Nehemiah Persoff
Acting
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 of
Nehemiah Persoff
Self - Interviewee
... 2022
... 2012
... 2001
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
... 1999
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
... 1998
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
... 1991
Mitchell Traven
... 1988
... 1988
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
... 1986
Rebbe Mendel
... 1983
Dr. Fischer
... 1982
Mr. Ellison
... 1982
Ashmed Amad
... 1980
Prof. Leo Tedeschi
... 1980
Josef Stalin
... 1980
Herod Antipas
... 1979
Dr. Burke
... 1979
Baron Von Steuben
... 1979
Malimar
... 1978
Charles Frohman
... 1978
Earl Stone
... 1978
... 1978
... 1978
Mort Logan
... 1977
Herr Hauser
... 1976
... 1976
Doctor Gubner
... 1975
Dr. Duchesnes
... 1975
Dr. Edward Klein
... 1974
Nick Fortis
... 1974
Dr. Van Helsing
... 1973
Champagne Joe Carroll
... 1972
... 1972
Artie Moreno
... 1972
Amadeo Montoya
... 1971
Berisha
... 1971
Dr. Salazar
... 1970
Santillo
... 1970
Lieutenant Crawford
... 1969
Capt. Kramer
... 1968
Captain Malcione
... 1968
August Best
... 1968
Prof. Carl Melnicker
... 1968
Pizzuco
... 1968
Lt. Dow Reeves
... 1967
... 1966
Georgi
... 1966
Shemiah
... 1965
Ben Sawyer
... 1964
Under Secretary Segura
... 1964
Capt. Van Ryn
... 1963
Graile
... 1961
Bruno Everard
... 1961
Dan, Starret's Foreman
... 1959
Benito Mussolini
... 1959
Johnny Torrio
... 1959
Little Bonaparte
... 1959
Don Panta
... 1959
Pablo
... 1959
Pinelli
... 1959
Vincente (The Powder Monkey)
... 1958
Albert Legros
... 1957
Camera
... 1957
Leon
... 1957
Sgt. Lewis
... 1957
Police Officer
... 1957
Gene Conforti
... 1956
Kicks Johnson
... 1956
... 1956
D'Arnault-Olivier
... 1955
Cab Driver (uncredited)
... 1954
The Critic
... 1953