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Nehemiah Persoff
Actor 1919 - 2022

Nehemiah Persoff

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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
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Character Papa Mousekewitz
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Character Leo
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Character Rabbi
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Character Mitchell Traven

Twins

1988

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Character Rebbe Mendel

Yentl

1983

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Character Mr. Ellison

St. Helens

1982

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Character Doctor Gubner
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Character Herr Hauser
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Character Pizzuco
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Character Prof. Carl Melnicker

The Power

1968

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Character Shemiah
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Character Ben Sawyer
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Character Graile
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Character Johnny Torrio

Al Capone

1959

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Character Dan, Starret's Foreman
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Character Don Panta
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Character Little Bonaparte
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Character Vincente (The Powder Monkey)

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

26 titles
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster 1999
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island 1998
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West 1991
Twins
Twins 1988
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ 1988
An American Tail
An American Tail 1986
Yentl
Yentl 1983
St. Helens
St. Helens 1982
Psychic Killer
Psychic Killer 1977
Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned 1976
The Power
The Power 1968
Il giorno della civetta
Il giorno della civetta 1968
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965
Fate Is the Hunter
Fate Is the Hunter 1964
The Comancheros
The Comancheros 1961
Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot 1959
Green Mansions
Green Mansions 1959
Day of the Outlaw
Day of the Outlaw 1959
Al Capone
Al Capone 1959
The Badlanders
The Badlanders 1958
Men in War
Men in War 1957
Mayerling
Mayerling 1957
The Wrong Man
The Wrong Man 1956
The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall 1956
On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront 1954
Marty
Marty 1953

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