Nehemiah Persoff
Nehemiah Persoff (August 2, 1919 – April 5, 2022) was an American film and television actor. He was born in Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate. Born in what is now part of Israel, Persoff emigrated with his family 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...
Nehemiah Persoff (August 2, 1919 – April 5, 2022) was an American film and television actor. He was born in Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate. Born in what is now part of Israel, Persoff emigrated with his family 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...
Known For
Some Like It Hot
as Little Bonaparte
Twins
as Mitchell Traven
An American Tail
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
Cast Credits
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
Twins
as Mitchell Traven
The Last Temptation of Christ
as Rabbi
An American Tail
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
Yentl
as Rebbe Mendel
St. Helens
as Mr. Ellison
O'Hara's Wife
as Dr. Fischer
Turnover Smith
as Ashmed Amad
The Henderson Monster
as Prof. Leo Tedeschi
F.D.R.: The Last Year
as Josef Stalin
A Cry For Justice
as Dr. Burke
Daniel in the Lions' Den
as Malimar
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
as Charles Frohman
Killing Stone
as Earl Stone
Deadly Harvest
as Mort Logan
Voyage of the Damned
as Herr Hauser
Psychic Killer
as Doctor Gubner
Eric
as Dr. Duchesnes
The Stranger Within
as Dr. Edward Klein
The Sex Symbol
as Nick Fortis
Dracula
as Dr. Van Helsing
Lieutenant Schuster's Wife
as Champagne Joe Carroll
Michael O'Hara the Fourth
as Artie Moreno