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 Actors 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 Streisands characters 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 Pharaohs Curse episode), Mission Impossible (3 episodes), Adam-12 (Vendetta episode), Charlies 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.
Little Bonaparte
Film 1959
Pablo
Film 1959
Captain Malcione
Film 1968
Graile
Film 1961
Gene Conforti
Film 1956
Leo
Film 1956
Johnny Torrio
Film 1959
Dan, Starret's Foreman
Film 1959
Sgt. Lewis
Film 1957
Capt. Kramer
Film 1968
Doctor Gubner
Film 1975
Mort Logan
Film 1977
Lieutenant Crawford
Film 1969
Leon
Film 1957
Kicks Johnson
Film 1956
Nick Fortis
Film 1974
Prof. Leo Tedeschi
Film 1980
Berisha
Film 1971
Capt. Van Ryn
Film 1963
Pinelli
Film 1959
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Film 1954
August Best
Film 1968
Albert Legros
Film 1957
Herod Antipas
Film 1979
Film 1978
Vincente (The Powder Monkey)
Film 1958
Earl Stone
Film 1978
Film 2001
Self - Interviewee
Film 2022
Georgi
Film 1966
Lt. Dow Reeves
Film 1967
Baron Von Steuben
Film 1979
Amadeo Montoya
Film 1971
Film 1972
Rudenko
Film 1976
Leonard Brill
Film 1956
Herr Hauser
Film 1976
Dr. Edward Klein
Film 1974
Dr. Burke
Film 1979
Malimar
Film 1978
Dr. Van Helsing
Film 1973
Pizzuco
Film 1968
Dr. Fischer
Film 1982
Charles Frohman
Film 1978
Film 1978
Self
Film 2012
Police Officer
Film 1957
Dr. Duchesnes
Film 1975
Santillo
Film 1970
Ashmed Amad
Film 1980
Benito Mussolini
Film 1959
Artie Moreno
Film 1972
Mr. Ellison
Film 1982
Champagne Joe Carroll
Film 1972
D'Arnault-Olivier
Film 1955
The Critic
Film 1953
Tv 1980
Jesse Jerome
Tv 1971
Jason Flonder
Tv 1963
Rabbi Isadore Glickman
Tv 1986
Tv 1974
Tv 1979
Tv 1959
Tv 1964
Tv 1976
Tv 1960
Tv 1984
Tv 1972
Max Behrman
Tv 1969
Tv 1975
Barney Peters
Tv 1958
Anton
Tv 1976
Tv 1983
Tv 1982
Sam Bolinski
Tv 1985
Tv 1968
Mr. Byron
Tv 1969
Professor Moreno
Tv 1975
Igor Stravos
Tv 1966
Angelo Covelli
Tv 1968
Harold Goodman
Tv 1984
Dr. Duchesnes
Tv 1951
Carl Lanser
Tv 1959
Tv 1994
Ralph Collins
Tv 1955
Tv 1962
Tv 1961
Tv 1965
Tv 1978
Tv 1973
Homero José
Tv 1967
Tv 1971
Tv 1972
Tv 1970
Jules Dreise
Tv 1951
Lieutenant Cal Nourse
Tv 1954
Tv 1963
General Vicente Ruiz
Tv 1965
Tv 1950
Chembe Kunji
Tv 1966
Ed Kagan
Tv 1948
Tv 1961
Tv 1975
Henry Selkirk
Tv 1963
Louis Morley
Tv 1961
Tv 1966
Tv 1955
Faustini
Tv 1965
Tv 1961
El Carnicero
Tv 1965
Tv 1966
Tv 1987
Tv 1977
Tv 1976
Dr. Arnault / Oliver
Tv 1953
Max Evar
Tv 1958
Carlos Ruldan
Tv 1958
Dominic Venussi
Tv 1958
Berco Romanu
Tv 1958
Merritt Griffin
Tv 1958
Tv 1980
Alverian
Tv 1963
Artie Moreno
Tv 1954
Phillipe Pereda
Tv 1966
Dr. Van Helsing
Tv 1973
Ambassador
Tv 1968
Eastern Alliance Leader
Tv 1978
Wilhelm Kasimer
Tv 1963
Albert Indigo, 'Mr. I'
Tv 1963
Charles Dietrich
Tv 1976
Major Popov
Tv 1974
David Steinmetz
Tv 1990
Jeff Jensen
Tv 1955
Major Hazard
Tv 1965
Prince Iben Kostas
Tv 1966
Sheik Farakbi
Tv 1977
Clementa Habib
Tv 1971
Nick Master
Tv 1968
Captain Malcione
Tv 1968
Anton Wojeska
Tv 1967
Carl Simms
Tv 1975
Yacov Berger
Tv 1975
Prof. Anton Biraki
Tv 1966
Constantin Stavros
Tv 1984
Harry Lavender
Tv 1968
Dr. Leon Barnard
Tv 1975
Leo Cussoni
Tv 1970
Karinakis
Tv 1972
Vladimir
Tv 1977
Ali Baba
Tv 1958