Nehemiah Persoff

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Nehemiah Persoff was an American character actor known for his prolific film and television career from the 1940s through the 1990s, often portraying intense, authoritative, or villainous roles.

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Nehemiah Persoff canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf actor
film actor
human
stage actor
television actor
voice actor
activeYearsEnd 1990s
activeYearsStart 1940s
citizenship Israel
United States of America
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1919-08-02
dateOfDeath 2022-04-05
educatedAt Actors Studio
Dramatic Workshop of the New School
ethnicGroup Jews
surface form: Jewish people
familyName Persoff
genre character acting
givenName Nehemiah
knownFor portraying authoritative characters
portraying intense characters
portraying villainous roles
militaryService United States Army
name Nehemiah Persoff self-link
notableWork An American Tail (1986 film)
surface form: An American Tail

An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
An American Tail (1986 film)
surface form: An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island

Barney Miller
Gilligan's Island
Gunsmoke
Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)
surface form: Hawaii Five-O

Law & Order
Mission: Impossible
surface form: Mission: Impossible (TV series)

On the Waterfront
Some Like It Hot
The Big Valley
The Harder They Fall
The Streets of San Francisco
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
surface form: The Twilight Zone

The Untouchables
surface form: The Untouchables (TV series)

Wild Wild West
surface form: The Wild Wild West

Yentl (1983 film)
surface form: Yentl
numberOfChildren 4
occupation actor
painter
placeOfBirth Jerusalem
Ottoman Empire
placeOfDeath San Luis Obispo
surface form: San Luis Obispo, California, United States
residence Cambria, California
surface form: Cambria, California, United States
retiredFromActing 1999
spouse Thia Persoff

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Counterpoint starring Nehemiah Persoff
Some Like It Hot castMember Nehemiah Persoff
Yentl (1983 film) starred Nehemiah Persoff
Nehemiah Persoff name Nehemiah Persoff self-link
The Comancheros (1961 film) starring Nehemiah Persoff