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