Nehemiah Persoff

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

194

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

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • 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 Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Highway to Heaven

    Highway to Heaven

  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

  • Barney Miller

    Barney Miller

  • Barney Miller

    Barney Miller

  • 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

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • The Facts of Life

    The Facts of Life

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • The High Chaparral

    The High Chaparral

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King

    Scarecrow and Mrs. King

  • The Time Tunnel

    The Time Tunnel

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • It Takes a Thief

    It Takes a Thief

  • Tarzan

    Tarzan

  • Gilligan's Island

    Gilligan's Island

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • The Bionic Woman

    The Bionic Woman

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

  • The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

  • Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

  • Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

  • Land of the Giants

    Land of the Giants

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • Battlestar Galactica

    Battlestar Galactica

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • Mr. Novak

    Mr. Novak

  • Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Honey West

    Honey West

  • Dan August

    Dan August

  • The United States Steel Hour

    The United States Steel Hour

  • Twins

    Twins

  • Search

    Search

  • Sam Benedict

    Sam Benedict

  • Shirley Temple's Storybook

    Shirley Temple's Storybook

  • Mr. Lucky

    Mr. Lucky

  • The New Breed

    The New Breed

  • Bus Stop

    Bus Stop

  • Some Like It Hot

    Some Like It Hot

  • The Bill Cosby Show

    The Bill Cosby Show

  • An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster

    An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster

  • The Legend of Jesse James

    The Legend of Jesse James

  • An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

    An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

  • Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

    Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • Yentl

    Yentl

  • Never Steal Anything Small

    Never Steal Anything Small

  • An American Tail

    An American Tail

  • The Invisible Man

    The Invisible Man

  • Logan's Run

    Logan's Run

  • J.J. Starbuck

    J.J. Starbuck

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • The Chicago Teddy Bears

    The Chicago Teddy Bears

  • Deadly Harvest

    Deadly Harvest

  • The Last Temptation of Christ

    The Last Temptation of Christ

  • Jericho

    Jericho

  • A Cry For Justice

    A Cry For Justice

  • The French Atlantic Affair

    The French Atlantic Affair

  • The Wrong Man

    The Wrong Man

  • Red Sky at Morning

    Red Sky at Morning

  • The Money Jungle

    The Money Jungle

  • Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

    Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

  • A Global Affair

    A Global Affair

  • Fate Is the Hunter

    Fate Is the Hunter

  • Playwrights '56

    Playwrights '56

  • The Word

    The Word

  • The Hook

    The Hook

  • On the Waterfront

    On the Waterfront

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

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

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

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told

    The Greatest Story Ever Told

  • The Comancheros

    The Comancheros

  • Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

    Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

  • The Treasure of San Bosco Reef

    The Treasure of San Bosco Reef

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Panic in the City

    Panic in the City

  • Cool Million

    Cool Million

  • Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

    Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

  • Day of the Outlaw

    Day of the Outlaw

  • Lapin 360

    Lapin 360

  • Killing Stone

    Killing Stone

  • McNaughton's Daughter

    McNaughton's Daughter

  • St. Helens

    St. Helens

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • B.A.D. Cats

    B.A.D. Cats

  • Michael O'Hara the Fourth

    Michael O'Hara the Fourth

  • The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones

    The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones

  • The Rebels

    The Rebels

  • The Big Show

    The Big Show

  • Condominium

    Condominium

  • O'Hara's Wife

    O'Hara's Wife

  • Eric

    Eric

  • An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island

    An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island

  • Turnover Smith

    Turnover Smith

  • The Badlanders

    The Badlanders

  • Street of Sinners

    Street of Sinners

  • Mayerling

    Mayerling

  • Al Capone

    Al Capone

  • Psychic Killer

    Psychic Killer

  • A Double Life

    A Double Life

  • This Angry Age

    This Angry Age

  • The People Next Door

    The People Next Door

  • F.D.R.: The Last Year

    F.D.R.: The Last Year

  • The Day of the Owl

    The Day of the Owl

  • The Henderson Monster

    The Henderson Monster

  • The Motorola Television Hour

    The Motorola Television Hour

  • For Whom the Bell Tolls

    For Whom the Bell Tolls

  • The Girl Who Knew Too Much

    The Girl Who Knew Too Much

  • Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

    Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

  • The Power

    The Power

  • Green Mansions

    Green Mansions

  • The Harder They Fall

    The Harder They Fall

  • The Wild Party

    The Wild Party

  • Too Many Thieves

    Too Many Thieves

  • The Death of Manolete

    The Death of Manolete

  • Lieutenant Schuster's Wife

    Lieutenant Schuster's Wife

  • Men in War

    Men in War

  • The Treasure of San Bosco Reef

    The Treasure of San Bosco Reef

  • Voyage of the Damned

    Voyage of the Damned

  • Escape to Mindanao

    Escape to Mindanao

  • The Thief

    The Thief

  • Purple Playhouse

    Purple Playhouse

  • The Sex Symbol

    The Sex Symbol

  • 4 Faces

    4 Faces

  • Daniel in the Lions' Den

    Daniel in the Lions' Den

  • The Making of a President

    The Making of a President

  • Dracula

    Dracula

  • The Stranger Within

    The Stranger Within

  • The Killers of Mussolini

    The Killers of Mussolini

  • In Search of Historic Jesus

    In Search of Historic Jesus

  • Cutter's Trail

    Cutter's Trail

  • Marty

    Marty