Nehemiah Persoff

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

195

Gender

Male

Birthday

1919-08-02

Day of death

2022-04-05 (102 years old)

Place of Birth

Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate

Nehemiah Persoff

Biography

Nehemiah Persoff (August 2, 1919 – April 5, 2022) was an American film and television 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

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Star Trek: The Next Generation

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • Highway to Heaven

    Highway to Heaven

  • The Facts of Life

    The Facts of Life

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Barney Miller

    Barney Miller

  • Barney Miller

    Barney Miller

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The High Chaparral

    The High Chaparral

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • The Bionic Woman

    The Bionic Woman

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • Gilligan's Island

    Gilligan's Island

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Battlestar Galactica

    Battlestar Galactica

  • The Time Tunnel

    The Time Tunnel

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King

    Scarecrow and Mrs. King

  • An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

    An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

  • Land of the Giants

    Land of the Giants

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

  • Honey West

    Honey West

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Tarzan

    Tarzan

  • It Takes a Thief

    It Takes a Thief

  • Some Like It Hot

    Some Like It Hot

  • Mr. Novak

    Mr. Novak

  • Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

  • Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

  • Twins

    Twins

  • Sam Benedict

    Sam Benedict

  • Yentl

    Yentl

  • The Comancheros

    The Comancheros

  • The United States Steel Hour

    The United States Steel Hour

  • Mr. Lucky

    Mr. Lucky

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

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

  • An American Tail

    An American Tail

  • The New Breed

    The New Breed

  • Shirley Temple's Storybook

    Shirley Temple's Storybook

  • Psychic Killer

    Psychic Killer

  • Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

    Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

  • The Last Temptation of Christ

    The Last Temptation of Christ

  • Bus Stop

    Bus Stop

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • The Thief

    The Thief

  • Mayerling

    Mayerling

  • Dan August

    Dan August

  • Al Capone

    Al Capone

  • An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster

    An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster

  • Turnover Smith

    Turnover Smith

  • Logan's Run

    Logan's Run

  • An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island

    An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told

    The Greatest Story Ever Told

  • The Rebels

    The Rebels

  • The Power

    The Power

  • The Badlanders

    The Badlanders

  • The Bill Cosby Show

    The Bill Cosby Show

  • Search

    Search

  • 4 Faces

    4 Faces

  • St. Helens

    St. Helens

  • Green Mansions

    Green Mansions

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • J.J. Starbuck

    J.J. Starbuck

  • Eric

    Eric

  • Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

    Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

  • On the Waterfront

    On the Waterfront

  • The Legend of Jesse James

    The Legend of Jesse James

  • The Wrong Man

    The Wrong Man

  • Day of the Outlaw

    Day of the Outlaw

  • Voyage of the Damned

    Voyage of the Damned

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • Condominium

    Condominium

  • Playwrights '56

    Playwrights '56

  • The French Atlantic Affair

    The French Atlantic Affair

  • The Word

    The Word

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Invisible Man

    The Invisible Man

  • The Day of the Owl

    The Day of the Owl

  • Jericho

    Jericho

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Red Sky at Morning

    Red Sky at Morning

  • A Global Affair

    A Global Affair

  • Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

    Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

  • Dracula

    Dracula

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The People Next Door

    The People Next Door

  • This Angry Age

    This Angry Age

  • The Money Jungle

    The Money Jungle

  • Fate Is the Hunter

    Fate Is the Hunter

  • The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones

    The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones

  • Michael O'Hara the Fourth

    Michael O'Hara the Fourth

  • The Harder They Fall

    The Harder They Fall

  • O'Hara's Wife

    O'Hara's Wife

  • Street of Sinners

    Street of Sinners

  • Escape to Mindanao

    Escape to Mindanao

  • For Whom the Bell Tolls

    For Whom the Bell Tolls

  • Too Many Thieves

    Too Many Thieves

  • Cool Million

    Cool Million

  • The Death of Manolete

    The Death of Manolete

  • Never Steal Anything Small

    Never Steal Anything Small

  • The Big Show

    The Big Show

  • The Sex Symbol

    The Sex Symbol

  • A Cry For Justice

    A Cry For Justice

  • The Henderson Monster

    The Henderson Monster

  • The Girl Who Knew Too Much

    The Girl Who Knew Too Much

  • The Treasure of San Bosco Reef

    The Treasure of San Bosco Reef

  • Lieutenant Schuster's Wife

    Lieutenant Schuster's Wife

  • Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

    Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

  • The Chicago Teddy Bears

    The Chicago Teddy Bears

  • A Double Life

    A Double Life

  • F.D.R.: The Last Year

    F.D.R.: The Last Year

  • Men in War

    Men in War

  • McNaughton's Daughter

    McNaughton's Daughter

  • The Motorola Television Hour

    The Motorola Television Hour

  • The Stranger Within

    The Stranger Within

  • The Wild Party

    The Wild Party

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • B.A.D. Cats

    B.A.D. Cats

  • Purple Playhouse

    Purple Playhouse

  • Panic in the City

    Panic in the City

  • The Making of a President

    The Making of a President

  • Daniel in the Lions' Den

    Daniel in the Lions' Den

  • The Hook

    The Hook

  • The Treasure of San Bosco Reef

    The Treasure of San Bosco Reef

  • Deadly Harvest

    Deadly Harvest

  • Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

    Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

  • Killing Stone

    Killing Stone

  • In Search of Historic Jesus

    In Search of Historic Jesus

  • The Killers of Mussolini

    The Killers of Mussolini

  • Cutter's Trail

    Cutter's Trail

  • Marty

    Marty

  • Lapin 360

    Lapin 360