Nehemiah Persoff
Acting
- Nascimento:
- 1919-08-02
- Falecimento:
- 2022-04-05
- Local de nascimento:
- Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate
Biografia
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.
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Filmografia
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Tony Curtis - le gamin de Bronx
Anjos na América
4 Faces
Um Conto Americano 4: O Mistério do Monstro da Noite
Um Conto Americano 3: O Tesouro de Nova Iorque
Chicago Hope
Um Conto Americano: Fievel Vai para o Oeste
Lei & Ordem
Tal Pai, Tal Filho
Irmãos Gêmeos
A Última Tentação de Cristo
Jornada nas Estrelas: A Nova Geração
J.J. Starbuck
Um Conto Americano
L.A. Law
MacGyver - Profissão: Perigo
Assassinato Por Escrito
O Homem que Veio do Céu
Tiro Certo
Yentl
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Hotel
American Playhouse
O'Hara's Wife
St. Helens
Magnum
Turnover Smith
The Henderson Monster
F.D.R.: The Last Year
Condominium
B.A.D. Cats
The French Atlantic Affair
Vivendo e Aprendendo
In Search of Historic Jesus
A Cry for Justice
The Rebels
Supertrain
Daniel in the Lions' Den
The Word
Vega$
Galactica: Astronave de Combate
A Double Life
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
Killing Stone
A Ilha da Fantasia
The Making of a President
Fuga das Estrelas
Deadly Harvest
Hunter
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
A Viagem dos Condenados
Quincy, M.E.
A História de Francis Gary Powers
As Panteras
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
McNaughton's Daughter
A Mulher Biônica
Psychic Killer
Eric
Mulher Maravilha
Ellery Queen
O Homem Invisível
Barney Miller
Baretta
The Stranger Within
The Sex Symbol
Os Pioneiros
O Homem de Seis Milhões de Dólares
Os Novos Centuriões
Purple Playhouse
Dracula
Cool Million
Lieutenant Schuster's Wife
Lapin 360
San Francisco Urgente
Controle Remoto
Michael O'Hara the Fourth
McMillan & Wife
The Chicago Teddy Bears
Columbo
Red Sky at Morning
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Dan August
The People Next Door
McCloud
Cutter's Trail
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
O Jogo Perigoso do Amor
Marcus Welby, M.D.
The Bill Cosby Show
Havaí Cinco-0
Escape to Mindanao
The Treasure of San Bosco Reef
The Treasure of San Bosco Reef
Panic in the City
The Mod Squad
Terra de Gigantes
Adam-12
The Name of the Game
The Power
O Dia da Coruja
O Rei dos Ladrões
The Money Jungle
Mannix
Chaparral
The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones
CBS Playhouse
Too Many Thieves
Missão: Impossível
Jericho
O Túnel do Tempo
Tarzan
Honey West
James West
The Big Valley
The Legend of Jesse James
A Maior História de Todos os Tempos
O Destino é o Caçador
Ilha dos Birutas
O Agente da U.N.C.L.E.
A Global Affair
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Mr. Novak
Burke's Law
Sede de Vingança
Sam Benedict
Os Comancheros
The New Breed
Ben Casey
Bus Stop
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Big Show
Rota 66
Mr. Lucky
Os Intocáveis
Startime
Além da Imaginação
The Killers of Mussolini
Quadrilha Maldita
Al Capone
Quanto Mais Quente Melhor
A Flor Que Não Morreu
For Whom the Bell Tolls
O Rei da Zona
Couro Cru
Naked City
Os Homens das Terras Bravas
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Terra Cruel
Wagon Train
The Death of Manolete
Street of Sinners
Os Que Sabem Morrer
Mayerling
O Homem Errado
The Wild Party
Playhouse 90
A Trágica Farsa
Playwrights '56
Alfred Hitchcock Apresenta
Gunsmoke
The Thief
O Maravilhoso Mundo de Disney aka Disneylândia
Climax!
Sindicato de Ladrões
The Motorola Television Hour
The United States Steel Hour
Marty
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Armstrong Circle Theatre
The Philco Television Playhouse