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Nehemiah Persoff
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Nehemiah Persoff was an American film and television actor. Persoff emigrated with his family from Palestine 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.
- 172 titles
- 170 Acting
- 2 Appearances
Acting (170)
Little Bonaparte
Mitchell Traven
Toff
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
Rabbi
Carl Lanser
Mr. Olaf Lundstrom
Sam Bolinski
Jesse Jerome
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
David Steinmetz
Gene Conforti
Professor Moreno
Constantin Stavros
Rabbi Asher Solomon
Major Popov
Igor Stravos / Phillipe Pereda / Prince Iben Kostas
Eastern Alliance Leader
Rebbe Mendel
Ralph Collins / Jeff Jensen
Rabbi (uncredited)
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Anton
Shemiah
Graile
Prof. Anton Biraki
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
Harry Cardonus / Winkler / Leo Paoli / Cordell / Victor Palua / Allie Francis
Leo
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik / Johnny Fortunato / Waxey Gordon
Max Wernick
Horst Von Stern
Pizzuco
Jack Pinto / Mr. Dano / Alex Skouras / Driscoll / Ben Rando / Alejo Etchahoun
Dan, Starret's Foreman
Harold Goodman
Major Hazard / Gen. Andreas Cassinello
Rabbi Ben Taubler
Rabbi Isadore Glickman
Herr Hauser
Valandros
Sgt. Lewis
Carl Simms / Yacov Berger
General Vicente Ruiz
Anton Wojeska
Johnny Torrio
Perry Cicero
Titus
Angelo Covelli
Domingo / Michob
Vincente (The Powder Monkey)
ASA
Ben Sawyer
Artie Moreno
Don Panta
Vladimir
Carl Melnicker
Tiburcio Mendez
Clementa Habib
Nick Master
Dr. Leon Barnard
Harry Lavender
Homero José
Doctor Gubner
Chembe Kunji
Mr. Stone
Max Behrman / Nick Kolinski
Capt. Van Ryn
Mr. Byron
Dr. Salazar
Faustini
Dr. Edward Klein
Barney Peters / Carlos Ruldan / Max Evar / Dominic Venussi / Berco Romanu / Merritt Griffin
Ambassador
Jason Flonder / Albert Indigo, 'Mr. I' / Wilhelm Kasimer
Lieutenant Cal Nourse
Mr. Ellison
Charles Dietrich
Pablo / Prisoners Father
Berisha
Marcus Hoff
Dr. Duchesnes
Ed Kagan
Under Secretary Segura
Mort Logan
Police Officer
Albert Legros
Leo Cussoni
August Best
Amadeo Montoya
Ali Baba
Dr. Arnault / Oliver
Conlaw
Sheik Farakbi
Herod Antipas
Pinelli
Jules Dreise
Max
Bruno Everard
Col. Schreiner
El Carnicero
Lt. Dow Reeves
D'Arnault-Olivier
Kicks Johnson
Abbot Petropolous
Josef Stalin
Vinnie Laine
Prior Andry
Nick Fortis
Santillo
Henry Selkirk
Dr. Fischer
Leon
Lieutenant Crawford
Louis Morley
Georgi
Dr. Burke
Karinakis
The Critic
Artie Moreno
Skoda
Prof. Leo Tedeschi
Charles Frohman
Dr. Duchesnes
Capt. Kramer
Rudenko
Earl Stone
Champagne Joe Carroll
Dr. Van Helsing
Camera
Baron Von Steuben
Ashmed Amad
Malimar
Pablo
Benito Mussolini
Captain Malcione
Captain Malcione
Appearances (2)
Self
