Nehemiah Persoff

Nehemiah Persoff

Actor Aug 2 (died age 102) Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate 1948–2022 (74 year career)

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Biography

Nehemiah Persoff (August 2, 1919 – April 5, 2022) was an American film and television 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 …

Known For

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

Little Bonaparte

On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront

Cab Driver (uncredited)

The Last Temptation of Christ

The Last Temptation of Christ

Rabbi

An American Tail

An American Tail

Papa Mousekewitz (voice)

Twins

Twins

Mitchell Traven

The Wrong Man

The Wrong Man

Gene Conforti

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

Papa Mousekewitz (voice)

Yentl

Yentl

Rebbe Mendel

Filmography

Acting (169)

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Movies (72)

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

as Self - Interviewee

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

as Self

4 Faces

An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster

An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster

as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)

An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island

An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island

as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)

Twins

Twins

as Mitchell Traven

The Last Temptation of Christ

The Last Temptation of Christ

as Rabbi

An American Tail

An American Tail

as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)

Yentl

Yentl

as Rebbe Mendel

St. Helens

St. Helens

as Mr. Ellison

O'Hara's Wife

O'Hara's Wife

as Dr. Fischer

Turnover Smith

Turnover Smith

as Ashmed Amad

The Henderson Monster

The Henderson Monster

as Prof. Leo Tedeschi

F.D.R.: The Last Year

F.D.R.: The Last Year

as Josef Stalin

The Rebels

The Rebels

as Baron Von Steuben

In Search of Historic Jesus

In Search of Historic Jesus

as Herod Antipas

A Cry For Justice

A Cry For Justice

as Dr. Burke

Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

as Charles Frohman

Daniel in the Lions' Den

Daniel in the Lions' Den

as Malimar

A Double Life

A Double Life

The Making of a President

The Making of a President

Killing Stone

Killing Stone

as Earl Stone

Deadly Harvest

Deadly Harvest

as Mort Logan

Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned

as Herr Hauser

Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident

Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident

as Rudenko

Psychic Killer

Psychic Killer

as Doctor Gubner

Eric

Eric

as Dr. Duchesnes

The Stranger Within

The Stranger Within

as Dr. Edward Klein

The Sex Symbol

The Sex Symbol

as Nick Fortis

Dracula

as Dr. Van Helsing

Lieutenant Schuster's Wife

Lieutenant Schuster's Wife

as Champagne Joe Carroll

Michael O'Hara the Fourth

Michael O'Hara the Fourth

as Artie Moreno

Lapin 360

Lapin 360

Red Sky at Morning

Red Sky at Morning

as Amadeo Montoya

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

as Berisha

The People Next Door

The People Next Door

as Dr. Salazar

Cutter's Trail

Cutter's Trail

as Santillo

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

as Lieutenant Crawford

The Treasure of San Bosco Reef

The Treasure of San Bosco Reef

as Captain Malcione

The Day of the Owl

The Day of the Owl

as Pizzuco

The Power

The Power

as Prof. Carl Melnicker

Escape to Mindanao

Escape to Mindanao

as Capt. Kramer

Panic in the City

Panic in the City

as August Best

The Money Jungle

The Money Jungle

as Lt. Dow Reeves

The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones

The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones

as Skoda

Too Many Thieves

Too Many Thieves

as Georgi

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

as Shemiah

Fate Is the Hunter

Fate Is the Hunter

as Ben Sawyer

A Global Affair

A Global Affair

as Under Secretary Segura

The Hook

The Hook

as Capt. Van Ryn

The Comancheros

The Comancheros

as Graile

The Big Show

The Big Show

as Bruno Everard

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

as Little Bonaparte

For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

as Pablo

Green Mansions

Green Mansions

as Don Panta

Day of the Outlaw

Day of the Outlaw

as Dan, Starret's Foreman

Never Steal Anything Small

Never Steal Anything Small

as Pinelli

Al Capone

Al Capone

as Johnny Torrio

The Killers of Mussolini

The Killers of Mussolini

as Benito Mussolini

The Badlanders

The Badlanders

as Vincente (The Powder Monkey)

Street of Sinners

Street of Sinners

as Leon

Men in War

Men in War

as Sgt. Lewis

Mayerling

Mayerling

as Police Officer

This Angry Age

This Angry Age

as Albert Legros

The Death of Manolete

The Death of Manolete

as Camera

The Wrong Man

The Wrong Man

as Gene Conforti

The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall

as Leo

The Wild Party

The Wild Party

as Kicks Johnson

The Thief

The Thief

as D'Arnault-Olivier

On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Marty

Marty

as The Critic

Television (97)

Angels in America

Angels in America

as Rabbi (uncredited)

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

as Rabbi Ben Taubler

Law & Order

Law & Order

as David Steinmetz

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Toff

J.J. Starbuck

J.J. Starbuck

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as Rabbi Isadore Glickman

MacGyver

MacGyver

as Sam Bolinski

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as Constantin Stavros

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

Hunter

Hunter

as Harold Goodman

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Hotel

Hotel

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as Rabbi Asher Solomon

B.A.D. Cats

B.A.D. Cats

Condominium

Condominium

as Conlaw

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

The French Atlantic Affair

The French Atlantic Affair

as Col. Schreiner

The Rebels

The Rebels

as Baron Von Steuben

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

as Eastern Alliance Leader

Vega$

Vega$

The Word

The Word

as Abbot Petropolous

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

as Vladimir

Hunter

Hunter

as Sheik Farakbi

Logan's Run

Logan's Run

as ASA

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

as Anton

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

as Charles Dietrich

McNaughton's Daughter

McNaughton's Daughter

as Vinnie Laine

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

as Carl Simms

Baretta

Baretta

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

as Professor Moreno

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

as Dr. Leon Barnard

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Major Popov

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

Police Story

Police Story

Purple Playhouse

Purple Playhouse

as Dr. Van Helsing

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

Search

Cool Million

Cool Million

as Karinakis

Columbo

Columbo

as Jesse Jerome

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

as Clementa Habib

The Chicago Teddy Bears

McCloud

McCloud

as Perry Cicero

Dan August

Dan August

as Leo Cussoni

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as Mr. Stone

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Max Behrman

The Bill Cosby Show

The Bill Cosby Show

as Mr. Byron

Adam-12

Adam-12

as Angelo Covelli

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as Harry Cardonus

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as Ambassador

It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief

as Harry Lavender

Land of the Giants

Land of the Giants

as Titus

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

The Treasure of San Bosco Reef

The Treasure of San Bosco Reef

as Captain Malcione

Mannix

Mannix

as Anton Wojeska

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

as Homero José

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as Prince Iben Kostas

The Time Tunnel

The Time Tunnel

as Prof. Anton Biraki

CBS Playhouse

Tarzan

Tarzan

as Chembe Kunji

Jericho

Jericho

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as General Vicente Ruiz

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

as Gen. Andreas Cassinello

The Legend of Jesse James

The Legend of Jesse James

as El Carnicero

Honey West

Honey West

as Faustini

Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Valandros

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as Jason Flonder

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

as Henry Selkirk

Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

The New Breed

The New Breed

as Louis Morley

Bus Stop

Bus Stop

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

Route 66

Route 66

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as Carl Lanser

Rawhide

Rawhide

as Domingo

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

as Johnny Fortunato

Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky

Shirley Temple's Storybook

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Ali Baba

Naked City

Naked City

as Barney Peters

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as Tiburcio Mendez

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

as Pablo

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Ralph Collins

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as Jack Pinto

Playwrights '56

Climax!

Climax!

as Lieutenant Cal Nourse

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Artie Moreno

The United States Steel Hour

The United States Steel Hour

as Dr. Arnault / Oliver

The Motorola Television Hour

The Motorola Television Hour

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Dr. Duchesnes

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Jules Dreise

Armstrong Circle Theatre

Armstrong Circle Theatre

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Ed Kagan