Nehemiah Persoff
Acting
🎂 1919-08-02
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.
Cast credits(194)
David Steinmetz
1990
Jesse Jerome
1971
Toff
1987
Constantin Stavros
1984
Rabbi Asher Solomon
1980
Sam Bolinski
1985
Harry Cardonus
1968
Winkler
1968
Leo Paoli
1968
Cordell
1968
Victor Palua
1968
Allie Francis
1968
Lieutenant Cal Nourse
1954
Anton
1976
1974
1976
Angelo Covelli
1968
Anton Wojeska
1967
1982
Carl Lanser
1959
Igor Stravos
1966
Phillipe Pereda
1966
Prince Iben Kostas
1966
Domingo
1959
Michob
1959
1994
General Vicente Ruiz
1965
Barney Peters
1958
Dominic Venussi
1958
Max Evar
1958
Carlos Ruldan
1958
Berco Romanu
1958
Merritt Griffin
1958
1960
Ed Kagan
1948
1984
Jack Pinto
1955
Mr. Dano
1955
Alex Skouras
1955
Driscoll
1955
Ben Rando
1955
Alejo Etchahoun
1955
Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
1959
Johnny Fortunato
1959
Waxey Gordon
1959
Ambassador
1968
1963
Alverian
1963
Harold Goodman
1984
Rabbi Isadore Glickman
1986
Jason Flonder
1963
Albert Indigo, 'Mr. I'
1963
Wilhelm Kasimer
1963
Major Popov
1974
1979
Major Hazard
1965
Gen. Andreas Cassinello
1965
1961
1970
1975
Homero José
1967
Carl Simms
1975
Yacov Berger
1975
Mr. Stone
1969
1976
Chembe Kunji
1966
1983
Pablo
1956
Prisoners Father
1956
1978
Eastern Alliance Leader
1978
Henry Selkirk
1963
Titus
1968
Ralph Collins
1955
Jeff Jensen
1955
1972
Professor Moreno
1975
Vladimir
1977
1975
Max Behrman
1969
Dr. Arnault / Oliver
1953
Prof. Anton Biraki
1966
Clementa Habib
1971
1964
1972
Faustini
1965
1973
Little Bonaparte
1959
Louis Morley
1961
Valandros
1964
Ali Baba
1958
1959
Mitchell Traven
1988
1968
Nick Master
1968
1962
Harry Lavender
1968
Charles Dietrich
1976
Santillo
1970
1961
1977
Shemiah
1965
Berisha
1971
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1954
El Carnicero
1965
1966
1966
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
1991
Mr. Byron
1969
1950
Rabbi
1988
Mort Logan
1977
1987
Abbot Petropolous
1978
Leo Cussoni
1970
Graile
1961
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
1986
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
1998
Artie Moreno
1954
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
1999
Rebbe Mendel
1983
Rudenko
1976
Self
2012
Under Secretary Segura
1964
Gene Conforti
1956
Dr. Leon Barnard
1975
1955
Lt. Dow Reeves
1967
Baron Von Steuben
1979
Leo
1956
Ben Sawyer
1964
1978
Police Officer
1957
Col. Schreiner
1979
Sheik Farakbi
1977
Karinakis
1972
Dr. Burke
1979
Dr. Duchesnes
1951
Dan, Starret's Foreman
1959
Johnny Torrio
1959
August Best
1968
Camera
1957
1978
Herr Hauser
1976
Prof. Carl Melnicker
1968
Earl Stone
1978
Conlaw
1980
Jules Dreise
1951
The Critic
1953
Vincente (The Powder Monkey)
1958
Benito Mussolini
1959
1980
Josef Stalin
1980
Dr. Salazar
1970
Leon
1957
Artie Moreno
1972
Capt. Van Ryn
1963
1961
Prof. Leo Tedeschi
1980
Vinnie Laine
1976
D'Arnault-Olivier
1955
Bruno Everard
1961
Mr. Ellison
1982
2001
1971
Don Panta
1959
Sgt. Lewis
1957
Kicks Johnson
1956
Pizzuco
1968
Charles Frohman
1978
Ashmed Amad
1980
Dr. Edward Klein
1974
Dr. Fischer
1982
Dr. Duchesnes
1975
Lieutenant Crawford
1969
Amadeo Montoya
1971
Skoda
1966
Champagne Joe Carroll
1972
Self - Interviewee
2022
Dr. Van Helsing
1973
Dr. Van Helsing
1973
1953
Georgi
1966
Pinelli
1959
Captain Malcione
1968
Nick Fortis
1974
Doctor Gubner
1975
Capt. Kramer
1968
Pablo
1959
Albert Legros
1957
Herod Antipas
1979
Malimar
1978
Captain Malcione
1968
1972