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Nehemiah Persoff
Born · August 2, 1919
Died · April 5, 2022 (102 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate
Bio
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.
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Self - Interviewee
10.0
2022
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
Self
6.8
2012
4 Faces
0.0
2001
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
6.4
1999
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
6.3
1998
Chicago Hope
(1 episode)
7.2
1994
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
6.3
1991
Law & Order
David Steinmetz · (1 episode)
7.4
1990
Twins
Mitchell Traven
6.0
1988
The Last Temptation of Christ
Rabbi
7.2
1988
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Toff · (1 episode)
8.4
1987
J.J. Starbuck
(1 episode)
5.0
1987
An American Tail
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
6.7
1986
L.A. Law
Rabbi Isadore Glickman · (1 episode)
7.1
1986
MacGyver
Sam Bolinski · (1 episode)
7.7
1985
Murder, She Wrote
Constantin Stavros · (1 episode)
7.5
1984
Highway to Heaven
(1 episode)
7.4
1984
Hunter
Harold Goodman · (1 episode)
7.2
1984
Yentl
Rebbe Mendel
6.7
1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
(1 episode)
6.3
1983
Hotel
(1 episode)
6.8
1982
O'Hara's Wife
Dr. Fischer
0.0
1982
St. Helens
Mr. Ellison
6.2
1982
Magnum, P.I.
(1 episode)
7.2
1980
Turnover Smith
Ashmed Amad
0.0
1980
The Henderson Monster
Prof. Leo Tedeschi
0.0
1980
F.D.R.: The Last Year
Josef Stalin
7.5
1980
Condominium
Conlaw · (2 episodes)
3.7
1980
B.A.D. Cats
(1 episode)
5.0
1980
The French Atlantic Affair
Col. Schreiner · (3 episodes)
7.0
1979
The Facts of Life
(1 episode)
7.0
1979
In Search of Historic Jesus
Herod Antipas
4.3
1979
A Cry For Justice
Dr. Burke
8.0
1979
The Rebels
Baron Von Steuben
0.0
1979
Daniel in the Lions' Den
Malimar
0.0
1978
The Word
Abbot Petropolous · (4 episodes)
5.0
1978
Vega$
(1 episode)
7.0
1978
Battlestar Galactica
Eastern Alliance Leader · (1 episode)
7.1
1978
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
Charles Frohman
5.0
1978
Killing Stone
Earl Stone
0.0
1978
A Double Life
0.0
1978
The Making of a President
0.0
1978
Logan's Run
(1 episode)
6.5
1977
Deadly Harvest
Mort Logan
4.3
1977
Hunter
Sheik Farakbi · (1 episode)
8.0
1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Vladimir · (2 episodes)
7.0
1977
Voyage of the Damned
Herr Hauser
5.9
1976
Quincy, M.E.
(1 episode)
7.5
1976
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
Rudenko
0.0
1976
Charlie's Angels
Anton · (1 episode)
6.7
1976
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Charles Dietrich · (1 episode)
8.6
1976
McNaughton's Daughter
Vinnie Laine · (3 episodes)
1.0
1976
The Bionic Woman
(1 episode)
7.0
1976
Psychic Killer
Doctor Gubner
5.2
1975
Eric
Dr. Duchesnes
0.0
1975
Wonder Woman
Professor Moreno · (1 episode)
7.0
1975
Ellery Queen
(1 episode)
7.4
1975
The Invisible Man
Dr. Leon Barnard · (1 episode)
6.1
1975
Barney Miller
Carl Simms · (1 episode)
7.2
1975
Barney Miller
Yacov Berger · (2 episodes)
7.2
1975
Baretta
(1 episode)
6.3
1975
The Stranger Within
Dr. Edward Klein
6.9
1974
The Sex Symbol
Nick Fortis
3.0
1974
Little House on the Prairie
(1 episode)
7.9
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
Major Popov · (2 episodes)
7.2
1974
Police Story
(1 episode)
6.9
1973
Purple Playhouse
Dr. Van Helsing · (1 episode)
0.0
1973
Dracula
Dr. Van Helsing
5.0
1973
Cool Million
Karinakis · (1 episode)
5.0
1972
Lieutenant Schuster's Wife
Champagne Joe Carroll
0.0
1972
Lapin 360
6.5
1972
The Streets of San Francisco
(1 episode)
7.0
1972
Search
(1 episode)
6.9
1972
Michael O'Hara the Fourth
Artie Moreno
6.0
1972
McMillan & Wife
Clementa Habib · (1 episode)
7.1
1971
The Chicago Teddy Bears
(1 episode)
5.5
1971
Columbo
Jesse Jerome · (1 episode)
8.1
1971
Red Sky at Morning
Amadeo Montoya
6.7
1971
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Berisha
6.1
1971
Dan August
Leo Cussoni · (1 episode)
6.8
1970
The People Next Door
Dr. Salazar
6.4
1970
McCloud
(2 episodes)
7.1
1970
Cutter's Trail
Santillo
7.5
1970
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Lieutenant Crawford
4.0
1969
Love, American Style
Mr. Stone · (1 episode)
6.0
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Max Behrman · (1 episode)
6.5
1969
The Bill Cosby Show
Mr. Byron · (1 episode)
5.2
1969
Escape to Mindanao
Capt. Kramer
0.0
1968
The Treasure of San Bosco Reef
Captain Malcione
0.0
1968
The Treasure of San Bosco Reef
Captain Malcione · (2 episodes)
0.0
1968
Panic in the City
August Best
5.2
1968
The Mod Squad
(2 episodes)
6.3
1968
The Mod Squad
Nick Master · (1 episode)
6.3
1968
Land of the Giants
Titus · (1 episode)
6.7
1968
Adam-12
Angelo Covelli · (1 episode)
7.1
1968
Hawaii Five-O
Harry Cardonus · (1 episode)
7.1
1968
The Name of the Game
Ambassador · (1 episode)
6.8
1968
Hawaii Five-O
Winkler · (1 episode)
7.1
1968
Hawaii Five-O
Leo Paoli · (1 episode)
7.1
1968
Hawaii Five-O
Cordell · (1 episode)
7.1
1968
Hawaii Five-O
Victor Palua · (1 episode)
7.1
1968
Hawaii Five-O
Allie Francis · (2 episodes)
7.1
1968
The Power
Prof. Carl Melnicker
6.2
1968
The Day of the Owl
Pizzuco
7.0
1968
It Takes a Thief
Harry Lavender · (1 episode)
7.0
1968
The Money Jungle
Lt. Dow Reeves
5.0
1967
Mannix
Anton Wojeska · (1 episode)
6.7
1967
The High Chaparral
Homero José · (1 episode)
6.5
1967
The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones
Skoda
6.0
1966
CBS Playhouse
(1 episode)
7.0
1966
Too Many Thieves
Georgi
4.5
1966
Mission: Impossible
Igor Stravos · (1 episode)
7.6
1966
Mission: Impossible
Phillipe Pereda · (1 episode)
7.6
1966
Mission: Impossible
Prince Iben Kostas · (1 episode)
7.6
1966
Jericho
(1 episode)
6.5
1966
The Time Tunnel
Prof. Anton Biraki · (1 episode)
7.6
1966
Tarzan
Chembe Kunji · (1 episode)
6.7
1966
Honey West
Faustini · (1 episode)
7.0
1965
The Wild Wild West
Major Hazard · (1 episode)
7.6
1965
The Wild Wild West
Gen. Andreas Cassinello · (1 episode)
7.6
1965
The Big Valley
General Vicente Ruiz · (1 episode)
6.1
1965
The Legend of Jesse James
El Carnicero · (1 episode)
4.8
1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Shemiah
6.4
1965
Fate Is the Hunter
Ben Sawyer
6.4
1964
Gilligan's Island
(1 episode)
7.4
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Valandros · (1 episode)
7.2
1964
A Global Affair
Under Secretary Segura
4.5
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(1 episode)
5.5
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Alverian · (1 episode)
5.5
1963
Mr. Novak
Henry Selkirk · (1 episode)
6.5
1963
Burke's Law
Jason Flonder · (1 episode)
6.0
1963
Burke's Law
Wilhelm Kasimer · (1 episode)
6.0
1963
Burke's Law
Albert Indigo, 'Mr. I' · (1 episode)
6.0
1963
The Hook
Capt. Van Ryn
5.8
1963
Sam Benedict
(1 episode)
6.0
1962
The Comancheros
Graile
6.7
1961
The New Breed
Louis Morley · (1 episode)
7.0
1961
Ben Casey
(1 episode)
5.6
1961
Bus Stop
(1 episode)
0.0
1961
The Wonderful World of Disney
(3 episodes)
8.0
1961
The Big Show
Bruno Everard
5.0
1961
Route 66
(2 episodes)
6.3
1960
Mr. Lucky
(1 episode)
6.4
1959
The Untouchables
Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik · (2 episodes)
7.9
1959
The Untouchables
Johnny Fortunato · (1 episode)
7.9
1959
The Twilight Zone
Carl Lanser · (1 episode)
8.4
1959
Day of the Outlaw
Dan, Starret's Foreman
6.8
1959
The Killers of Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
0.0
1959
Al Capone
Johnny Torrio
6.6
1959
Some Like It Hot
Little Bonaparte
8.1
1959
Green Mansions
Don Panta
5.9
1959
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Pablo
0.0
1959
Never Steal Anything Small
Pinelli
8.0
1959
Rawhide
Domingo · (1 episode)
7.2
1959
Rawhide
Michob · (1 episode)
7.2
1959
Naked City
Barney Peters · (1 episode)
5.5
1958
Naked City
Max Evar · (1 episode)
5.5
1958
Naked City
Carlos Ruldan · (1 episode)
5.5
1958
Naked City
Dominic Venussi · (1 episode)
5.5
1958
Naked City
Berco Romanu · (1 episode)
5.5
1958
Naked City
Merritt Griffin · (1 episode)
5.5
1958
The Badlanders
Vincente (The Powder Monkey)
6.2
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Ali Baba · (1 episode)
5.8
1958
This Angry Age
Albert Legros
5.9
1957
The Death of Manolete
Camera
0.0
1957
Street of Sinners
Leon
7.0
1957
Men in War
Sgt. Lewis
6.7
1957
Mayerling
Police Officer
5.5
1957
The Wrong Man
Gene Conforti
7.1
1956
The Wild Party
Kicks Johnson
5.8
1956
The Rag Jungle
Leonard Brill
0.0
1956
Playhouse 90
Pablo · (2 episodes)
7.5
1956
The Harder They Fall
Leo
7.1
1956
Playwrights '56
(1 episode)
6.0
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Ralph Collins · (1 episode)
7.7
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Jeff Jensen · (1 episode)
7.7
1955
Gunsmoke
Jack Pinto · (1 episode)
6.6
1955
Gunsmoke
Mr. Dano · (1 episode)
6.6
1955
Gunsmoke
Alex Skouras · (1 episode)
6.6
1955
Gunsmoke
Driscoll · (1 episode)
6.6
1955
Gunsmoke
Ben Rando · (1 episode)
6.6
1955
Gunsmoke
Alejo Etchahoun · (1 episode)
6.6
1955
The Thief
D'Arnault-Olivier
4.8
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
Artie Moreno · (2 episodes)
7.6
1954
Climax!
Lieutenant Cal Nourse · (1 episode)
3.0
1954
On the Waterfront
Cab Driver (uncredited)
7.9
1954
The United States Steel Hour
Dr. Arnault / Oliver · (1 episode)
5.8
1953
Marty
The Critic
8.0
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. Duchesnes · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Jules Dreise · (1 episode)
7.0
1951
Armstrong Circle Theatre
(1 episode)
3.0
1950
The Philco Television Playhouse
Ed Kagan · (2 episodes)
6.0
1948