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Nehemiah Persoff

Actor | * 08/02/1919 († 102, 04/05/2022) | Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate
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Nehemiah Persoff (August 2, 1919 – April 5, 2022) was an American actor and painter. He appeared in more than 200 television series, films, and theatre productions, and also performed as a voice artist in a career spanning 55 years. His first acting role was as an extra in The Naked City (1948). Persoff is best known for roles as Leo in The Harder They Fall (1956), as Little Bonaparte in Some Like It Hot (1959), as Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik in The Untouchables (1959–1963), as Rebbe Mendel in Yentl (1983), and as the voice of Papa Mousekewitz in the animated film An American Tail (1986) and its sequels. He also made appearances on episodes of The Twilight Zone, Gilligan's Island, ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Action & Adventure

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A young mouse named Fievel and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. But somehow, Fievel ends up in the New World alone and must fend off not ...

An American Tail

G

1986 | 3.4/5 | 1h 20min
Drama, Kids & Family, Animation, Adventure
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Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make t ...

Some Like It Hot

Certification unknown

1959 | 4.1/5 | 2h 2min
Comedy, Music, Romance / Love, Crime
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In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber. ...

The Wrong Man

Certification unknown

1956 | 3.6/5 | 1h 46min
Crime, Drama
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Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smalle ...

Twins

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1988 | 3.0/5 | 1h 47min
Comedy
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Movies with Nehemiah Persoff as Actor(68)

as Self - Interviewee2022 Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
as himself2012 Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
2001 4 Faces
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)1999 An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)1998 An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)1991 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
as Mitchell Traven1988 Twins
as Rabbi1988 The Last Temptation of Christ
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)1986 An American Tail
as Rebbe Mendel1983 Yentl
as Mr. Ellison1982 St. Helens
as Doctor Fisher1982 O'Hara's Wife
as Ashmed Amad1980 Turnover Smith
as Prof. Leo Tedeschi1980 The Henderson Monster
as Josef Stalin1980 F.D.R.: The Last Year
as Herod Antipas1979 In Search of Historic Jesus
as Baron Von Steuben1979 The Rebels
1978 A Double Life
as Charles Frohman1978 Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
as Earl Stone1978 Killing Stone
as Malimar1978 Daniel in the Lions' Den
as Mort Logan1977 Deadly Harvest
as Herr Hauser1976 Voyage of the Damned
as Rudenko1976 Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
as Dr. Duchesnes1975 Eric
as Doctor Gubner1975 Psychic Killer
as Nick Fortis1974 The Sex Symbol
as Dr. Edward Klein1974 The Stranger Within
as Dr. Van Helsing1973 Dracula
as Champagne Joe Carroll1972 Lieutenant Schuster's Wife
1972 Lapin 360
as Artie Moreno1972 Michael O'Hara the Fourth
as Berisha1971 Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
as Amadeo Montoya1971 Red Sky at Morning
as Dr. Salazar1970 The People Next Door
as Santillo1970 Cutter's Trail
as Lieutenant Crawford1969 The Girl Who Knew Too Much
as August Best1968 Panic in the City
as Pizzuco1968 The Day of the Owl
as Prof. Carl Melnicker1968 The Power
as Capt. Kramer1968 Escape to Mindanao
as Lt. Dow Reeves1967 The Money Jungle
as Georgi1966 Too Many Thieves
as Skoda1966 The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones
as Shemiah1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Ben Sawyer1964 Fate Is the Hunter
as Under Secretary Segura1964 A Global Affair
as Capt. Van Ryn1963 The Hook
as Graile1961 The Comancheros
as Bruno Everard1961 The Big Show
as Little Bonaparte1959 Some Like It Hot
as Pinelli1959 Never Steal Anything Small
as Johnny Torrio1959 Al Capone
as Dan, Starret's Foreman1959 Day of the Outlaw
as Pablo1959 For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Don Panta1959 Green Mansions
as Benito Mussolini1959 The Killers of Mussolini
as Vincente (The Powder Monkey)1958 The Badlanders
as Police Officer1957 Mayerling
as Albert Legros1957 This Angry Age
as Leon1957 Street of Sinners
as Sfc. Lewis1957 Men in War
as Kicks Johnson1956 The Wild Party
as Gene Conforti1956 The Wrong Man
as Leo1956 The Harder They Fall
as D'Arnault-Olivier1955 The Thief
as Cab Driver (uncredited)1954 On the Waterfront
as The Critic1953 Marty

TV Shows/Series with Nehemiah Persoff as Actor(98)

1994 Chicago Hope
as David Steinmetz1990 Law & Order
as Toff1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 J.J. Starbuck
as Rabbi Isadore Glickman1986 L.A. Law
as Sam Bolinski1985 MacGyver
as Harold Goodman1984 Hunter
1984 Highway to Heaven
1983 Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1982 Hotel
1980 Magnum, P.I.
as Conlaw1980 Condominium
as Col. Schreiner1979 The French Atlantic Affair
1979 The Facts of Life
as Eastern Alliance Leader1978 Battlestar Galactica
1978 Vega$
as Abbot Petropolous1978 The Word
1977 Hunter
1977 Logan's Run
1977 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
as Anton1976 Charlie's Angels
1976 The Bionic Woman
1976 Quincy, M.E.
as Professor Moreno1975 Wonder Woman
as Carl Simms1975 Barney Miller
as Yacov Berger1975 Barney Miller
1975 Baretta
1975 Ellery Queen
as Dr. Leon Barnard1975 The Invisible Man
1974 Little House on the Prairie
1973 Police Story
as Dr. Van Helsing1973 Purple Playhouse
1972 The Streets of San Francisco
1972 Search
1972 Cool Million
as Jesse Jerome1971 Columbo
1971 The Chicago Teddy Bears
1970 McCloud
as Max Behrman1969 Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Mr. Byron1969 The Bill Cosby Show
as Harry Cardonus1968 Hawaii Five-O
as Winkler1968 Hawaii Five-O
as Leo Paoli1968 Hawaii Five-O
as Cordell1968 Hawaii Five-O
as Victor Palua1968 Hawaii Five-O
as Allie Francis1968 Hawaii Five-O
as Captain Malcione1968 The Treasure of San Bosco Reef
as Titus1968 Land of the Giants
1968 The Mod Squad
1968 Adam-12
as Homero José1967 The High Chaparral
1967 Mannix
1966 Jericho
as Chembe Kunji1966 Tarzan
as Prof. Anton Biraki1966 The Time Tunnel
1966 Mission: Impossible
1966 CBS Playhouse
1965 The Wild Wild West
as General Vicente Ruiz1965 The Big Valley
as El Carnicero1965 The Legend of Jesse James
as Faustini1965 Honey West
1964 Gilligan's Island
as Jason Flonder1963 Burke's Law
as Wilhelm Kasimer1963 Burke's Law
as Albert Indigo, 'Mr. I'1963 Burke's Law
as Henry Selkirk1963 Mr. Novak
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1962 Sam Benedict
1961 Bus Stop
1961 Ben Casey
as Louis Morley1961 The New Breed
1960 Route 66
as Domingo1959 Rawhide
as Michob1959 Rawhide
1959 Mr. Lucky
as Carl Lanser1959 The Twilight Zone
as Barney Peters1958 Naked City
as Max Evar1958 Naked City
as Carlos Ruldan1958 Naked City
as Dominic Venussi1958 Naked City
as Berco Romanu1958 Naked City
as Merritt Griffin1958 Naked City
as Pablo1956 Playhouse 90
as Ralph Collins1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Jeff Jensen1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Jack Pinto1955 Gunsmoke
as Mr. Dano1955 Gunsmoke
as Alex Skouras1955 Gunsmoke
as Driscoll1955 Gunsmoke
as Ben Rando1955 Gunsmoke
as Alejo Etchahoun1955 Gunsmoke
1955 Playwrights '56
as Lieutenant Cal Nourse1954 Climax!
as Dr. Arnault / Oliver1953 The United States Steel Hour
as Jules Dreise1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Dr. Duchesnes1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1950 Armstrong Circle Theatre
as Ed Kagan1948 The Philco Television Playhouse

Full Name: Nehemiah Persoff
Born: Saturday, 08/02 1919 (August) in Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate
Died: Tuesday, 04/05 2022 (April) in San Luis Obispo (aged: 102)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Hebrew Technical Institute
Nehemiah Persoff frequently works together with these people:
James Gregory (41x, Actor)
Harry Townes (40x, Actor)
Milton Selzer (39x, Actor)
J. Pat O'Malley (37x, Actor)
John Larch (35x, Actor)
John Anderson (35x, Actor)
John Dehner (33x, Actor)
Royal Dano (33x, Actor)
Robert Karnes (33x, Actor)
William Schallert (32x, Actor)
Kevin Hagen (32x, Actor)
Philip Yordan (7x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1702, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024