About
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...
Known for
Law & OrderSeries • 1990
ColumboSeries • 1971
Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries • 1987
MacGyverSeries • 1985
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
Magnum, P.I.Series • 1980
Chicago HopeSeries • 1994
Hawaii Five-OSeries • 1969
Wagon TrainSeries • 1957
Little House on the PrairieSeries • 1974
Adam-12Series • 1968
Love, American StyleSeries • 1969
MannixSeries • 1967
L.A. LawSeries • 1986
American PlayhouseSeries • 1982
Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966
Quincy, M.E.Series • 1976
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959
Charlie's AngelsSeries • 1976
Barney MillerSeries • 1975
The Six Million Dollar ManSeries • 1974
Climax!Series • 1954
The Wild Wild WestSeries • 1965
The Facts of LifeSeries • 1979