Nehemiah Persoff
Acting
Nehemiah Persoff was an American film and television actor. Persoff emigrated with his family from Palestine 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.
Known for
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tvAngels in America
2003
Rabbi (uncredited)
movieAn American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
1999
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
movieAn American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
1998
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
tvChicago Hope
1994
Rabbi Ben Taubler
movieAn American Tail: Fievel Goes West
1991
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
tvLaw & Order
1990
David Steinmetz
tvDoogie Howser, M.D.
1989
Max Wernick
movieTwins
1988
Mitchell Traven
movieAn American Tail
1986
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
tvL.A. Law
1986
Rabbi Isadore Glickman
tvMacGyver
1985
Sam Bolinski
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Constantin Stavros
tvHunter
1984
Harold Goodman
movieYentl
1983
Rebbe Mendel
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Marcus Hoff
movieO'Hara's Wife
1982
Dr. Fischer
movieSt. Helens
1982
Mr. Ellison
tvMagnum, P.I.
1980
Rabbi Asher Solomon
movieTurnover Smith
1980
Ashmed Amad
movieThe Henderson Monster
1980
Prof. Leo Tedeschi
movieF.D.R.: The Last Year
1980
Josef Stalin
tvCondominium
1980
Conlaw
tvThe French Atlantic Affair
1979
Col. Schreiner
movieIn Search of Historic Jesus
1979
Herod Antipas
movieA Cry for Justice
1979
Dr. Burke
tvThe Rebels
1979
Baron Von Steuben
tvThe Word
1978
Abbot Petropolous
tvBattlestar Galactica
1978
Eastern Alliance Leader
movieZiegfeld: The Man and His Women
1978
Charles Frohman
movieKilling Stone
1978
Earl Stone
tvFantasy Island
1978
Horst Von Stern
movieDeadly Harvest
1977
Mort Logan
tvHunter
1977
Sheik Farakbi
movieVoyage of the Damned
1976
Herr Hauser
tvRich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976
Charles Dietrich
McNaughton's Daughter
1976
Vinnie Laine
moviePsychic Killer
1975
Doctor Gubner
movieEric
1975
Dr. Duchesnes
tvWonder Woman
1975
Professor Moreno
tvThe Invisible Man
1975
Dr. Leon Barnard
tvBarney Miller
1975
Carl Simms / Yacov Berger
movieThe Stranger Within
1974
Dr. Edward Klein
movieThe Sex Symbol
1974
Nick Fortis
tvLittle House on the Prairie
1974
Mr. Olaf Lundstrom
tvThe Six Million Dollar Man
1974
Major Popov
tvPurple Playhouse
1973
Dr. Van Helsing
Dracula
1973
Dr. Van Helsing
tvCool Million
1972
Karinakis
movieLieutenant Schuster's Wife
1972
Champagne Joe Carroll
movieMichael O'Hara the Fourth
1972
Artie Moreno
tvMcMillan & Wife
1971
Clementa Habib
tvColumbo
1971
Jesse Jerome
movieRed Sky at Morning
1971
Amadeo Montoya
movieMrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971
Berisha
tvDan August
1970
Leo Cussoni
movieThe People Next Door
1970
Dr. Salazar
tvMcCloud
1970
Perry Cicero
movieCutter's Trail
1970
Santillo
movieThe Girl Who Knew Too Much
1969
Lieutenant Crawford
tvLove, American Style
1969
Mr. Stone
tvMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Max Behrman / Nick Kolinski
tvThe Bill Cosby Show
1969
Mr. Byron
movieEscape to Mindanao
1968
Capt. Kramer
movieThe Treasure of San Bosco Reef
1968
Captain Malcione
tvThe Treasure of San Bosco Reef
1968
Captain Malcione
moviePanic in the City
1968
August Best
tvThe Mod Squad
1968
Nick Master
tvAdam-12
1968
Angelo Covelli
tvHawaii Five-O
1968
Harry Cardonus / Winkler / Leo Paoli / Cordell / Victor Palua / Allie Francis
tvThe Name of the Game
1968
Ambassador
movieThe Power
1968
Prof. Carl Melnicker
movieThe Day of the Owl
1968
Pizzuco
tvIt Takes a Thief
1968
Harry Lavender
movieThe Money Jungle
1967
Lt. Dow Reeves
tvMannix
1967
Anton Wojeska
tvThe High Chaparral
1967
Homero José
CBS Playhouse
1966
Dr. Salazar
tvMission: Impossible
1966
Igor Stravos / Phillipe Pereda / Prince Iben Kostas
tvThe Time Tunnel
1966
Prof. Anton Biraki
tvTarzan
1966
Chembe Kunji
tvHoney West
1965
Faustini
tvThe Wild Wild West
1965
Major Hazard / Gen. Andreas Cassinello
tvThe Big Valley
1965
General Vicente Ruiz
tvThe Legend of Jesse James
1965
El Carnicero
movieFate Is the Hunter
1964
Ben Sawyer
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Valandros
movieA Global Affair
1964
Under Secretary Segura
tvMr. Novak
1963
Henry Selkirk
tvBurke's Law
1963
Jason Flonder / Albert Indigo, 'Mr. I' / Wilhelm Kasimer
movieThe Hook
1963
Capt. Van Ryn
movieThe Comancheros
1961
Graile
tvThe New Breed
1961
Louis Morley
movieThe Big Show
1961
Bruno Everard
tvThe Untouchables
1959
Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik / Johnny Fortunato / Waxey Gordon
tvStartime
1959
Prior Andry
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959
Carl Lanser
movieThe Killers of Mussolini
1959
Benito Mussolini
movieDay of the Outlaw
1959
Dan, Starret's Foreman
movieAl Capone
1959
Johnny Torrio
movieSome Like It Hot
1959
Little Bonaparte
movieGreen Mansions
1959
Don Panta
tvRawhide
1959
Domingo / Michob
tvNaked City
1958
Barney Peters / Dominic Venussi / Max Evar / Carlos Ruldan / Berco Romanu / Merritt Griffin
movieThe Badlanders
1958
Vincente (The Powder Monkey)
tvShirley Temple's Storybook
1958
Ali Baba
movieThis Angry Age
1957
Albert Legros
tvWagon Train
1957
Tiburcio Mendez
movieMen in War
1957
Sgt. Lewis
movieMayerling
1957
Police Officer
movieThe Wrong Man
1956
Gene Conforti
movieThe Wild Party
1956
Kicks Johnson
tvPlayhouse 90
1956
Pablo / Prisoners Father
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Ralph Collins / Jeff Jensen
tvGunsmoke
1955
Jack Pinto / Mr. Dano / Alex Skouras / Driscoll / Ben Rando / Alejo Etchahoun
movieThe Thief
1955
D'Arnault-Olivier
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Artie Moreno
tvClimax!
1954
Lieutenant Cal Nourse
movieOn the Waterfront
1954
Cab Driver (uncredited)
tvThe United States Steel Hour
1953
Dr. Arnault / Oliver
movieMarty
1953
The Critic
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Dr. Duchesnes
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Jules Dreise
