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Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022 · Movie
as Self - Interviewee
Nehemiah Persoff
1919-08-02
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Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate
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.
Filmography
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
2012 · Movie
as Self
Angels in America
2003 · TV Show
as Rabbi (uncredited)
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4 Faces
2001 · Movie
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
1999 · Movie
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
1998 · Movie
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
Chicago Hope
1994 · TV Show
as Rabbi Ben Taubler
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
1991 · Movie
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
Law & Order
1990 · TV Show
as David Steinmetz
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989 · TV Show
as Max Wernick
Twins
1988 · Movie
as Mitchell Traven
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988 · Movie
as Rabbi
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · TV Show
as Toff
J.J. Starbuck
1987 · TV Show
An American Tail
1986 · Movie
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
L.A. Law
1986 · TV Show
as Rabbi Isadore Glickman
MacGyver
1985 · TV Show
as Sam Bolinski
Highway to Heaven
1984 · TV Show
Hunter
1984 · TV Show
as Harold Goodman
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV Show
as Constantin Stavros
Yentl
1983 · Movie
as Rebbe Mendel
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983 · TV Show
O'Hara's Wife
1982 · Movie
as Dr. Fischer
St. Helens
1982 · Movie
as Mr. Ellison
Hotel
1982 · TV Show
American Playhouse
1982 · TV Show
as Marcus Hoff
The Henderson Monster
1980 · Movie
as Prof. Leo Tedeschi
F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980 · Movie
as Josef Stalin
Turnover Smith
1980 · Movie
as Ashmed Amad
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · TV Show
as Rabbi Asher Solomon
B.A.D. Cats
1980 · TV Show
Condominium
1980 · TV Show
as Conlaw
In Search of Historic Jesus
1979 · Movie
as Herod Antipas
A Cry for Justice
1979 · Movie
as Dr. Burke
The Facts of Life
1979 · TV Show
The French Atlantic Affair
1979 · TV Show
as Col. Schreiner
The Rebels
1979 · TV Show
as Baron Von Steuben
Supertrain
1979 · TV Show
as Max
The Making of a President
1978 · Movie
Killing Stone
1978 · Movie
as Earl Stone
Daniel in the Lions' Den
1978 · Movie
as Malimar
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
1978 · Movie
as Charles Frohman
A Double Life
1978 · Movie
Vega$
1978 · TV Show
The Word
1978 · TV Show
as Abbot Petropolous
Battlestar Galactica
1978 · TV Show
as Eastern Alliance Leader
Fantasy Island
1978 · TV Show
as Horst Von Stern
Deadly Harvest
1977 · Movie
as Mort Logan
Logan's Run
1977 · TV Show
as ASA
Hunter
1977 · TV Show
as Sheik Farakbi
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977 · TV Show
as Vladimir
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
1976 · Movie
as Rudenko
Voyage of the Damned
1976 · Movie
as Herr Hauser
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · TV Show
Charlie's Angels
1976 · TV Show
as Anton
The Bionic Woman
1976 · TV Show
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976 · TV Show
as Charles Dietrich
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McNaughton's Daughter
1976 · TV Show
as Vinnie Laine
Psychic Killer
1975 · Movie
as Doctor Gubner
Eric
1975 · Movie
as Dr. Duchesnes
Baretta
1975 · TV Show
Wonder Woman
1975 · TV Show
as Professor Moreno
Ellery Queen
1975 · TV Show
Barney Miller
1975 · TV Show
as Carl Simms, Yacov Berger
The Invisible Man
1975 · TV Show
as Dr. Leon Barnard
The Sex Symbol
1974 · Movie
as Nick Fortis
The Stranger Within
1974 · Movie
as Dr. Edward Klein
Little House on the Prairie
1974 · TV Show
as Mr. Olaf Lundstrom
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · TV Show
as Major Popov
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Dracula
1973 · Movie
as Dr. Van Helsing
Police Story
1973 · TV Show
Purple Playhouse
1973 · TV Show
as Dr. Van Helsing
Lapin 360
1972 · Movie
Michael O'Hara the Fourth
1972 · Movie
as Artie Moreno
Lieutenant Schuster's Wife
1972 · Movie
as Champagne Joe Carroll
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · TV Show
Search
1972 · TV Show
Cool Million
1972 · TV Show
as Karinakis
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971 · Movie
as Berisha
Red Sky at Morning
1971 · Movie
as Amadeo Montoya
Columbo
1971 · TV Show
as Jesse Jerome
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The Chicago Teddy Bears
1971 · TV Show
McMillan & Wife
1971 · TV Show
as Clementa Habib
The People Next Door
1970 · Movie
as Dr. Salazar
Cutter's Trail
1970 · Movie
as Santillo
McCloud
1970 · TV Show
as Perry Cicero
Dan August
1970 · TV Show
as Leo Cussoni
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
1969 · Movie
as Lieutenant Crawford
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · TV Show
as Max Behrman, Nick Kolinski
The Bill Cosby Show
1969 · TV Show
as Mr. Byron
Love, American Style
1969 · TV Show
as Mr. Stone
The Treasure of San Bosco Reef
1968 · Movie
as Captain Malcione
The Power
1968 · Movie
as Prof. Carl Melnicker
Escape to Mindanao
1968 · Movie
as Capt. Kramer
Panic in the City
1968 · Movie
as August Best
The Day of the Owl
1968 · Movie
as Pizzuco
Hawaii Five-O
1968 · TV Show
as Harry Cardonus, Winkler, Leo Paoli, Cordell, Victor Palua, Allie Francis
Land of the Giants
1968 · TV Show
as Titus
The Mod Squad
1968 · TV Show
as Nick Master
Adam-12
1968 · TV Show
as Angelo Covelli
The Name of the Game
1968 · TV Show
as Ambassador
The Treasure of San Bosco Reef
1968 · TV Show
as Captain Malcione
It Takes a Thief
1968 · TV Show
as Harry Lavender
The Money Jungle
1967 · Movie
as Lt. Dow Reeves
The High Chaparral
1967 · TV Show
as Homero José
Mannix
1967 · TV Show
as Anton Wojeska
The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones
1966 · Movie
as Skoda
Too Many Thieves
1966 · Movie
as Georgi
Mission: Impossible
1966 · TV Show
as Igor Stravos, Phillipe Pereda, Prince Iben Kostas
Tarzan
1966 · TV Show
as Chembe Kunji
Jericho
1966 · TV Show
The Time Tunnel
1966 · TV Show
as Prof. Anton Biraki
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CBS Playhouse
1966 · TV Show
as Dr. Salazar
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965 · Movie
as Shemiah
The Big Valley
1965 · TV Show
as General Vicente Ruiz
Honey West
1965 · TV Show
as Faustini
The Legend of Jesse James
1965 · TV Show
as El Carnicero
The Wild Wild West
1965 · TV Show
as Major Hazard, Gen. Andreas Cassinello
Fate Is the Hunter
1964 · Movie
as Ben Sawyer
A Global Affair
1964 · Movie
as Under Secretary Segura
Gilligan's Island
1964 · TV Show
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · TV Show
as Valandros
The Hook
1963 · Movie
as Capt. Van Ryn
Burke's Law
1963 · TV Show
as Jason Flonder, Albert Indigo, 'Mr. I', Wilhelm Kasimer
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · TV Show
as Alverian
Mr. Novak
1963 · TV Show
as Henry Selkirk
Sam Benedict
1962 · TV Show
The Comancheros
1961 · Movie
as Graile
The Big Show
1961 · Movie
as Bruno Everard
Bus Stop
1961 · TV Show
Ben Casey
1961 · TV Show
The New Breed
1961 · TV Show
as Louis Morley
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961 · TV Show
Route 66
1960 · TV Show
Some Like It Hot
1959 · Movie
as Little Bonaparte
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1959 · Movie
as Pablo
Al Capone
1959 · Movie
as Johnny Torrio
Day of the Outlaw
1959 · Movie
as Dan, Starret's Foreman
Green Mansions
1959 · Movie
as Don Panta
Never Steal Anything Small
1959 · Movie
as Pinelli
The Killers of Mussolini
1959 · Movie
as Benito Mussolini
Mr. Lucky
1959 · TV Show
The Twilight Zone
1959 · TV Show
as Carl Lanser
Rawhide
1959 · TV Show
as Domingo, Michob
The Untouchables
1959 · TV Show
as Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik, Johnny Fortunato, Waxey Gordon
Startime
1959 · TV Show
as Prior Andry
The Badlanders
1958 · Movie
as Vincente (The Powder Monkey)
Naked City
1958 · TV Show
as Barney Peters, Carlos Ruldan, Max Evar, Dominic Venussi, Berco Romanu, Merritt Griffin
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958 · TV Show
as Ali Baba
Men in War
1957 · Movie
as Sgt. Lewis
Street of Sinners
1957 · Movie
as Leon
The Death of Manolete
1957 · Movie
as Camera
This Angry Age
1957 · Movie
as Albert Legros
Mayerling
1957 · Movie
as Police Officer
Wagon Train
1957 · TV Show
as Tiburcio Mendez
The Wrong Man
1956 · Movie
as Gene Conforti
The Harder They Fall
1956 · Movie
as Leo
The Wild Party
1956 · Movie
as Kicks Johnson
Playhouse 90
1956 · TV Show
as Pablo, Prisoners Father
The Thief
1955 · Movie
as D'Arnault-Olivier
Gunsmoke
1955 · TV Show
as Jack Pinto, Mr. Dano, Alex Skouras, Driscoll, Ben Rando, Alejo Etchahoun
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · TV Show
as Ralph Collins, Jeff Jensen
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Playwrights '56
1955 · TV Show
On the Waterfront
1954 · Movie
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Climax!
1954 · TV Show
as Lieutenant Cal Nourse
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · TV Show
as Artie Moreno
Marty
1953 · Movie
as The Critic
The United States Steel Hour
1953 · TV Show
as Dr. Arnault / Oliver
The Motorola Television Hour
1953 · TV Show
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
as Dr. Duchesnes
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · TV Show
as Jules Dreise
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950 · TV Show
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · TV Show
as Ed Kagan
