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Nehemiah Persoff
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 2, 1919
Day of Death
April 5, 2022
Age at Death
102 years old
Place of Birth
Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate
Popularity Score
1.3
Filmography
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Self - Interviewee
2022Movie
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
Self
2012Movie
Angels in America
Rabbi (uncredited)
2003TV
4 Faces
2001Movie
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
1999Movie
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
1998Movie
Chicago Hope
Rabbi Ben Taubler
1994TV
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
1991Movie
Law & Order
David Steinmetz
1990TV
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Max Wernick
1989TV
Twins
Mitchell Traven
1988Movie
The Last Temptation of Christ
Rabbi
1988Movie
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Toff
1987TV
J.J. Starbuck
1987TV
An American Tail
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
1986Movie
L.A. Law
Rabbi Isadore Glickman
1986TV
MacGyver
Sam Bolinski
1985TV
Highway to Heaven
1984TV
Hunter
Harold Goodman
1984TV
Murder, She Wrote
Constantin Stavros
1984TV
Yentl
Rebbe Mendel
1983Movie
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983TV
O'Hara's Wife
Dr. Fischer
1982Movie
St. Helens
Mr. Ellison
1982Movie
Hotel
1982TV
American Playhouse
Marcus Hoff
1982TV
The Henderson Monster
Prof. Leo Tedeschi
1980Movie
F.D.R.: The Last Year
Josef Stalin
1980Movie
Turnover Smith
Ashmed Amad
1980Movie
Magnum, P.I.
Rabbi Asher Solomon
1980TV
B.A.D. Cats
1980TV
Condominium
Conlaw
1980TV
In Search of Historic Jesus
Herod Antipas
1979Movie
A Cry for Justice
Dr. Burke
1979Movie
The Facts of Life
1979TV
The French Atlantic Affair
Col. Schreiner
1979TV
The Rebels
Baron Von Steuben
1979TV
Supertrain
Max
1979TV
The Making of a President
1978Movie
Killing Stone
Earl Stone
1978Movie
Daniel in the Lions' Den
Malimar
1978Movie
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
Charles Frohman
1978Movie
A Double Life
1978Movie
Vega$
1978TV
The Word
Abbot Petropolous
1978TV
Battlestar Galactica
Eastern Alliance Leader
1978TV
Fantasy Island
Horst Von Stern
1978TV
Deadly Harvest
Mort Logan
1977Movie
Logan's Run
ASA
1977TV
Hunter
Sheik Farakbi
1977TV
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Vladimir
1977TV
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
Rudenko
1976Movie
Voyage of the Damned
Herr Hauser
1976Movie
Quincy, M.E.
1976TV
Charlie's Angels
Anton
1976TV
The Bionic Woman
1976TV
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Charles Dietrich
1976TV
McNaughton's Daughter
Vinnie Laine
1976TV
Psychic Killer
Doctor Gubner
1975Movie
Eric
Dr. Duchesnes
1975Movie
Baretta
1975TV
Wonder Woman
Professor Moreno
1975TV
Ellery Queen
1975TV
Barney Miller
Carl Simms
1975TV
The Invisible Man
Dr. Leon Barnard
1975TV
The Sex Symbol
Nick Fortis
1974Movie
The Stranger Within
Dr. Edward Klein
1974Movie
Little House on the Prairie
Mr. Olaf Lundstrom
1974TV
The Six Million Dollar Man
Major Popov
1974TV
Dracula
Dr. Van Helsing
1973Movie
Police Story
1973TV
Purple Playhouse
Dr. Van Helsing
1973TV
Lapin 360
1972Movie
Michael O'Hara the Fourth
Artie Moreno
1972Movie
Lieutenant Schuster's Wife
Champagne Joe Carroll
1972Movie
The Streets of San Francisco
1972TV
Search
1972TV
Cool Million
Karinakis
1972TV
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Berisha
1971Movie
Red Sky at Morning
Amadeo Montoya
1971Movie
Columbo
Jesse Jerome
1971TV
The Chicago Teddy Bears
1971TV
McMillan & Wife
Clementa Habib
1971TV
The People Next Door
Dr. Salazar
1970Movie
Cutter's Trail
Santillo
1970Movie
McCloud
1970TV
Dan August
Leo Cussoni
1970TV
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Lieutenant Crawford
1969Movie
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Max Behrman
1969TV
The Bill Cosby Show
Mr. Byron
1969TV
Love, American Style
Mr. Stone
1969TV
The Treasure of San Bosco Reef
Captain Malcione
1968Movie
The Power
Carl Melnicker
1968Movie
Escape to Mindanao
Capt. Kramer
1968Movie
Panic in the City
August Best
1968Movie
The Day of the Owl
Pizzuco
1968Movie
Hawaii Five-O
Harry Cardonus
1968TV
Land of the Giants
Titus
1968TV
The Mod Squad
1968TV
Adam-12
Angelo Covelli
1968TV
The Name of the Game
Ambassador
1968TV
The Treasure of San Bosco Reef
Captain Malcione
1968TV
It Takes a Thief
Harry Lavender
1968TV
The Money Jungle
Lt. Dow Reeves
1967Movie
The High Chaparral
Homero José
1967TV
Mannix
Anton Wojeska
1967TV
The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones
Skoda
1966Movie
Too Many Thieves
Georgi
1966Movie
Mission: Impossible
Igor Stravos
1966TV
Tarzan
Chembe Kunji
1966TV
Jericho
1966TV
The Time Tunnel
Prof. Anton Biraki
1966TV
CBS Playhouse
Dr. Salazar
1966TV
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Shemiah
1965Movie
The Big Valley
General Vicente Ruiz
1965TV
Honey West
Faustini
1965TV
The Legend of Jesse James
El Carnicero
1965TV
The Wild Wild West
Major Hazard
1965TV
Fate Is the Hunter
Ben Sawyer
1964Movie
A Global Affair
Under Secretary Segura
1964Movie
Gilligan's Island
1964TV
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Valandros
1964TV
The Hook
Capt. Van Ryn
1963Movie
Burke's Law
Jason Flonder
1963TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963TV
Mr. Novak
Henry Selkirk
1963TV
Sam Benedict
1962TV
The Comancheros
Graile
1961Movie
The Big Show
Bruno Everard
1961Movie
Bus Stop
1961TV
Ben Casey
1961TV
The New Breed
Louis Morley
1961TV
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961TV
Route 66
1960TV
Some Like It Hot
Little Bonaparte
1959Movie
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Pablo
1959Movie
Al Capone
Johnny Torrio
1959Movie
Day of the Outlaw
Dan, Starret's Foreman
1959Movie
Green Mansions
Don Panta
1959Movie
Never Steal Anything Small
Pinelli
1959Movie
The Killers of Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
1959Movie
Mr. Lucky
1959TV
The Twilight Zone
Carl Lanser
1959TV
Rawhide
Domingo
1959TV
The Untouchables
Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
1959TV
Startime
Prior Andry
1959TV
The Badlanders
Vincente (The Powder Monkey)
1958Movie
Naked City
Barney Peters
1958TV
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Ali Baba
1958TV
Men in War
Sgt. Lewis
1957Movie
Street of Sinners
Leon
1957Movie
The Death of Manolete
Camera
1957Movie
This Angry Age
Albert Legros
1957Movie
Mayerling
Police Officer
1957Movie
Wagon Train
Tiburcio Mendez
1957TV
The Wrong Man
Gene Conforti
1956Movie
The Harder They Fall
Leo
1956Movie
The Wild Party
Kicks Johnson
1956Movie
Playhouse 90
Pablo
1956TV
The Thief
D'Arnault-Olivier
1955Movie
Gunsmoke
Jack Pinto
1955TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Ralph Collins
1955TV
Playwrights '56
1955TV
On the Waterfront
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1954Movie
Climax!
Lieutenant Cal Nourse
1954TV
The Wonderful World of Disney
Artie Moreno
1954TV
Marty
The Critic
1953Movie
The United States Steel Hour
Dr. Arnault / Oliver
1953TV
The Motorola Television Hour
1953TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. Duchesnes
1951TV
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Jules Dreise
1951TV
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950TV
The Philco Television Playhouse
Ed Kagan
1948TV