Nehemiah Persoff

Actor

Nehemiah Persoff

Nacido el 2 de agosto de 1919 en Jerusalem, Palestine MandateFallecido el 5 de abril de 202268 películas

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.

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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 ("Heart of Gold" episode), The Untouchables, Naked City, The Legend of Jesse James, Gunsmoke, The Wild Wild West, Hawaii Five-O, Ellery Queen ("The Adventure of the Pharaoh's Curse" episode), Mission: Impossible (3 episodes), Adam-12 ("Vendetta" episode), Charlie's Angels, Hunter, Columbo, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Magnum, P.I., Law & Order and Chicago Hope.

In the mid-1980s, Persoff began to pursue painting, specializing in watercolour. This was at a time when health problems forced him to decrease his acting workload.

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Póster de Fievel y el nuevo mundoPara empezarFievel y el nuevo mundo19866.8como Papa Mousekewitz (voice)Un papel de voz.Viajando en barco desde Rusia hasta la soñada América, Fievel se pierde en el mar durante una feroz tormenta. Viviendo después en los suburbios de Nueva York, se enfrentará a los peligros…Ver película

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Póster de Yentl6.7Yentl1983Póster de Los comancheros6.7Los comancheros1961Póster de El día de la lechuza7.1El día de la lechuza1968Póster de La colina de los diablos de acero6.6La colina de los diablos de acero1957Póster de Al Capone6.6Al Capone1959Póster de Fievel en Manhattan6.3Fievel en Manhattan1998Póster de Con faldas y a lo loco8.1Con faldas y a lo loco1959Póster de La ley del silencio7.9La ley del silencio1954

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Filmografía

68 películas como actor
  1. 20014 Faces
  2. 1999Fievel, el misterio del monstruo nocturnoPapa Mousekewitz (voice)
  3. 1998Fievel en ManhattanPapa Mousekewitz (voice)
  4. 1991Fievel va al OestePapa Mousekewitz (voice)
  5. 1988Los gemelos golpean dos vecesMitchell Traven
  6. 1988La última tentación de CristoRabbi
  7. 1986Fievel y el nuevo mundoPapa Mousekewitz (voice)
  8. 1983YentlRebbe Mendel
  9. 1982El cielo puede esperar, pero la mujer de O'Hara noDr. Fischer
  10. 1982El volcán asesinoMr. Ellison
  11. 1980Turnover SmithAshmed Amad
  12. 1980Henderson, el monstruoProf. Leo Tedeschi
  13. 1980F.D.R.: The Last YearJosef Stalin
  14. 1979A Cry for JusticeDr. Burke
  15. 1978Daniel in the Lions' DenMalimar
  16. 1978A Double Life
  17. 1978Ziegfeld: The Man and His WomenCharles Frohman
  18. 1978Killing StoneEarl Stone
  19. 1978The Making of a President
  20. 1977Cosecha mortalMort Logan
  21. 1976El viaje de los malditosHerr Hauser
  22. 1976Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy IncidentRudenko
  23. 1975Psychic KillerDoctor Gubner
  24. 1975EricDr. Duchesnes
  25. 1974The Stranger WithinDr. Edward Klein
  26. 1974The Sex SymbolNick Fortis
  27. 1973DraculaDr. Van Helsing
  28. 1972Lieutenant Schuster's WifeChampagne Joe Carroll
  29. 1972Lapin 360
  30. 1972Michael O'Hara the FourthArtie Moreno
  31. 1971Red Sky at MorningAmadeo Montoya
  32. 1971Cómo me hice agente de la CIABerisha
  33. 1970The People Next DoorDr. Salazar
  34. 1970Cutter's TrailSantillo
  35. 1969The Girl Who Knew Too MuchLieutenant Crawford
  36. 1968Escape to MindanaoCapt. Kramer
  37. 1968The Treasure of San Bosco ReefCaptain Malcione
  38. 1968Panic in the CityAugust Best
  39. 1968El poderCarl Melnicker
  40. 1968El día de la lechuzaPizzuco
  41. 1967The Money JungleLt. Dow Reeves
  42. 1966The Dangerous Days of Kiowa JonesSkoda
  43. 1966Too Many ThievesGeorgi
  44. 1965La historia más grande jamás contadaShemiah
  45. 1964Los pasos del destinoBen Sawyer
  46. 1964Un biberón en la ONUUnder Secretary Segura
  47. 1963Silencio de muerteCapt. Van Ryn
  48. 1961Los comancherosGraile
  49. 1961El gran espectáculoBruno Everard
  50. 1959The Killers of MussoliniBenito Mussolini
  51. 1959El día de los forajidosDan, Starret's Foreman
  52. 1959Al CaponeJohnny Torrio
  53. 1959Con faldas y a lo locoLittle Bonaparte
  54. 1959Mansiones verdesDon Panta
  55. 1959For Whom the Bell TollsPablo
  56. 1959Never Steal Anything SmallPinelli
  57. 1958Arizona. Prisión federalVincente (The Powder Monkey)
  58. 1957Tiempos de iraAlbert Legros
  59. 1957The Death of ManoleteCamera
  60. 1957Street of SinnersLeon
  61. 1957La colina de los diablos de aceroSgt. Lewis
  62. 1957MayerlingPolice Officer
  63. 1956Falso culpableGene Conforti
  64. 1956Una fiesta sin finKicks Johnson
  65. 1956Más dura será la caídaLeo
  66. 1955The ThiefD'Arnault-Olivier
  67. 1954La ley del silencioCab Driver (uncredited)
  68. 1953MartyThe Critic