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.
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Filmography
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TV Shows 91
Movies 71
self 2
Voice 1
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story (2022)
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom (2012)
4 Faces (2001)
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster (1999)
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (1998)
Chicago Hope (1994)
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
Law & Order (1990)
Twins (1988)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
J.J. Starbuck (1987)
An American Tail (1986)
L.A. Law (1986)
MacGyver (1985)
Highway to Heaven (1984)
Hunter (1984)
Yentl (1983)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
Hotel (1982)
St. Helens (1982)
O'Hara's Wife (1982)
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Turnover Smith (1980)
The Henderson Monster (1980)
F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980)
Condominium (1980)
B.A.D. Cats (1980)
The French Atlantic Affair (1979)
The Facts of Life (1979)
In Search of Historic Jesus (1979)
The Rebels (1979)
Daniel in the Lions' Den (1978)
The Word (1978)
Vega$ (1978)
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women (1978)
Killing Stone (1978)
A Double Life (1978)
The Making of a President (1978)
Logan's Run (1977)
Deadly Harvest (1977)
Hunter (1977)
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976)
Charlie's Angels (1976)
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976)
McNaughton's Daughter (1976)
The Bionic Woman (1976)
Psychic Killer (1975)
Eric (1975)
Wonder Woman (1975)
Ellery Queen (1975)
The Invisible Man (1975)
Barney Miller (1975)
Baretta (1975)
The Stranger Within (1974)
The Sex Symbol (1974)
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
Police Story (1973)
Purple Playhouse (1973)
Dracula (1973)
Cool Million (1972)
Lieutenant Schuster's Wife (1972)
Lapin 360 (1972)
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
Search (1972)
Michael O'Hara the Fourth (1972)
The Chicago Teddy Bears (1971)
Columbo (1971)
Red Sky at Morning (1971)
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy (1971)
The People Next Door (1970)
McCloud (1970)
Cutter's Trail (1970)
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1969)
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
The Bill Cosby Show (1969)
Escape to Mindanao (1968)
The Treasure of San Bosco Reef (1968)
The Treasure of San Bosco Reef (1968)
Panic in the City (1968)
The Mod Squad (1968)
Land of the Giants (1968)
Adam-12 (1968)
The Name of the Game (1968)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
The Power (1968)
The Day of the Owl (1968)
The Money Jungle (1967)
Mannix (1967)
The High Chaparral (1967)
The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones (1966)
CBS Playhouse (1966)
Too Many Thieves (1966)
Mission: Impossible (1966)
Jericho (1966)
The Time Tunnel (1966)
Tarzan (1966)
Honey West (1965)
The Wild Wild West (1965)
The Big Valley (1965)
The Legend of Jesse James (1965)
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Fate Is the Hunter (1964)
Gilligan's Island (1964)
A Global Affair (1964)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Mr. Novak (1963)
Burke's Law (1963)
The Hook (1963)
Sam Benedict (1962)
The Comancheros (1961)
The New Breed (1961)
Ben Casey (1961)
Bus Stop (1961)
The Wonderful World of Disney (1961)
The Big Show (1961)
Route 66 (1960)
The Witness (1960)
Mr. Lucky (1959)
The Untouchables (1959)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
Day of the Outlaw (1959)
The Killers of Mussolini (1959)
Al Capone (1959)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Green Mansions (1959)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1959)
Never Steal Anything Small (1959)
Rawhide (1959)
Naked City (1958)
The Badlanders (1958)
This Angry Age (1957)
The Death of Manolete (1957)
Street of Sinners (1957)
Men in War (1957)
Mayerling (1957)
The Wrong Man (1956)
The Wild Party (1956)
Playhouse 90 (1956)
The Harder They Fall (1956)
Playwrights '56 (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
Appointment with Adventure (1955)
The Thief (1955)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)
Producers' Showcase (1954)
Climax! (1954)
On the Waterfront (1954)
The United States Steel Hour (1953)
Marty (1953)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
Corwin
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GenderMale
Birthday1919-08-02
Deathday2022-04-05 (102 years old)
Birth PlaceJerusalem, Israel
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesCambria, United States of America
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