
Actor
Nehemiah Persoff (August 2, 1919 – April 5, 2022) was an American film and television 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nehemiah Persoff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Născut
2 august 1919
Zodie
Leu
Decedat
5 aprilie 2022
Locul nașterii
Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate
Universul filmelor sale
Regie · 2 filme
Larry Latham
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island, An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster

Unora le place Jazul
Little Bonaparte
1959

Gemenii
Mitchell Traven
1988

An American Tail
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
1986

Ultima ispită a lui Iisus
Rabbi
1988

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
1991

Omul greșit
Gene Conforti
1956

Yentl
Rebbe Mendel
1983

Viața lui Iisus
Shemiah
1965

The Comancheros
Graile
1961

An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
1998

An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
1999

The Harder They Fall
Leo
1956

Il giorno della civetta
Pizzuco
1968

Day of the Outlaw
Dan, Starret's Foreman
1959

Voyage of the Damned
Herr Hauser
1976

Men in War
Sgt. Lewis
1957

Al Capone
Johnny Torrio
1959

The Badlanders
Vincente (The Powder Monkey)
1958

Misterioasa prăbușire
Ben Sawyer
1964

Green Mansions
Don Panta
1959

The Power
Prof. Carl Melnicker
1968

Psychic Killer
Doctor Gubner
1975

The People Next Door
Dr. Salazar
1970

The Hook
Capt. Van Ryn
1963