Person Details

Birthday: 1919-08-02 22:39:19

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

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nehemiah Persoff (born August 2, 1919) is 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. Now retired from acting, he is devoted full-time to his painting. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nehemiah Persoff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Law & Order
Average
7

Law & Order

(1990) David Steinmetz
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Average
8
Columbo
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8

Columbo

(1971) Jesse Jerome
MacGyver
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8

MacGyver

(1985) Sam Bolinski
Hunter
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7

Hunter

(1984) Harold Goodman
Hawaii Five-O
Average
7

Hawaii Five-O

(1968) Allie Francis
L.A. Law
Average
7

L.A. Law

(1986) Rabbi Isadore Glickman
Mission: Impossible
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8

Mission: Impossible

(1966) Phillipe Pereda

Acting

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

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