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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Chris Owen to Bernadette Peters
Nehemiah Persoff Biography (1920-)
Born August 14, 1920, in Jerusalem, Palestine (now Israel); son of Samuel (ajeweler) and Puah (Holman) Persoff; married Thia Persov, August 22, 1951; children: three sons, one daughter. Addresses: Agent--Bauman Hiller and Associates, 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Penthouse 5, Los Angeles, CA 90036.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- August 14, 1920
- Jerusalem, Palestine
Famous Works
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Credits; Film Appearances
- Naked City, Universal, 1948.
- A Double Life, Universal, 1948.
- Taxi driver, On the Waterfront, Columbia, 1954.
- Leo, The Harder They Fall, Columbia, 1956.
- Kicks Johnson, The Wild Party, United Artists, 1956.
- Gene Conforti, The Wrong Man, Warner Bros., 1956.
- Sergeant Lewis, Men in War, United Artists, 1957.
- Leon, Street of Sinners, United Artists, 1957.
- Vincente, Badlanders, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958.
- Albert, This Angry Age (also known as The Sea Wall and La Diga sul Pacifico), Columbia, 1958.
- Pinelli, Never Steal Anything Small, Universal, 1959.
- Don Panta, Green Mansions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959.
- Johnny Torrio, Al Capone, Allied Artists, 1959.
- Little Bonaparte, Some Like It Hot (also known as Not Tonight, Josephine!), United Artists, 1959.
- Dan, Day of the Outlaw, United Artists, 1959.
- Graile, The Comancheros, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961.
- Bruno Everard, The Big Show, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961.
- Captain Van Ryn, The Hook, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962.
- Undersecretary Segura, A Global Affair, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964.
- Ben Sawyer, Fate Is the Hunter, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964.
- Shemiah, The Greatest Story Ever Told, United Artists, 1965.
- Pizzuco, The Day of the Owl (also known as Mafia and Il Giorno della Civetta), Euro-International, 1968.
- Too Many Thieves, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968.
- Lieutenant Dow Reeves, The Money Jungle (also known as The Silken Trap and The Billion Dollar Caper), Commonwealth United, 1968.
- August Best, Panic in the City, Commonwealth United, 1968.
- Carl Melniker, The Power, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968.
- Lieutenant Miles Crawford, The Girl Who Knew Too Much, Commonwealth United, 1969.
- Dr. Salazar, The People Next Door, Avco-Embassy, 1970.
- General Berisha, Mrs. Pollifax, Spy, Warner Bros., 1970.
- Amadeo Montoya, Red Sky at Dawn (also known as Red Sky at Morning), Universal, 1970.
- Mort Logan, Deadly Harvest, 1972.
- The Kirlian Effect, Mars, 1974.
- Dr. Gubner, Psychic Killer, Avco-Embassy, 1975.
- Mr. Hausner, Voyage of the Damned, Avco-Embassy, 1976.
- Herod Antipas, In Search of Historic Jesus, Sunn Classics, 1980.
- St. Helens (also known as St. Helens, Killer Volcano), Parnell, 1981.
- Dr. Fischer, O'Hara's Wife, Davis-Panzer, 1983.
- Papa (Reb Mendel), Yentl, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983.
- Voice of Papa Mousekewitz, An American Tail (animated), Universal, 1986.
- Mitchell Traven, Twins, Universal, 1988.
- Rabbi, The Last Temptation of Christ, Universal, 1988.
- Voice of Papa Mousekewitz, An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (animated),Universal, 1991.
- Also appeared in The Dispossessed and Testament.
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Credits; Television Appearances; Series
- Victor Tauss, High Hopes, syndicated, 1978.
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Credits; Television Appearances; Miniseries
- Ernest Dettmer, Rich Man, Poor Man--Book II, ABC, 1976-77.
- Colonel Schreiner, The French Atlantic Affair, ABC, 1979.
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Credits; Television Appearances; Movies
- Captain Kramer, Escape to Mindanao, NBC, 1968.
- Santillo, Cutter's Trail, CBS, 1970.
- Champagne Joe Carroll, Lieutenant Schuster's Wife, ABC, 1972.
- Nikos Fortis, The Sex Symbol, ABC, 1974.
- Dr. Edward Klein, The Stranger Within, ABC, 1974.
- Andrei Gromyko, The Missiles of October, ABC, 1974.
- Rudenko, Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident, NBC, 1976.
- Abbot Petropolus, The Word, CBS, 1978.
- Charles Frohman, Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women, NBC, 1978.
- Baron Von Steuben, The Rebels, syndicated, 1979.
- Professor Leo Tedeschi, The Henderson Monster, CBS, 1980.
- Josef Stalin, F.D.R.--The Last Year, NBC, 1980.
- Conlaw, Condominium, syndicated, 1980.
- Leonid Brezhnev, Sadat, syndicated, 1983.
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Credits; Television Appearances; Specials
- Tiger at the Gates, CBC, 1958.
- Jerry, Clash by Night, BBC, 1958.
- Dr. Duchesnes, "Eric," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1975.
- Marcus Hoff, "The Big Knife," American Playhouse, PBS, 1988.
- Also appeared in Dracula, CBC.
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Credits; Television Appearances; Pilots
- Skoda, The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones, ABC, 1966.
- El Primero, Hellcats, ABC, 1967.
- Earl Stone, Killing Stone, NBC, 1978.
- Sword of Justice, NBC, 1978.
- Mordecai, The 13th Day: The Story of Esther, ABC, 1979.
- Ashmed Amad, Turnover Smith, ABC, 1980.
- Also appeared in Manley and the Mob and The Barbara Eden Show.
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Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
- Marty's friend, "Marty," The Goodyear TV Playhouse, NBC, 1953.
- Strup, "Reunion in Venice," Producers' Showcase, NBC, 1955.
- "Darkness at Noon," Producers' Showcase, NBC, 1955.
- "Anna Santonello," Kraft Television Theatre, NBC, 1956.
- "Mayerling," Producers' Showcase, NBC, 1957.
- "Death of Manolete," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1957.
- "Man in a Trance," Kraft Television Theatre, NBC, 1957.
- Ralph Collins, "Heart of Gold," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS, 1957.
- "The Little Bullfighter," The U.S. Steel Hour, ABC, 1957.
- "Never Know the End," The U.S. Steel Hour, ABC, 1958.
- "On the Take," Climax, CBS, 1958.
- "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," Shirley Temple's Storybook, NBC, 1958.
- Pablo, "For Whom the Bell Tolls," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1958.
- Lanser, "Judgment Night," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1959.
- "The Scorpion Story" (also known as "The Scorpion Sting"), Naked City, ABC, 1959.
- "The Killer of Mussolini," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1959.
- "Moment of Truth," Five Fingers, NBC, 1959.
- Jake Guzik, "The Empty Chair," The Untouchables, ABC, 1959.
- El Presidente, "The Magnificent Bribe," Mr. Lucky, CBS, 1959.
- Jeff Jensen, "The Cure," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS, 1960.
- "The Young Juggler," Ford Startime, NBC, 1960.
- Johnny Fortunato, "Head of Fire, Feet of Clay," The Untouchables, ABC, 1960.
- "The Accomplice," Moment of Fear, NBC, 1960.
- "Down the Long Night," Naked City, ABC, 1960.
- Waxey Gordon, "The Waxey Gordon Story," The Untouchables, ABC, 1960.
- "Lt. Charles Becker," The Witness, CBS, 1960.
- "The Fingers of Fear," Thriller, NBC, 1961.
- "The Tiburcio Mendez Story," Wagon Train, NBC, 1961.
- "Make Believe Man," Naked City, ABC, 1961.
- Jake Guzik, "The Seventh Vote," The Untouchables, ABC, 1961.
- "Incident on a Bridge," Route 66, CBS, 1961.
- "The Glass Jungle," Bus Stop, ABC, 1961.
- "First Class Mouliak," Route 66, CBS, 1961.
- "A Corpse Ran down Mulberry Street," Naked City, ABC, 1961.
- "Death in a Village," The Dick Powell Show, NBC, 1962.
- "The Third Medallion," The Third Man, syndicated, 1962.
- "How Proud the Guilty," The New Breed, ABC, 1962.
- Mr. Yaeger, "The Stryker Brothers," The Untouchables, ABC, 1962.
- "And if Any Are Frozen, Warm Them Up," Naked City, ABC, 1962.
- "The Daring Durandos," Frontier Circus, CBS, 1962.
- "Double Cross," The Untouchables, ABC, 1962.
- "Image of a Toad," Sam Benedict, NBC, 1963.
- "Incident of White Eyes," Rawhide, CBS, 1963.
- "One, Two, Three, Rita Rahakowski," Naked City, ABC, 1963.
- "Incident of the Wanderer," Rawhide, CBS, 1964.
- "Echo of Evil," Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater, NBC, 1964.
- "Who Killed Cassandra Cass?," Burke's Law, ABC, 1964.
- "Enter a Strange Animal," Mr. Novak, NBC, 1965.
- "Act of Violence," The Nurses, part one, CBS, 1965.
- "Act of Violence," The Nurses, part two, CBS, 1965.
- "Who Killed the Grand Piano?," Burke's Law, ABC, 1965.
- General Cassinello, "Night of the Inferno," The Wild, Wild West, CBS, 1965.
- "Steam Heat," Amos Burke, Secret Agent, ABC, 1965.
- Rodriguez, "The Little Dictator," Gilligan's Island, CBS, 1965.
- "Run for Your Lives, Dr. Galanos Practices Here," Ben Casey, ABC, 1965.
- "Ten Little Indians," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1965.
- Convoy, NBC, 1965.
- "The Pretender," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1965.
- "The Bell," A Man Called Shenandoah, ABC, 1965.
- "Deadly Creature Below," Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, ABC, 1966.
- "Secret Weapon," Time Tunnel, ABC, 1966.
- "The Empty Town," The Legend of Jesse James, ABC, 1966.
- "Like Visions and Omens and All That Jazz," Honey West, ABC, 1966.
- "The Greatest Game," Trials of O'Brien, CBS, 1966.
- General Vincente Ruiz, "Legend of a General," Big Valley, part one, ABC,1966.
- General Vincente Ruiz, "Legend of a General," Big Valley, part two, ABC,1966.
- "Upbeat and Underground," Jericho, CBS, 1966.
- Prince Iben Kostas, "Odds on Evil," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1966.
- "Secret Weapon," Time Tunnel, ABC, 1966.
- "Rome ... Take Away Three," I Spy, NBC, 1966.
- Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1967.
- "Night of the Deadly Blossoms," The Wild, Wild West, CBS, 1967.
- "The Honorable Assassins," I Spy, NBC, 1967.
- "The Master's Touch Affair," Man from U.N.C.L.E., NBC, 1967.
- "Deadly Passage," Maya, NBC, 1967.
- "Night of the Underground Terror," The Wild, Wild West, CBS, 1968.
- "Deadman's Law," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1968.
- "Trina," Tarzan, NBC, 1968.
- Dr. Salazar, "The People Next Door," CBS Playhouse, CBS, 1968.
- "The Treasure of San Bosco Reef," Walt Disney's World, NBC, 1968.
- "Death Watch," Hawaii Five-0, CBS, 1968.
- "The Revolutionary," The Name of the Game, NBC, 1968.
- "The Mark of Cain," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1969.
- Phillipe Pereda, "The Vault," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1969.
- "The Great Chess Gambit," It Takes a Thief, ABC, 1969.
- "A Convent Full of Miracles," Flying Nun, ABC, 1969.
- Igor Stravos, "Fool's Gold," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1969.
- "The Killer Instinct, or Star Billing," The Bill Cosby Show, NBC, 1969.
- "Homecoming," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1969.
- Titus, "Land of the Lost," Land of the Giants, ABC, 1969.
- "The Debt," Mod Squad, ABC, 1969.
- "A Woman of Principle," Insight, syndicated, 1970.
- Love, American Style, ABC, 1970.
- "The Color of Fury," Dan August, ABC, 1970.
- "Fiesta," High Chaparral, NBC, 1970.
- The Chicago Teddy Bears, CBS, 1971.
- "Love and the Gangster," Love, American Style, ABC, 1971.
- "Corbey," Mod Squad, ABC, 1972.
- "The Immigrant Taylor," Adam-12, NBC, 1972.
- "Assault on Gavaloni," Cool Million, NBC, 1972.
- "A Puzzle for One," Mannix, CBS, 1972.
- "Bitter Wine," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1972.
- "The Eye of the Camel," Insight, syndicated, 1973.
- "Who Are You, Arthur Kolinski?," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1973.
- "The Twenty-Four Carat Hit," Search, NBC, 1973.
- "Will the Real Mr. Winkler Please Die," Hawaii Five-0, CBS, 1973.
- "The Million Dollar Roundup," McCloud, NBC, 1973.
- "Charter for Death," Hawaii Five-0, CBS, 1973.
- "Kiss and Kill," Police Surgeon, syndicated, 1973.
- "Love and the Generation Gap," Love, American Style, ABC, 1973.
- "Man without a Face," McMillan and Wife, NBC, 1974.
- "Like Good Old Times," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1974.
- "The Hunters," Police Story, NBC, 1974.
- "Hit Gun for Sale," Hawaii Five-0, CBS, 1975.
- "Manolo," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1975.
- "Tomorrow May Never Come, Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1975.
- "Barnard Wants Out," The Invisible Man, NBC, 1975.
- "The Adventure of the Pharaoh's Curse," Ellery Queen, NBC, 1975.
- Jesse Jerome, "Now You See Him," Columbo, NBC, 1976.
- "The M.O.M. Principle," McNaughton's Daughter, NBC, 1976.
- "Soldier in the Jungle," Baretta, ABC, 1976.
- "Death Probe," The Six Million Dollar Man, ABC, 1977.
- "Formula 407," Wonder Woman, ABC, 1977.
- McCloud, NBC, 1977.
- "Dealer's Choice: Blackmail," Hawaii Five-0, CBS, 1977.
- "The Hit," Hunter, CBS, 1977.
- "A Blow to the Head, a Blow to the Heart," Quincy, M.E. (also known as Quincy), NBC, 1977.
- Anton, "Angel in the Wings," Charlie's Angels, NBC, 1977.
- "Death Game," Police Woman, NBC, 1977.
- "The Ghost," Barney Miller (also known as The Life and Times of Captain Barney Miller), ABC, 1978.
- "The Stranger," Little House on the Prairie, NBC, 1978.
- "Out of Body," The Bionic Woman, NBC, 1978.
- "Junk It to Me, Baby," Richie Brockelman, Private Eye, NBC, 1978.
- "Lady Ice," Vega$, ABC, 1978.
- "Defection to Paradise," The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, ABC, 1978.
- "The Story of Daniel in the Lion's Den," The Greatest Heroes of the Bible, NBC, 1978.
- "Stalag 3," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1978.
- "Number One with a Bullet," Hawaii Five-0, CBS, 1978.
- "Turnabout," Logan's Run, CBS, 1978.
- "Middle Age," Barney Miller (also known as The Life and Times of CaptainBarney Miller), ABC, 1979.
- "Queen's the Impossible Knight," Supertrain, NBC, 1979.
- Eastern Alliance leader, "Experiment in Terra," Battlestar Galactica, ABC, 1979.
- "A Cry for Justice," Police Story, NBC, 1979.
- "Aphrodite," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1980.
- Lukash, "Guardian Angel," The Littlest Hobo, 1980.
- "Riot," Barney Miller (also known as The Life and Times of Captain BarneyMiller), ABC, 1981.
- Brobich, "Dead Ringer," The Scarecrow and Mrs. King, CBS, 1984.
- Rabbi Asher Solomon, "Torah, Torah, Torah," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1985.
- "Passports," Hotel, ABC, 1985.
- "Blair's Speech" (also known as "Concentration"), Facts of Life, NBC, 1986.
- "Summit," Highway to Heaven, NBC, 1986.
- "Eye in the Sky," Adderly, CBS, 1987.
- "Incident at Sam September," J. J. Starbuck, NBC, 1987.
- Sam, "The Ten Percent Solution," MacGyver, ABC, 1989.
- David Steinmetz/Jacob Skulman, Law and Order (also known as Law & Order), NBC, 1992.
- Rabbi Taubler, "Heartbreak," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995.
- Tracey Takes On, HBO, 1996.
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Credits; Stage Appearances
- Minister of State, The Emperor's New Clothes, Heckscher Foundation, 1940.
- Candy, Of Mice and Men, Haverhill Playhouse, Haverhill, MA, 1947.
- Dean Frederick Damon, The Male Animal, Haverhill Playhouse, 1947.
- Dick Dudgeon, The Devil's Disciple, Haverhill Playhouse, 1947.
- Tutor, The Flies, President Theatre, New York City, 1947.
- Andrea, Galileo, Maxine Elliott's Theatre, New York City, 1947.
- Hay Fever, Haverhill Playhouse, 1947.
- Cecil, Sundown Beach, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1948.
- Tyrell, Richard III, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1949.
- Antonanzas, Montserrat, Fulton Theatre, New York City, 1949.
- Cecco, Peter Pan, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1950.
- Duke of Cornwall, King Lear, National Theatre, New York City, 1950.
- Ingrid's father and the Troll King, Peer Gynt, American National Theatreand Academy Theatre, New York City, 1951.
- Fowzi, Flahooley, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1951.
- Tom, The Glass Menagerie, Chamber Theatre, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1951.
- Mosca, Volpone, Chamber Theatre, 1951.
- Street Cleaner, Camino Real, National Theatre, 1953.
- Charlie, Detective Story, Playhouse in the Park, Philadelphia, PA, 1953.
- The Road to Rome, Playhouse in the Park, 1953.
- The hairdresser, Mademoiselle Colombe, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1954.
- Eddie Fuseli, Golden Boy, Playhouse in the Park, 1954.
- Dr. Hickey, Reclining Figure, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1954.
- Topman, Tiger at the Gates, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1955.
- Harry Golden, Only in America, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1959.
- Harry, Rosebloom, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 1970.
- Aleichem Sholem--Sholem Aleichem (solo show), Oxford Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1971.
- Rabbi Azrielke, The Dybbuk, Mark Taper Forum, 1975.
- Handy Dandy, 1985.
- Two, Life on the Water Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1991.
- Appeared as Fagin, Oliver!, summer theatre production.
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Credits; Major Tours
- John, "Snowangel," and Man, "Epiphany" (double-bill), Cages (renamed Lastof the Great Jelly Bellies), U.S. cities, 1974.
- Toured as Captain Hook, Peter Pan; toured in Death of a Salesman, Stratford, Ontario, Canada; also toured in Fiddler on the Roof, I'm Not Rappaport, and Man of la Mancha.
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