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Nehemiah Persoff‌

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Birthday

calendar1919-08-02

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Nehemiah Persoff

Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate

Nehemiah Persoff

Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1919-08-02

Popularity

star10.3

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.

Movie Credits

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot‌
star8.1
calendar 1959

For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls‌
star0.0
calendar 1959

The Treasure of San Bosco Reef

The Treasure of San Bosco Reef‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

Yentl

Yentl‌
star6.6
calendar 1983

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told‌
star6.4
calendar 1965

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West‌
star6.3
calendar 1991

An American Tail

An American Tail‌
star6.7
calendar 1986

The Comancheros

The Comancheros‌
star6.7
calendar 1961

An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island

An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island‌
star6.3
calendar 1998

The Wrong Man

The Wrong Man‌
star7.1
calendar 1956

Twins

Twins‌
star6.0
calendar 1988

An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster

An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster‌
star6.4
calendar 1999

The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall‌
star7.1
calendar 1956

Al Capone

Al Capone‌
star6.6
calendar 1959

Day of the Outlaw

Day of the Outlaw‌
star6.8
calendar 1959

Men in War

Men in War‌
star6.8
calendar 1957

The Last Temptation of Christ

The Last Temptation of Christ‌
star7.2
calendar 1988

The Power

The Power‌
star6.4
calendar 1968

Escape to Mindanao

Escape to Mindanao‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

Green Mansions

Green Mansions‌
star5.6
calendar 1959

Psychic Killer

Psychic Killer‌
star5.2
calendar 1975

Deadly Harvest

Deadly Harvest‌
star4.3
calendar 1977

Fate Is the Hunter

Fate Is the Hunter‌
star6.4
calendar 1964

The People Next Door

The People Next Door‌
star6.3
calendar 1970

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

The Girl Who Knew Too Much‌
star4.0
calendar 1969

A Global Affair

A Global Affair‌
star4.5
calendar 1964

Street of Sinners

Street of Sinners‌
star7.0
calendar 1957

The Wild Party

The Wild Party‌
star5.8
calendar 1956

The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones

The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones‌
star6.0
calendar 1966

The Sex Symbol

The Sex Symbol‌
star3.0
calendar 1974

The Henderson Monster

The Henderson Monster‌
star0.0
calendar 1980

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy‌
star6.1
calendar 1971

The Big Show

The Big Show‌
star5.0
calendar 1961

The Hook

The Hook‌
star5.8
calendar 1963

Never Steal Anything Small

Never Steal Anything Small‌
star8.0
calendar 1959

On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront‌
star7.9
calendar 1954

Panic in the City

Panic in the City‌
star5.2
calendar 1968

The Death of Manolete

The Death of Manolete‌
star0.0
calendar 1957

This Angry Age

This Angry Age‌
star5.9
calendar 1957

In Search of Historic Jesus

In Search of Historic Jesus‌
star4.3
calendar 1979

The Making of a President

The Making of a President‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

The Badlanders

The Badlanders‌
star6.2
calendar 1958

Killing Stone

Killing Stone‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

4 Faces

4 Faces‌
star0.0
calendar 2001

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

Boris Karloff:  The Rest of the Story‌
star10.0
calendar 2022

Too Many Thieves

Too Many Thieves‌
star4.5
calendar 1966

The Money Jungle

The Money Jungle‌
star5.0
calendar 1967

F.D.R.: The Last Year

F.D.R.: The Last Year‌
star7.5
calendar 1980

The Rebels

The Rebels‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

Red Sky at Morning

Red Sky at Morning‌
star6.7
calendar 1971

Lapin 360

Lapin 360‌
star6.5
calendar 1972

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

Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

The Rag Jungle

The Rag Jungle‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned‌
star6.0
calendar 1976

The Stranger Within

The Stranger Within‌
star6.9
calendar 1974

A Cry For Justice

A Cry For Justice‌
star8.0
calendar 1979

Daniel in the Lions' Den

Daniel in the Lions' Den‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

Dracula

Dracula‌
star5.0
calendar 1973

The Day of the Owl

The Day of the Owl‌
star7.0
calendar 1968

O'Hara's Wife

O'Hara's Wife‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women‌
star5.0
calendar 1978

A Double Life

A Double Life‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom‌
star6.8
calendar 2012

Mayerling

Mayerling‌
star5.5
calendar 1957

Eric

Eric‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

Cutter's Trail

Cutter's Trail‌
star7.5
calendar 1970

Turnover Smith

Turnover Smith‌
star0.0
calendar 1980

The Killers of Mussolini

The Killers of Mussolini‌
star0.0
calendar 1959

Michael O'Hara the Fourth

Michael O'Hara the Fourth‌
star6.0
calendar 1972

St. Helens

St. Helens‌
star6.2
calendar 1982

Lieutenant Schuster's Wife

Lieutenant Schuster's Wife‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

The Thief

The Thief‌
star4.8
calendar 1955

Marty

Marty‌
star8.0
calendar 1953

Tv Credits

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.‌
star7.3
calendar 1980

Columbo

Columbo‌
star8.1
calendar 1971

Burke's Law

Burke's Law‌
star6.0
calendar 1963

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation‌
star8.4
calendar 1987

L.A. Law

L.A. Law‌
star7.0
calendar 1986

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie‌
star8.0
calendar 1974

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life‌
star7.0
calendar 1979

Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky‌
star7.0
calendar 1959

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O‌
star7.1
calendar 1968

Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island‌
star7.5
calendar 1964

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.‌
star7.5
calendar 1976

Route 66

Route 66‌
star6.4
calendar 1960

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven‌
star7.4
calendar 1984

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco‌
star7.0
calendar 1972

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.‌
star6.5
calendar 1969

Baretta

Baretta‌
star6.4
calendar 1975

Naked City

Naked City‌
star5.3
calendar 1958

Land of the Giants

Land of the Giants‌
star6.6
calendar 1968

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels‌
star6.6
calendar 1976

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King‌
star6.4
calendar 1983

Hotel

Hotel‌
star6.7
calendar 1982

MacGyver

MacGyver‌
star7.7
calendar 1985

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries‌
star7.0
calendar 1977

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad‌
star6.5
calendar 1968

The Bill Cosby Show

The Bill Cosby Show‌
star4.9
calendar 1969

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman‌
star7.0
calendar 1975

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible‌
star7.6
calendar 1966

Adam-12

Adam-12‌
star7.1
calendar 1968

Hunter

Hunter‌
star7.2
calendar 1984

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame‌
star8.8
calendar 1951

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone‌
star8.4
calendar 1959

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope‌
star7.2
calendar 1994

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents‌
star7.7
calendar 1955

Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict‌
star6.0
calendar 1962

Bus Stop

Bus Stop‌
star0.0
calendar 1961

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West‌
star7.5
calendar 1965

Vega$

Vega$‌
star7.0
calendar 1978

Rawhide

Rawhide‌
star7.0
calendar 1959

Police Story

Police Story‌
star7.1
calendar 1973

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral‌
star6.5
calendar 1967

The Chicago Teddy Bears

The Chicago Teddy Bears‌
star5.0
calendar 1971

Search

Search‌
star6.9
calendar 1972

McCloud

McCloud‌
star7.1
calendar 1970

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars‌
star6.5
calendar 1951

Cool Million

Cool Million‌
star5.0
calendar 1972

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre‌
star5.2
calendar 1963

Climax!

Climax!‌
star2.7
calendar 1954

The Big Valley

The Big Valley‌
star6.0
calendar 1965

Armstrong Circle Theatre

Armstrong Circle Theatre‌
star3.0
calendar 1950

The Word

The Word‌
star5.0
calendar 1978

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse‌
star5.6
calendar 1948

Tarzan

Tarzan‌
star6.7
calendar 1966

Ben Casey

Ben Casey‌
star5.7
calendar 1961

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen‌
star7.4
calendar 1975

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak‌
star6.5
calendar 1963

The New Breed

The New Breed‌
star7.0
calendar 1961

CBS Playhouse

CBS Playhouse‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

Playwrights '56

Playwrights '56‌
star6.0
calendar 1955

Honey West

Honey West‌
star7.0
calendar 1965

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney‌
star8.0
calendar 1961

The Legend of Jesse James

The Legend of Jesse James‌
star4.8
calendar 1965

Jericho

Jericho‌
star6.0
calendar 1966

J.J. Starbuck

J.J. Starbuck‌
star5.0
calendar 1987

Logan's Run

Logan's Run‌
star6.5
calendar 1977

The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman‌
star7.0
calendar 1976

The United States Steel Hour

The United States Steel Hour‌
star4.0
calendar 1953

Naked City

Naked City‌
star5.3
calendar 1958

Naked City

Naked City‌
star5.3
calendar 1958

Naked City

Naked City‌
star5.3
calendar 1958

Naked City

Naked City‌
star5.3
calendar 1958

Naked City

Naked City‌
star5.3
calendar 1958

B.A.D. Cats

B.A.D. Cats‌
star5.0
calendar 1980

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre‌
star5.2
calendar 1963

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney‌
star7.6
calendar 1954

The Untouchables

The Untouchables‌
star7.8
calendar 1959

Rawhide

Rawhide‌
star7.0
calendar 1959

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible‌
star7.6
calendar 1966

Purple Playhouse

Purple Playhouse‌
star0.0
calendar 1973

The Untouchables

The Untouchables‌
star7.8
calendar 1959

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game‌
star6.8
calendar 1968

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica‌
star7.1
calendar 1978

Condominium

Condominium‌
star3.7
calendar 1980

Burke's Law

Burke's Law‌
star6.0
calendar 1963

Burke's Law

Burke's Law‌
star6.0
calendar 1963

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II‌
star8.4
calendar 1976

The French Atlantic Affair

The French Atlantic Affair‌
star7.0
calendar 1979

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man‌
star7.2
calendar 1974

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O‌
star7.1
calendar 1968

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O‌
star7.1
calendar 1968

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O‌
star7.1
calendar 1968

Law & Order

Law & Order‌
star7.4
calendar 1990

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O‌
star7.1
calendar 1968

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O‌
star7.1
calendar 1968

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents‌
star7.7
calendar 1955

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West‌
star7.5
calendar 1965

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90‌
star7.4
calendar 1956

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible‌
star7.6
calendar 1966

Hunter

Hunter‌
star8.0
calendar 1977

McMillan and Wife

McMillan and Wife‌
star7.3
calendar 1971

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad‌
star6.5
calendar 1968

The Treasure of San Bosco Reef

The Treasure of San Bosco Reef‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

Mannix

Mannix‌
star6.7
calendar 1967

Barney Miller

Barney Miller‌
star7.3
calendar 1975

McNaughton's Daughter

McNaughton's Daughter‌
star1.0
calendar 1976

Barney Miller

Barney Miller‌
star7.3
calendar 1975

The Time Tunnel

The Time Tunnel‌
star7.6
calendar 1966

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief‌
star7.0
calendar 1968

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man‌
star6.0
calendar 1975

Dan August

Dan August‌
star6.5
calendar 1970