Acting
Nehemiah Persoff
Born Aug 2, 1919 · Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate · Died Apr 5, 2022
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.
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Acting
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
2012
Documentary
Angels in America
2003
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
1999
Adventure · Animation · Fantasy
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
1998
Family · Animation · Adventure
Chicago Hope
1994
Soap · Drama
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
1991
Animation · Family · Western
Law & Order
1990
Crime · Drama
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
Drama · Comedy
Twins
1988
Comedy
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988
Drama
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
J.J. Starbuck
1987
Drama
An American Tail
1986
Adventure · Animation · Comedy
L.A. Law
1986
Drama · War & Politics
MacGyver
1985
Drama · Action & Adventure · Crime
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Mystery · Crime · Drama
Highway to Heaven
1984
Family · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Hunter
1984
Action & Adventure · Drama
Yentl
1983
Music · Drama · Romance
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Action & Adventure · Drama · Crime
Hotel
1982
Drama · Soap
American Playhouse
1982
Drama · Comedy
O'Hara's Wife
1982
Drama · Comedy
St. Helens
1982
Action · Thriller · TV Movie
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Turnover Smith
1980
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
The Henderson Monster
1980
TV Movie · Drama · Horror
F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980
Drama · TV Movie
Condominium
1980
Drama · Action & Adventure
B.A.D. Cats
1980
Action & Adventure · Drama
The French Atlantic Affair
1979
Crime · Drama
The Facts of Life
1979
Drama · Comedy
In Search of Historic Jesus
1979
Documentary · Drama
A Cry for Justice
1979
Drama · Action · Crime
The Rebels
1979
Drama · War & Politics
Supertrain
1979
Action & Adventure · Comedy · Drama
Daniel in the Lions' Den
1978
The Word
1978
Drama
Vega$
1978
Drama · Crime
Battlestar Galactica
1978
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
A Double Life
1978
TV Movie · Action · Adventure
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
1978
TV Movie · Drama
Killing Stone
1978
Drama · TV Movie
Fantasy Island
1978
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Comedy
The Making of a President
1978
Drama
Logan's Run
1977
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Deadly Harvest
1977
Science Fiction · Drama
Hunter
1977
Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Mystery · Action & Adventure
Voyage of the Damned
1976
Drama · War
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
1976
Drama · TV Movie
Charlie's Angels
1976
Action & Adventure
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976
Drama
McNaughton's Daughter
1976
Drama
The Bionic Woman
1976
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Psychic Killer
1975
Horror
Eric
1975
Drama
Wonder Woman
1975
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Ellery Queen
1975
Mystery · Drama
The Invisible Man
1975
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Barney Miller
1975
Comedy
Baretta
1975
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Stranger Within
1974
TV Movie · Mystery · Science Fiction
The Sex Symbol
1974
Drama · TV Movie
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Western · Drama · Family
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Police Story
1973
Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama
Purple Playhouse
1973
Drama
Cool Million
1972
Drama · Crime
Lieutenant Schuster's Wife
1972
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Lapin 360
1972
Drama
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
Search
1972
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Michael O'Hara the Fourth
1972
Crime · Comedy · Family
McMillan & Wife
1971
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Columbo
1971
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Red Sky at Morning
1971
Drama · Romance
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971
Adventure · Comedy
Dan August
1970
Drama · Crime
The People Next Door
1970
Drama
McCloud
1970
Crime · Drama
Cutter's Trail
1970
Western · TV Movie
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
1969
Crime · Drama
Love, American Style
1969
Comedy
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Drama
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
Comedy
Hawaii Five-O
1969
Action & Adventure · Drama
Escape to Mindanao
1968
Action · War · TV Movie
The Treasure of San Bosco Reef
1968
The Treasure of San Bosco Reef
1968
Action & Adventure
Panic in the City
1968
Thriller
The Mod Squad
1968
Action & Adventure · Drama
Land of the Giants
1968
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Adam-12
1968
Crime · Drama
The Name of the Game
1968
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Power
1968
Science Fiction · Thriller
The Day of the Owl
1968
Drama · Crime
It Takes a Thief
1968
Action & Adventure · Drama
The Money Jungle
1967
Thriller · Drama
Mannix
1967
Action & Adventure · Crime · Mystery
The High Chaparral
1967
Western · Drama
The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones
1966
Western · TV Movie
Too Many Thieves
1966
Drama · Crime
Mission: Impossible
1966
Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama
Jericho
1966
War & Politics · Drama
The Time Tunnel
1966
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Tarzan
1966
Action & Adventure · Drama
Honey West
1965
Action & Adventure · Drama
The Wild Wild West
1965
Action & Adventure · Comedy · Drama
The Big Valley
1965
Western · Drama
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
Western · Drama
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
Drama · History
Fate Is the Hunter
1964
Drama
Gilligan's Island
1964
Comedy · Family
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Action & Adventure · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
A Global Affair
1964
Comedy
Mr. Novak
1963
Drama
Burke's Law
1963
Drama
The Hook
1963
War · Drama
Sam Benedict
1962
Drama
The Comancheros
1961
Western
The New Breed
1961
Drama
Ben Casey
1961
Drama
Bus Stop
1961
Drama
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961
The Big Show
1961
Drama
Route 66
1960
Drama · Crime · Action & Adventure
Mr. Lucky
1959
Drama
The Untouchables
1959
Drama · Crime
Startime
1959
Comedy · Drama
The Twilight Zone
1959
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery · Drama
The Killers of Mussolini
1959
Drama · TV Movie · History
Day of the Outlaw
1959
Western
Al Capone
1959
Action · Adventure · Crime
Some Like It Hot
1959
Comedy · Romance · Crime
Green Mansions
1959
Adventure · Drama · Romance
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1959
War · Drama · TV Movie
Never Steal Anything Small
1959
Drama
Rawhide
1959
Western · Drama
Naked City
1958
Drama · Crime · Action & Adventure
The Badlanders
1958
Western · Crime
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
This Angry Age
1957
Drama
Wagon Train
1957
Western · Drama · Family
The Death of Manolete
1957
Drama · TV Movie
Street of Sinners
1957
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Men in War
1957
War · Drama
Mayerling
1957
TV Movie · Romance · War
The Wrong Man
1956
Crime · Drama
The Wild Party
1956
Crime · Drama
Playhouse 90
1956
Drama
The Harder They Fall
1956
Drama
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Mystery · Drama · Crime
Gunsmoke
1955
Western · Action & Adventure · Drama
The Thief
1955
Comedy · Drama · TV Movie
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Action & Adventure · Animation · Documentary
Climax!
1954
Drama · Mystery
On the Waterfront
1954
Crime · Drama · Romance
The Motorola Television Hour
1953
Drama
The United States Steel Hour
1953
Comedy · Drama
Marty
1953
Drama · TV Movie · Romance
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Drama · Comedy
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950
Drama
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Drama