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'Nehemiah Persoff' (born August 2, 1919, Jerusalem, Palestine (now Israel)) is a retired Israeli film and television actor.
Born in what was then Palestine (now Israel), Persoff emigrated with his family to the United States in 1929. He began to take an interest in acting in the 1940's, 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 film credits include ''On the Waterfront'', ''Some Like It Hot'', ''Al Capone'', ''The Greatest Story Ever Told'', ''Voyage of the Damned'', ''Yentl'' (where he portrayed Barbra Streisand's father), ''Twins'', and the ''American Tail'' animated-film series, where he provided the voice of Papa Mousekewitz.
Persoff appeared in such television series as ''The Twilight Zone'' (in the episode "Judgment Night"), ''The Untouchables'', ''The Wild Wild West'', ''Hawaii Five-O'', '', ''Charlie's Angels'', ''Hunter'', '', ''Magnum, P.I.'', ''Law & Order'', and ''Chicago Hope''.
In the mid-1980's, Persoff began to pursue painting, specializing in watercolour. This was at a time when health problems forced him to decrease his acting workload. Now retired from acting, he devotes full-time to his painting.
★
★ Nehemiah Persoff at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
★ Nehemiah Persoff Paintings
Born in what was then Palestine (now Israel), Persoff emigrated with his family to the United States in 1929. He began to take an interest in acting in the 1940's, 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 film credits include ''On the Waterfront'', ''Some Like It Hot'', ''Al Capone'', ''The Greatest Story Ever Told'', ''Voyage of the Damned'', ''Yentl'' (where he portrayed Barbra Streisand's father), ''Twins'', and the ''American Tail'' animated-film series, where he provided the voice of Papa Mousekewitz.
Persoff appeared in such television series as ''The Twilight Zone'' (in the episode "Judgment Night"), ''The Untouchables'', ''The Wild Wild West'', ''Hawaii Five-O'', '', ''Charlie's Angels'', ''Hunter'', '', ''Magnum, P.I.'', ''Law & Order'', and ''Chicago Hope''.
In the mid-1980's, Persoff began to pursue painting, specializing in watercolour. This was at a time when health problems forced him to decrease his acting workload. Now retired from acting, he devotes full-time to his painting.
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★
★ Nehemiah Persoff at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
★ Nehemiah Persoff Paintings
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