Nehemiah Persoff, now retired, was a prolific American film and television character 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.

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  • Nehemiah Persoff, now retired, was a prolific American film and television character 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, Alfred Hitchcock Presents ("Heart of Gold" episode), The Untouchables, The Legend of Jesse James, Gunsmoke, The Wild Wild West, Hawaii Five-O, Ellery Queen ("The Adventure of the Pharaoh's Curse" 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. Now retired from acting, he devotes full-time to his painting.
  • Nehemiah Persoff ist ein US-amerikanischer Film- und Theaterschauspieler sowie Maler israelischer Herkunft.
  • Nehemiah Persoff on israelilaissyntyinen, eläkkeellä oleva näyttelijä. Hän muutti perheineen Yhdysvaltoihin vuonna 1929. Hän on vetäytymisensä jälkeen keskittynyt kuvataideharrastukseensa. Persoffilla oli rooleja muun muassa sellaisissa elokuvissa Alaston satama, Mitä kovemmin he kaatuvat... , Piukat paikat, Al Capone – lain ja oikeuden voitto (1959), Comancheros, Trapetsin varjossa, Kirottujen laiva, Deadly Harvest, Jeesus, Jentl, Identtiset kaksoset, Kristuksen viimeinen kiusaus (1988) ja Fievel. Vierailuja Persoff on tehnyt muun muassa televisiosarjoissa Rawhide, Tohtori Ben Casey, Minä, vakooja, Tarzan, Gunsmoke, Columbo, Sheriffi McCloud, Pieni talo preerialla, Seikkailujen saari, Magnum P.I. , Ihmemies MacGyver, L.A. Law, Murhasta tuli totta sekä Chicagon lääkärit. Persoff pääsi opiskelemaan Actors' Studiolla, kun se avattiin vuonna 1947. Hän teki ensiesiintymisensä elokuvassa vuonna 1948; hän oli jo nuorempana aloittanut teatteriuransa, jonka kuitenkin oli keskeyttänyt toinen maailmansota. Hänellä on puolisonsa Thian kanssa neljä lasta.
  • Nehemiah Persoff est un acteur américain né le 2 août 1919 à Jérusalem.
  • ネヒミア・ペルソフ(Nehemiah Persoff,1919年 - )はエルサレム出身のアメリカ人俳優である(1920年生まれの説あり)。
  • Nehemiah Persoff este un actor israelian de film.
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  • Nehemiah Persoff, now retired, was a prolific American film and television character 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.
  • Nehemiah Persoff ist ein US-amerikanischer Film- und Theaterschauspieler sowie Maler israelischer Herkunft.
  • Nehemiah Persoff on israelilaissyntyinen, eläkkeellä oleva näyttelijä. Hän muutti perheineen Yhdysvaltoihin vuonna 1929. Hän on vetäytymisensä jälkeen keskittynyt kuvataideharrastukseensa. Persoffilla oli rooleja muun muassa sellaisissa elokuvissa Alaston satama, Mitä kovemmin he kaatuvat...
  • Nehemiah Persoff est un acteur américain né le 2 août 1919 à Jérusalem.
  • ネヒミア・ペルソフ(Nehemiah Persoff,1919年 - )はエルサレム出身のアメリカ人俳優である(1920年生まれの説あり)。
  • Nehemiah Persoff este un actor israelian de film.
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