Nehemiah Persoff

Born August 2, 1919· Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate

† Died April 5, 2022

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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…

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Filmography

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone1959

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation1987

Columbo

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot1959

Little Bonaparte

On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront1954

Cab Driver (uncredited)

MacGyver

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible1966

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote1984

Constantin Stavros

Law & Order

Law & Order1990

David Steinmetz

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.1980

Rabbi Asher Solomon

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O1969

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica1978

Eastern Alliance Leader

The Wrong Man

The Wrong Man1956

An American Tail

An American Tail1986

Papa Mousekewitz (voice)

Hotel

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels1976

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island1978

Horst Von Stern

An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster

An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster1999

Papa Mousekewitz (voice)

An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island

An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island1998

Papa Mousekewitz (voice)

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West1991

Papa Mousekewitz (voice)

Twins

Mitchell Traven