Nehemiah Persoff
Age: N/A | From: Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate
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Movie Involvements: 60
TV Involvements: 64
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
Law & Order
(1990) David Steinmetz
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(1987) Toff
Columbo
(1971) Jesse Jerome
MacGyver
(1985) Sam Bolinski
Hunter
(1984) Harold Goodman
Hawaii Five-O
(1968) Allie Francis
L.A. Law
(1986) Rabbi Isadore Glickman
Mission: Impossible
(1966) Phillipe PeredaActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Self - Interviewee | |
| 2012 | Self | |
| 2001 | N/A | |
| 1999 | Papa Mousekewitz (voice) | |
| 1998 | Papa Mousekewitz (voice) | |
| 1994 | N/A | |
| 1991 | Papa Mousekewitz (voice) | |
| 1990 | David Steinmetz | |
| 1988 | Mitchell Traven | |
| Rabbi | ||
| 1987 | Toff | |
| N/A | ||
| 1986 | Papa Mousekewitz (voice) | |
| Rabbi Isadore Glickman | ||
| 1985 | Sam Bolinski | |
| 1984 | N/A | |
| Harold Goodman | ||
| 1983 | Rebbe Mendel | |
| N/A | ||
| 1982 | N/A | |
| Mr. Ellison | ||
| Dr. Fischer | ||
| 1980 | N/A | |
| Ashmed Amad | ||
| Prof. Leo Tedeschi | ||
| Josef Stalin | ||
| Conlaw | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1979 | Col. Schreiner | |
| N/A | ||
| Herod Antipas | ||
| Baron Von Steuben | ||
| 1978 | Malimar | |
| Abbot Petropolous | ||
| N/A | ||
| Eastern Alliance Leader | ||
| Charles Frohman | ||
| Earl Stone | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1977 | N/A | |
| Mort Logan | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1976 | Herr Hauser | |
| N/A | ||
| Rudenko | ||
| Anton | ||
| Charles Dietrich | ||
| Vinnie Laine | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1975 | Doctor Gubner | |
| Dr. Duchesnes | ||
| Professor Moreno | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Leon Barnard | ||
| Carl Simms | ||
| Yacov Berger | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1974 | Dr. Edward Klein | |
| Nick Fortis | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1973 | N/A | |
| Dr. Van Helsing | ||
| Dr. Van Helsing | ||
| 1972 | N/A | |
| Champagne Joe Carroll | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Artie Moreno | ||
| 1971 | N/A | |
| Jesse Jerome | ||
| Amadeo Montoya | ||
| Berisha | ||
| 1970 | Dr. Salazar | |
| N/A | ||
| Santillo | ||
| 1969 | Lieutenant Crawford | |
| Max Behrman | ||
| Mr. Byron | ||
| 1968 | Capt. Kramer | |
| Captain Malcione | ||
| Captain Malcione | ||
| August Best | ||
| N/A | ||
| Titus | ||
| Angelo Covelli | ||
| Harry Cardonus | ||
| Winkler | ||
| Leo Paoli | ||
| Cordell | ||
| Victor Palua | ||
| Allie Francis | ||
| Ambassador | ||
| Prof. Carl Melnicker | ||
| Pizzuco | ||
| 1967 | Lt. Dow Reeves | |
| N/A | ||
| Homero José | ||
| 1966 | Skoda | |
| N/A | ||
| Georgi | ||
| N/A | ||
| Phillipe Pereda | ||
| N/A | ||
| Prof. Anton Biraki | ||
| Chembe Kunji | ||
| 1965 | N/A | |
| Faustini | ||
| General Vicente Ruiz | ||
| El Carnicero | ||
| Shemiah | ||
| 1964 | Ben Sawyer | |
| N/A | ||
| Under Secretary Segura | ||
| 1963 | N/A | |
| Alverian | ||
| Henry Selkirk | ||
| Jason Flonder | ||
| Wilhelm Kasimer | ||
| Albert Indigo, 'Mr. I' | ||
| Capt. Van Ryn | ||
| 1962 | N/A | |
| 1961 | Graile | |
| Louis Morley | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Bruno Everard | ||
| 1960 | N/A | |
| 1959 | N/A | |
| Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik | ||
| Johnny Fortunato | ||
| Carl Lanser | ||
| Dan, Starret's Foreman | ||
| Benito Mussolini | ||
| Johnny Torrio | ||
| Don Panta | ||
| Little Bonaparte | ||
| Pablo | ||
| Pinelli | ||
| Domingo | ||
| Michob | ||
| 1958 | Barney Peters | |
| Max Evar | ||
| Carlos Ruldan | ||
| Dominic Venussi | ||
| Berco Romanu | ||
| Merritt Griffin | ||
| Vincente (The Powder Monkey) | ||
| 1957 | Albert Legros | |
| Camera | ||
| Leon | ||
| Sfc. Lewis | ||
| Police Officer | ||
| 1956 | Gene Conforti | |
| Kicks Johnson | ||
| Pablo | ||
| Leo | ||
| 1955 | N/A | |
| Ralph Collins | ||
| Jeff Jensen | ||
| Jack Pinto | ||
| Mr. Dano | ||
| Alex Skouras | ||
| Driscoll | ||
| Ben Rando | ||
| Alejo Etchahoun | ||
| D'Arnault-Olivier | ||
| 1954 | Artie Moreno | |
| Lieutenant Cal Nourse | ||
| Cab Driver (uncredited) | ||
| 1953 | Dr. Arnault / Oliver | |
| The Critic | ||
| 1951 | Dr. Duchesnes | |
| Jules Dreise | ||
| 1950 | N/A | |
| 1948 | Ed Kagan | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
