Nehemiah Persoff
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1919-08-02 (103 years old)
Deathday
2022-04-05
Place of Birth
Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate
Also known As
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Nehemiah Persoff
Biography
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 ...
Acting
1959
as Little Bonaparte
1959
as Pablo
1968
as Captain Malcione
1983
as Rebbe Mendel
1965
as Shemiah
1991
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
1986
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
1961
as Graile
1998
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
1956
as Gene Conforti
1988
as Mitchell Traven
1999
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
1956
as Leo
1959
as Johnny Torrio
1959
as Dan, Starret's Foreman
1957
as Sgt. Lewis
1988
as Rabbi
1968
as Prof. Carl Melnicker
1968
as Capt. Kramer
1959
as Don Panta
1975
as Doctor Gubner
1977
as Mort Logan
1964
as Ben Sawyer
1970
as Dr. Salazar
1969
as Lieutenant Crawford
1964
as Under Secretary Segura
1957
as Leon
1956
as Kicks Johnson
1966
1974
as Nick Fortis
1980
as Prof. Leo Tedeschi
1971
as Berisha
1961
as Bruno Everard
1963
as Capt. Van Ryn
1959
as Pinelli
1954
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
1968
as August Best
1957
as Camera
1957
as Albert Legros
1979
as Herod Antipas
1958
as Vincente (The Powder Monkey)
1978
as Earl Stone
2001
2022
as Self - Interviewee
1966
as Georgi
1967
as Lt. Dow Reeves
1980
as Josef Stalin
1979
as Baron Von Steuben
1971
as Amadeo Montoya
1972
1976
as Herr Hauser
1974
as Dr. Edward Klein
1979
as Dr. Burke
1978
as Malimar
1973
as Dr. Van Helsing
1968
as Pizzuco
1982
as Dr. Fischer
1978
as Charles Frohman
1978
2012
1957
as Police Officer
1975
as Dr. Duchesnes
1970
as Santillo
1980
as Ashmed Amad
1959
as Benito Mussolini
1972
as Artie Moreno
1982
as Mr. Ellison
1972
as Champagne Joe Carroll
1955
as D'Arnault-Olivier
1953
as The Critic
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