Nehemiah Persoff
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 (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.
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Acted in
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022
as Self - Interviewee
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
2012
as Self
4 Faces
2001
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
1999
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
1998
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
Chicago Hope
1994
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
1991
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
Law & Order
1990
as David Steinmetz
Twins
1988
as Mitchell Traven
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988
as Rabbi
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Toff
J.J. Starbuck
1987
An American Tail
1986
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
L.A. Law
1986
as Rabbi Isadore Glickman
MacGyver
1985
as Sam Bolinski
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Constantin Stavros
Highway to Heaven
1984
Hunter
1984
as Harold Goodman
Yentl
1983
as Rebbe Mendel
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Hotel
1982
O'Hara's Wife
1982
as Dr. Fischer
St. Helens
1982
as Mr. Ellison
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Turnover Smith
1980
as Ashmed Amad
The Henderson Monster
1980
as Prof. Leo Tedeschi
F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980
as Josef Stalin
Condominium
1980
as Conlaw
B.A.D. Cats
1980
The French Atlantic Affair
1979
as Col. Schreiner
The Facts of Life
1979
In Search of Historic Jesus
1979
as Herod Antipas
A Cry For Justice
1979
as Dr. Burke
The Rebels
1979
as Baron Von Steuben
Daniel in the Lions' Den
1978
as Malimar
The Word
1978
as Abbot Petropolous
Vega$
1978
Battlestar Galactica
1978
as Eastern Alliance Leader
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
1978
as Charles Frohman
Killing Stone
1978
as Earl Stone
A Double Life
1978
The Making of a President
1978
Logan's Run
1977
Deadly Harvest
1977
as Mort Logan
Hunter
1977
as Sheik Farakbi
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
as Vladimir
Voyage of the Damned
1976
as Herr Hauser
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
1976
as Rudenko
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Anton
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976
as Charles Dietrich
McNaughton's Daughter
1976
as Vinnie Laine
The Bionic Woman
1976
Psychic Killer
1975
as Doctor Gubner
Eric
1975
as Dr. Duchesnes
Wonder Woman
1975
as Professor Moreno
Ellery Queen
1975
The Invisible Man
1975
as Dr. Leon Barnard
Barney Miller
1975
as Carl Simms
Barney Miller
1975
as Yacov Berger
Baretta
1975
The Stranger Within
1974
as Dr. Edward Klein
The Sex Symbol
1974
as Nick Fortis
Little House on the Prairie
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Major Popov
Police Story
1973
Purple Playhouse
1973
as Dr. Van Helsing
Dracula
1973
as Dr. Van Helsing
Cool Million
1972
as Karinakis
Lieutenant Schuster's Wife
1972
as Champagne Joe Carroll
Lapin 360
1972
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Search
1972
Michael O'Hara the Fourth
1972
as Artie Moreno
McMillan & Wife
1971
as Clementa Habib
The Chicago Teddy Bears
1971
Columbo
1971
as Jesse Jerome
Red Sky at Morning
1971
as Amadeo Montoya
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971
as Berisha
Dan August
1970
as Leo Cussoni
The People Next Door
1970
as Dr. Salazar
McCloud
1970
Cutter's Trail
1970
as Santillo
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
1969
as Lieutenant Crawford
Love, American Style
1969
as Mr. Stone
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Max Behrman
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
as Mr. Byron
Escape to Mindanao
1968
as Capt. Kramer
The Treasure of San Bosco Reef
1968
as Captain Malcione
The Treasure of San Bosco Reef
1968
as Captain Malcione
Panic in the City
1968
as August Best
The Mod Squad
1968
The Mod Squad
1968
as Nick Master
Land of the Giants
1968
as Titus
Adam-12
1968
as Angelo Covelli
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Harry Cardonus
The Name of the Game
1968
as Ambassador
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Winkler
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Leo Paoli
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Cordell
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Victor Palua
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Allie Francis
The Power
1968
as Prof. Carl Melnicker
The Day of the Owl
1968
as Pizzuco
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Harry Lavender
The Money Jungle
1967
as Lt. Dow Reeves
Mannix
1967
as Anton Wojeska
The High Chaparral
1967
as Homero José
The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones
1966
as Skoda
CBS Playhouse
1966
Too Many Thieves
1966
as Georgi
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Igor Stravos
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Phillipe Pereda
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Prince Iben Kostas
Jericho
1966
The Time Tunnel
1966
as Prof. Anton Biraki
Tarzan
1966
as Chembe Kunji
Honey West
1965
as Faustini
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Major Hazard
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Gen. Andreas Cassinello
The Big Valley
1965
as General Vicente Ruiz
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
as El Carnicero
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as Shemiah
Fate Is the Hunter
1964
as Ben Sawyer
Gilligan's Island
1964
A Global Affair
1964
as Under Secretary Segura
Mr. Novak
1963
as Henry Selkirk
Burke's Law
1963
as Jason Flonder
Burke's Law
1963
as Wilhelm Kasimer
Burke's Law
1963
as Albert Indigo, 'Mr. I'
The Hook
1963
as Capt. Van Ryn
Sam Benedict
1962
The Comancheros
1961
as Graile
The New Breed
1961
as Louis Morley
Ben Casey
1961
Bus Stop
1961
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961
The Big Show
1961
as Bruno Everard
Route 66
1960
Mr. Lucky
1959
The Untouchables
1959
as Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
The Untouchables
1959
as Johnny Fortunato
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Carl Lanser
Day of the Outlaw
1959
as Dan, Starret's Foreman
The Killers of Mussolini
1959
as Benito Mussolini
Al Capone
1959
as Johnny Torrio
Some Like It Hot
1959
as Little Bonaparte
Green Mansions
1959
as Don Panta
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1959
as Pablo
Never Steal Anything Small
1959
as Pinelli
Rawhide
1959
as Domingo
Rawhide
1959
as Michob
Naked City
1958
as Barney Peters
Naked City
1958
as Max Evar
Naked City
1958
as Carlos Ruldan
Naked City
1958
as Dominic Venussi
Naked City
1958
as Berco Romanu
Naked City
1958
as Merritt Griffin
The Badlanders
1958
as Vincente (The Powder Monkey)
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Ali Baba
This Angry Age
1957
as Albert Legros
The Death of Manolete
1957
as Camera
Street of Sinners
1957
as Leon
Men in War
1957
as Sgt. Lewis
Mayerling
1957
as Police Officer
The Wrong Man
1956
as Gene Conforti
The Wild Party
1956
as Kicks Johnson
The Rag Jungle
1956
as Leonard Brill
Playhouse 90
1956
as Pablo
The Harder They Fall
1956
as Leo
Playwrights '56
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Ralph Collins
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Jeff Jensen
Gunsmoke
1955
as Jack Pinto
Gunsmoke
1955
as Mr. Dano
Gunsmoke
1955
as Alex Skouras
Gunsmoke
1955
as Driscoll
Gunsmoke
1955
as Ben Rando
Gunsmoke
1955
as Alejo Etchahoun
The Thief
1955
as D'Arnault-Olivier
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Artie Moreno
Climax!
1954
as Lieutenant Cal Nourse
On the Waterfront
1954
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
The United States Steel Hour
1953
as Dr. Arnault / Oliver
Marty
1953
as The Critic
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Dr. Duchesnes
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Jules Dreise
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Ed Kagan