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Nehemiah Persoff
Nehemiah Persoff (August 2, 1919 – April 5, 2022) was an American actor and painter. Born in Jerusalem in 1919 to Shmuel Persoff and Puah Holman, he immigrated to the United States with his family in 1929. Persoff attended the Hebrew Technical Institute in New York City, graduating as an electrician in 1937. He was later drafted into the U.S Army and served during World War II. After the war, he entered the acting world and performed in over 200 television series, films, theatre productions, and also as a voice artist. His career spanned 55 years with memorable roles in The Naked City, The Harder They Fall, Some Like It Hot, The Untouchables, Yentl, and An American Tail among others. He also made appearances on episodes of popular TV series such as The Twilight Zone, Gilligan's Island, Hawaii Five-O, Adam-12, and Law & Order. Persoff retired from acting in 2003 and pursued painting, specializing in watercolors. His memoir, The Many Faces of Nehemiah, was published in July 2021. On April 5, 2022, at the age of 102, Persoff died of heart failure.
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Given Name: Nehemiah Persoff
Born: Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine
Citizenship: Israel, United States
Birthday: August 2, 1919
Occupations: Actor, painter
Years Active: 1948-2003
Children: 4
Spouses: Thia Persov
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Movies Featuring Nehemiah Persoff
Yentl
Some Like It Hot
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
The Comancheros
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Condominium
The Henderson Monster
O’Hara’s Wife
St. Helens
The Stranger Within
The Sex Symbol
The Day of the Owl
The Wild Party
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Power
Eric
The People Next Door
Panic in the City
Red Sky at Morning
Mayerling
Psychic Killer
The Hook
Al Capone
Deadly Harvest
The Badlanders
Fate Is the Hunter
The Big Show
Day of the Outlaw
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
This Angry Age
Men in War
A Global Affair
In Search of Historic Jesus
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
The Rebels
Never Steal Anything Small
Green Mansions
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
The Harder They Fall
The Thief
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