Nehemiah Persoff
American actor and painter (1919-2022) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 102
Nehemiah Persoff 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.
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2022Died5 April 20222012
Tony Curtis: Driven to StardomFilm1998
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan IslandFilm, Papa Mousekewitz (voice)1994
Chicago HopeSeries, Rabbi Ben Taubler1988
The Last Temptation of ChristFilm, Rabbi1987
Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries, Toff1985
MacGyverSeries, Sam Bolinski1983
YentlFilm, Rebbe Mendel1980
Magnum, P.I.Series, Rabbi Asher Solomon1978
Fantasy IslandSeries, Horst Von Stern1977
Deadly HarvestFilm, Mort Logan1975
Psychic KillerFilm, Doctor Gubner1974
Little House on the PrairieSeries, Mr. Olaf Lundstrom1971
Mrs. Pollifax - SpyFilm, Berisha1970
The People Next DoorFilm, Dr. Salazar1969
Love, American StyleSeries, Mr. Stone1967
The Money JungleFilm, Lt. Dow Reeves1966
Mission: ImpossibleSeries, Igor Stravos1964
A Global AffairFilm, Under Secretary Segura1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries, Alverian1961
The Big ShowFilm, Bruno Everard1958
The BadlandersFilm, Vincente (The Powder Monkey)1957
Wagon TrainSeries, Tiburcio Mendez1956
The Harder They FallFilm, Leo1954
On the WaterfrontFilm, Cab Driver (uncredited)1919Born2 August 1919
Tony Curtis: Driven to StardomFilm1998An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan IslandFilm, Papa Mousekewitz (voice)1994Chicago HopeSeries, Rabbi Ben Taubler1988The Last Temptation of ChristFilm, Rabbi1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries, Toff1985MacGyverSeries, Sam Bolinski1983YentlFilm, Rebbe Mendel1980Magnum, P.I.Series, Rabbi Asher Solomon1978Fantasy IslandSeries, Horst Von Stern1977Deadly HarvestFilm, Mort Logan1975Psychic KillerFilm, Doctor Gubner1974Little House on the PrairieSeries, Mr. Olaf Lundstrom1971Mrs. Pollifax - SpyFilm, Berisha1970The People Next DoorFilm, Dr. Salazar1969Love, American StyleSeries, Mr. Stone1967The Money JungleFilm, Lt. Dow Reeves1966Mission: ImpossibleSeries, Igor Stravos1964A Global AffairFilm, Under Secretary Segura1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries, Alverian1961The Big ShowFilm, Bruno Everard1958The BadlandersFilm, Vincente (The Powder Monkey)1957Wagon TrainSeries, Tiburcio Mendez1956The Harder They FallFilm, Leo1954On the WaterfrontFilm, Cab Driver (uncredited)1919Born2 August 1919People around Nehemiah
Close ties
Dom DeLuise Also in An American Tail (1986)- Philip Yordan Produced The Harder They Fall (1956)
Aaron Rosenberg Produced The Badlanders and Fate is the Hunter
Mel Ferrer Directed Green Mansions (1959)
Aldo Ray Also in Men in War, The Power and Psychic Killer
Harold J. Stone Also in The Wrong Man (1957)
Erica Yohn Also in An American Tail (1986)
Pat Musick Also in An American Tail (1986)
Rod Steiger Also in The Harder They Fall and Al Capone
Lee J. Cobb Also in Green Mansions and The Day of the Owl
Johnny Seven Also in Never Steal Anything Small (1959)
Booth Colman Also in The Comancheros and A Global Affair
David Kirschner Wrote An American Tail (1986)- Herbert Brodkin Produced The Missiles of October (1974)
Alfred Hitchcock Produced The Wrong Man (1957)
Audrey Hepburn Also in Mayerling and Green Mansions
John Wayne Also in The Comancheros (1961)
Martin Scorsese Directed The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Barbra Streisand Directed Yentl (1983)
Billy Wilder Produced Some Like It Hot (1959)
Max von Sydow Also in Voyage of the Damned (1976)
Peter Falk Also in Too Many Thieves and Now You See Him ...
David Carradine Also in Too Many Thieves (1966)
Julie Harris Also in The People Next Door (1970)
Known for
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Some Like It Hot 1959
On the Waterfront 1954
The Last Temptation of Christ 1988
The Harder They Fall 1956
The Day of the Owl 1968
Filmography 40
203 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 2
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 2022 · aged 102
