Tenen Holtz
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Elihu "Elye" Tenenholtz was born in the Russian hamlet of Azran, near the city of Rovne, in 1887 and came to the US at the age of ten. His first appearance in amateur Yiddish theatricals occurred in 1903, in staged readings of the works of Yiddish author Sholom Aleichem, the first person to do that. He augmented his theater appearances by writing for and editing a Yiddish satirical magazine under the pen-name "Moishe McCarthy". In 1916 he made the leap to the professional Yiddish stage and, befr...
Known For
Filmography
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Bronsky
Peter Gunn
1958
Perry Mason
1957
as Mr. Gilfain
Perry Mason
1957
as Otto Joseph
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Sol Dankers
Let Freedom Ring
1939
as Hunky (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
1939
Henry Goes Arizona
1939
as Boris - a Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Bridal Suite
1939
as Hotel Runner at Train Station
International Crime
1938
as Starkhov
Cipher Bureau
1938
as Simon Herrick
Nothing Sacred
1937
as Tearful Waiter (uncredited)
British Agent
1934
as Lenin
Money Means Nothing
1934
as Mr. Silverman
Hollywood Mystery
1934
as Benjamin Vogel
The Notorious Sophie Lang
1934
as Bystander (uncredited)
Bombshell
1933
as White - Lola's Agent (uncredited)
Dinner at Eight
1933
as Butler (uncredited)
Hard to Handle
1933
as Tailor (uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark
1933
as Herman
Broadway to Hollywood
1933
as Booking Agent
The Chief
1933
as Bald Henchman at Cabin
Big Executive
1933
as Pawnbroker
Cock of the Air
1932
as Tall Waiter
Faithless
1932
as Diner Proprietor
Sporting Blood
1931
as Gus, Bald Gambling Mobster (uncredited)
Laughing Sinners
1931
as Poker-Playing Salesman
Devotion
1931
as Waiter
Gentleman's Fate
1931
as Tony
The Kibitzer
1930
as Meyer
All Teed Up
1930
as Senator Brown
Whispering Whoopee
1930
as Mr. Holtz
Lilies of the Field
1930
as Paymaster
The Duke Steps Out
1929
as Jake, Duke's manager
House of Horror
1929
as Brown
The Ol' Gray Hoss
1928
as Man with Sooty on Face
The Cardboard Lover
1928
as Albine
The Garden of Eden
1928
as Headwaiter at Palais de Paris (uncredited)
The Law of the Range
1928
as Cohen
Detectives
1928
as Orloff
The Trail of '98
1928
as Mr. Bulkey
Bringing Up Father
1928
as Ginsberg Feitelbaum
Show People
1928
as Casting Director
The Latest from Paris
1928
as Abe Littauer
The Demi-Bride
1927
as Gaston
Frisco Sally Levy
1927
as Isaac Solomon Lapidowitz
Long Pants
1927
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Upstage
1926
as Sam Davis
Exit Smiling
1926
as Tod Powell
Salome of the Tenements
1925
as Banker Ben (as Elihu Tenenholz)