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Nehemiah Persoff

Birthplace
Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate
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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 …

Movies
Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
1959 ⭐ 8.1
as Little Bonaparte
 An American Tail
An American Tail
1986 ⭐ 6.8
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
 Twins
Twins
1988 ⭐ 6.1
as Mitchell Traven
 On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront
1954 ⭐ 7.8
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
 The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall
1956 ⭐ 7.2
as Leo
 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
1991 ⭐ 6.3
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
 The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988 ⭐ 7.2
as Rabbi
 An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
1998 ⭐ 6.3
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
 The Power
The Power
1968 ⭐ 6.3
as Carl Melnicker
 The Thief
The Thief
1955 ⭐ 4.0
as D'Arnault-Olivier
Web Series & TV Shows
Columbo
Columbo
1971 ⭐ 8.1
as Jesse Jerome
 Law & Order
Law & Order
1990 ⭐ 7.3
as David Steinmetz
 Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 ⭐ 8.4
as Toff
 MacGyver
MacGyver
1985 ⭐ 7.7
as Sam Bolinski
 Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
1980 ⭐ 7.3
as Rabbi Asher Solomon
 Wagon Train
Wagon Train
1957 ⭐ 6.6
as Tiburcio Mendez
 Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
1994 ⭐ 7.2
as Rabbi Ben Taubler
 Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
1969 ⭐ 7.2
as Harry Cardonus
 Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
1969 ⭐ 7.2
as Winkler
 Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
1969 ⭐ 7.2
as Leo Paoli