naked City Max Evar 1958
Naked City Carlos Ruldan 1958
Naked City Dominic Venussi 1958
Naked City Berco Romanu 1958
Naked City Merritt Griffin 1958
B.A.D. Cats 1980
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Alverian 1963
The Wonderful World of Disney Artie Moreno 1954
The Untouchables Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik 1959
Rawhide Michob 1959
Mission: Impossible Phillipe Pereda 1966
Purple Playhouse Dr. Van Helsing 1973
The Untouchables Johnny Fortunato 1959
Gunsmoke Mr. Dano 1955
The Name of the Game Ambassador 1968
Gunsmoke Alex Skouras 1955
Gunsmoke Driscoll 1955
Gunsmoke Ben Rando 1955
Gunsmoke Alejo Etchahoun 1955
Battlestar Galactica Eastern Alliance Leader 1978
Condominium Conlaw 1980
Burke's Law Wilhelm Kasimer 1963
Burke's Law Albert Indigo, 'Mr. I' 1963
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II Charles Dietrich 1976
The French Atlantic Affair Col. Schreiner 1979
The Six Million Dollar Man Major Popov 1974
Hawaii Five-O Winkler 1968
Hawaii Five-O Leo Paoli 1968
Law & Order David Steinmetz 1990
Hawaii Five-O Cordell 1968
Hawaii Five-O Victor Palua 1968
Hawaii Five-O Allie Francis 1968
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Jeff Jensen 1955
The Wild Wild West Major Hazard 1965
Playhouse 90 Pablo 1956
Mission: Impossible Prince Iben Kostas 1966
Hunter Sheik Farakbi 1977
McMillan & Wife Clementa Habib 1971
The Mod Squad Nick Master 1968
The Treasure of San Bosco Reef Captain Malcione 1968
Mannix Anton Wojeska 1967
Barney Miller Carl Simms 1975
McNaughton's Daughter Vinnie Laine 1976
Barney Miller Yacov Berger 1975
The Time Tunnel Prof. Anton Biraki 1966
Murder, She Wrote Constantin Stavros 1984
It Takes a Thief Harry Lavender 1968
The Invisible Man Dr. Leon Barnard 1975
Dan August Leo Cussoni 1970
Cool Million Karinakis 1972
Love, American Style Mr. Stone 1969
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Vladimir 1977
Shirley Temple's Storybook Ali Baba 1958
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