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Nehemiah Persoff
Sign in to saveAmerican actor and painter (1919–2022)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Many Faces of Nehemiah
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Film & TV
Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate
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…
Known for
- Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story — Self - Interviewee2022
- Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom — Self2012
- Angels in America — Rabbi (uncredited)2003
- 4 Faces2001
- An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster — Papa Mousekewitz (voice)1999
- An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island — Papa Mousekewitz (voice)1998
- Chicago Hope — Rabbi Ben Taubler1994
- An American Tail: Fievel Goes West — Papa Mousekewitz (voice)1991
- Law & Order — David Steinmetz1990
- Doogie Howser, M.D. — Max Wernick1989
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1919-08-02
- Active to
- 2022-04-05
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,405
- Total plays
- 3,749
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Jerusalem
- Place of death
- San Luis Obispo
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Image
- Nehemiah Persoff 1960.JPG
- Number of children
- 4
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- Commons category
- Nehemiah Persoff
- date of birth
- 1919-08-02
- start of work period
- 1948-00-00
- name in native language
- Nehemiah Persoff
- subject has role
- centenarian
- writing language
- English language
- date of death
- 2022-04-05
- end of work period
- 2003-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- heart failure
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