Nehemiah Persoff
American character actor
Died when: 102 years 246 days (1232 months)Star Sign: Leo
Nehemiah Persoff (August 2, 1919 – April 5, 2022) was an American character actor and painter.He appeared in more than 200 television series, films, and theatre productions and also performed as a voice artist in a career spanning 55 years, beginning after his service in the United States Army during World War II.
Persoff got his first part as an extra in The Naked City (1948).He is best known for roles as Leo in The Harder They Fall (1956), as Little Bonaparte in Some Like It Hot (1959), as Rebbe Mendel in Yentl (1983), and as the voice of Papa Mousekewitz in the animated film An American Tail (1986) and its sequels.
He also made appearances on episodes of The Twilight Zone, Gilligan's Island, Hawaii Five-O, Adam-12 and Law & Order.
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