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