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.
as Self - Interviewee
as Rabbi (uncredited)(1 ep)
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
as Rabbi Ben Taubler(1 ep)
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
as David Steinmetz(1 ep)
as Max Wernick(1 ep)
as Mitchell Traven
as Rabbi
as Toff(1 ep)
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
as Rabbi Isadore Glickman(1 ep)
as Sam Bolinski(1 ep)
as Constantin Stavros(1 ep)
as Harold Goodman(1 ep)
as Rebbe Mendel
as Marcus Hoff(1 ep)
as Dr. Fischer
as Mr. Ellison
as Rabbi Asher Solomon(1 ep)
as Ashmed Amad
as Prof. Leo Tedeschi
as Josef Stalin
as Conlaw(2 eps)
as Col. Schreiner(3 eps)
as Herod Antipas
as Dr. Burke
as Baron Von Steuben(2 eps)
as Max(1 ep)
as Malimar
as Abbot Petropolous(4 eps)
as Eastern Alliance Leader(1 ep)
as Charles Frohman
as Earl Stone
as Horst Von Stern(1 ep)
as ASA(1 ep)
as Mort Logan
as Sheik Farakbi(1 ep)
as Vladimir(2 eps)
as Herr Hauser
as Anton(1 ep)
as Charles Dietrich(1 ep)
as Vinnie Laine(3 eps)
as Doctor Gubner
as Dr. Duchesnes
as Professor Moreno(1 ep)
as Dr. Leon Barnard(1 ep)
as Carl Simms(1 ep)
as Yacov Berger(2 eps)
as Dr. Edward Klein
as Nick Fortis
as Mr. Olaf Lundstrom(1 ep)
as Major Popov(2 eps)
as Dr. Van Helsing(1 ep)
as Dr. Van Helsing
as Karinakis(1 ep)
as Champagne Joe Carroll
as Artie Moreno
as Clementa Habib(1 ep)
as Jesse Jerome(1 ep)
as Amadeo Montoya
as Berisha
as Leo Cussoni(1 ep)
as Dr. Salazar
as Perry Cicero(1 ep)
as Santillo
as Lieutenant Crawford
as Mr. Stone(1 ep)
as Max Behrman(1 ep)
as Nick Kolinski(1 ep)
as Mr. Byron(1 ep)
as Harry Cardonus(1 ep)
as Winkler(1 ep)
as Leo Paoli(1 ep)
as Cordell(1 ep)
as Victor Palua(1 ep)
as Allie Francis(2 eps)
as Capt. Kramer
as Captain Malcione
as Captain Malcione(2 eps)
as August Best
as Nick Master(1 ep)
as Titus(1 ep)
as Angelo Covelli(1 ep)
as Ambassador(1 ep)
as Carl Melnicker
as Pizzuco
as Harry Lavender(1 ep)
as Lt. Dow Reeves
as Anton Wojeska(1 ep)
as Homero José(1 ep)
as Dr. Salazar(1 ep)
as Georgi
as Igor Stravos(1 ep)
as Phillipe Pereda(1 ep)
as Prince Iben Kostas(1 ep)
as Prof. Anton Biraki(1 ep)
as Chembe Kunji(1 ep)
as Faustini(1 ep)
as Major Hazard(1 ep)
as Gen. Andreas Cassinello(1 ep)
as General Vicente Ruiz(1 ep)
as El Carnicero(1 ep)
as Shemiah
as Ben Sawyer
as Valandros(1 ep)
as Under Secretary Segura
as Alverian(1 ep)
as Henry Selkirk(1 ep)
as Jason Flonder(1 ep)
as Albert Indigo, 'Mr. I'(1 ep)
as Wilhelm Kasimer(1 ep)
as Capt. Van Ryn
as Graile
as Louis Morley(1 ep)
as Bruno Everard
as Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik(2 eps)
as Johnny Fortunato(1 ep)
as Waxey Gordon(1 ep)
as Prior Andry(1 ep)
as Carl Lanser(1 ep)
as Benito Mussolini
as Dan, Starret's Foreman
as Johnny Torrio
as Little Bonaparte
as Don Panta
as Pablo
as Pinelli
as Domingo(1 ep)
as Michob(1 ep)
as Barney Peters(1 ep)
as Carlos Ruldan(1 ep)
as Max Evar(1 ep)
as Dominic Venussi(1 ep)
as Berco Romanu(1 ep)
as Merritt Griffin(1 ep)
as Vincente (The Powder Monkey)
as Ali Baba(1 ep)
as Albert Legros
as Tiburcio Mendez(1 ep)
as Camera
as Leon
as Sgt. Lewis
as Police Officer
as Gene Conforti
as Kicks Johnson
as Pablo(2 eps)
as Prisoners Father(1 ep)
as Leo
as Ralph Collins(1 ep)
as Jeff Jensen(1 ep)
as Jack Pinto(1 ep)
as Mr. Dano(1 ep)
as Alex Skouras(1 ep)
as Driscoll(1 ep)
as Ben Rando(1 ep)
as Alejo Etchahoun(1 ep)
as D'Arnault-Olivier
as Artie Moreno(2 eps)
as Lieutenant Cal Nourse(1 ep)
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
as Dr. Arnault / Oliver(1 ep)
as The Critic
as Dr. Duchesnes(1 ep)
as Jules Dreise(1 ep)
as Ed Kagan(2 eps)