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

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Star Trek: The Next Generation

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • Highway to Heaven

    Highway to Heaven

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • 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

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • The Facts of Life

    The Facts of Life

  • 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

  • The Time Tunnel

    The Time Tunnel

  • The Bionic Woman

    The Bionic Woman

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Barney Miller

    Barney Miller

  • Barney Miller

    Barney Miller

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Land of the Giants

    Land of the Giants

  • Battlestar Galactica

    Battlestar Galactica

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King

    Scarecrow and Mrs. King

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • The High Chaparral

    The High Chaparral

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • Turnover Smith

    Turnover Smith

  • Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

  • Gilligan's Island

    Gilligan's Island

  • Some Like It Hot

    Some Like It Hot

  • Mayerling

    Mayerling

  • The United States Steel Hour

    The United States Steel Hour

  • It Takes a Thief

    It Takes a Thief

  • Tarzan

    Tarzan

  • The Thief

    The Thief

  • Voyage of the Damned

    Voyage of the Damned

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Dan August

    Dan August

  • Twins

    Twins

  • Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

    Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

  • Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

  • Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

  • An American Tail

    An American Tail

  • Green Mansions

    Green Mansions

  • The Power

    The Power

  • Honey West

    Honey West

  • Shirley Temple's Storybook

    Shirley Temple's Storybook

  • Mr. Novak

    Mr. Novak

  • The Henderson Monster

    The Henderson Monster

  • The New Breed

    The New Breed

  • Mr. Lucky

    Mr. Lucky

  • The Legend of Jesse James

    The Legend of Jesse James

  • Bus Stop

    Bus Stop

  • O'Hara's Wife

    O'Hara's Wife

  • The Bill Cosby Show

    The Bill Cosby Show

  • Sam Benedict

    Sam Benedict

  • Lieutenant Schuster's Wife

    Lieutenant Schuster's Wife

  • A Double Life

    A Double Life

  • The Invisible Man

    The Invisible Man

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • On the Waterfront

    On the Waterfront

  • Eric

    Eric

  • Logan's Run

    Logan's Run

  • The Last Temptation of Christ

    The Last Temptation of Christ

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Search

    Search

  • Yentl

    Yentl

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told

    The Greatest Story Ever Told

  • J.J. Starbuck

    J.J. Starbuck

  • Escape to Mindanao

    Escape to Mindanao

  • The Word

    The Word

  • Too Many Thieves

    Too Many Thieves

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • The Comancheros

    The Comancheros

  • Dracula

    Dracula

  • Jericho

    Jericho

  • St. Helens

    St. Helens

  • Playwrights '56

    Playwrights '56

  • An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

    An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

  • Psychic Killer

    Psychic Killer

  • The Wild Party

    The Wild Party

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The French Atlantic Affair

    The French Atlantic Affair

  • The Harder They Fall

    The Harder They Fall

  • Cool Million

    Cool Million

  • The Motorola Television Hour

    The Motorola Television Hour

  • Panic in the City

    Panic in the City

  • The Wrong Man

    The Wrong Man

  • The Sex Symbol

    The Sex Symbol

  • The Chicago Teddy Bears

    The Chicago Teddy Bears

  • B.A.D. Cats

    B.A.D. Cats

  • Condominium

    Condominium

  • McNaughton's Daughter

    McNaughton's Daughter

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island

    An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island

  • The Day of the Owl

    The Day of the Owl

  • Day of the Outlaw

    Day of the Outlaw

  • The Rebels

    The Rebels

  • Red Sky at Morning

    Red Sky at Morning

  • An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster

    An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster

  • This Angry Age

    This Angry Age

  • Al Capone

    Al Capone

  • The Big Show

    The Big Show

  • Fate Is the Hunter

    Fate Is the Hunter

  • Men in War

    Men in War

  • Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

    Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

  • The People Next Door

    The People Next Door

  • Purple Playhouse

    Purple Playhouse

  • The Hook

    The Hook

  • The Badlanders

    The Badlanders

  • F.D.R.: The Last Year

    F.D.R.: The Last Year

  • Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

    Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

  • A Global Affair

    A Global Affair

  • In Search of Historic Jesus

    In Search of Historic Jesus

  • Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

    Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

  • The Treasure of San Bosco Reef

    The Treasure of San Bosco Reef

  • The Killers of Mussolini

    The Killers of Mussolini

  • The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones

    The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones

  • The Girl Who Knew Too Much

    The Girl Who Knew Too Much

  • The Stranger Within

    The Stranger Within

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

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

  • For Whom the Bell Tolls

    For Whom the Bell Tolls

  • Marty

    Marty

  • Daniel in the Lions' Den

    Daniel in the Lions' Den

  • The Money Jungle

    The Money Jungle

  • Deadly Harvest

    Deadly Harvest

  • The Death of Manolete

    The Death of Manolete

  • Killing Stone

    Killing Stone

  • Cutter's Trail

    Cutter's Trail

  • Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

    Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

  • Never Steal Anything Small

    Never Steal Anything Small

  • Michael O'Hara the Fourth

    Michael O'Hara the Fourth

  • Lapin 360

    Lapin 360

  • The Making of a President

    The Making of a President

  • 4 Faces

    4 Faces

  • Street of Sinners

    Street of Sinners

  • A Cry For Justice

    A Cry For Justice

  • The Treasure of San Bosco Reef

    The Treasure of San Bosco Reef