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Nehemiah Persoff


 
General Information (Nehemiah Persoff)
 
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Mostly Credited As: Nehemiah Persoff
Date Of Birth: August 02, 1919 (Age 90)
Country Of Birth: Israel
Birth Place: Jerusalem, Palestine (now Israel)
Spouse
Thea - Present (4 children)

Short, stocky character actor who specialized in playing ethnic roles both villainous and sympathetic. Immigrated to New York from Israel with his family at a young age and got into acting after working as an electrician on the New York subway system and a stint in the military during World War II. Most famous television role was mobster Jake Guzik on The Untouchables.
 
 
Nehemiah Persoff TV Appearances
 
Main cast 
Show: The Word (US)(1978)As: Abbot Petropolous
Episode Cast Credits 
Show: Chicago Hope (1994) 
  Heartbreak 01x09: (Jan/01/1995) As Rabbi Ben Taubler 
Show: Law & Order (1990) 
  Night and Fog 03x13: (Feb/03/1993) As David Steinmetz 
Show: Hunter (1984) (1984) 
  Oh, the Shark Bites! 07x07: (Nov/07/1990) As Harold Goodman 
Show: Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) 
  The Most Toys 03x22: (May/07/1990) As Palor Toff 
Show: L.A. Law (1986) 
  The Pay's Lousy, But the Tips Are Great 04x10: (Jan/18/1990) As Rabbi Isidore Glickman 
Show: MacGyver (1985) 
  The Ten Percent Solution 05x09: (Nov/20/1989) As Sam Bolinski 
Show: J.J. Starbuck (1987) 
  Incident at Sam September 01x05: (Nov/10/1987) As Batulik 
Show: Highway to Heaven (1984) 
  Summit 02x20: (Mar/05/1986) As Deputy Premier Karpovich 
Show: The Facts of Life (1979) 
  Concentration 07x18: (Feb/08/1986) As Sam 
Show: Hotel (1983) 
  Passports 02x27: (Aug/14/1985) As Nicholas Petrovsky 
Show: Magnum, P.I. (1980) 
  Torah, Torah, Torah 05x21: (Mar/28/1985) As Rabbi Asher Solomon 
Show: Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983) 
  Dead Ringer 01x14: (Feb/06/1984) As Brobich 
Show: Barney Miller (1975) 
  Riot 07x19: (Apr/30/1981) As Burger 
  Middle Age 05x18: (Feb/01/1979) As Burger 
  The Ghost 04x13: (Jan/12/1978) As Carl Simms 
Show: Fantasy Island (1977) (1978) 
  Aphrodite / Dr. Jekyll and Miss Hyde 03x18: (Feb/02/1980) As Andreas 
  Charlie's Cherubs / Stalag 3 02x12: (Dec/09/1978) As Horst Von Stern 
Show: Police Story (1973) (1973) 
  A Cry for Justice 05x08: (May/23/1979) As Dr. Burke 
  Big John Morrison 01x17: (Feb/26/1974) As Fabrizzio 
Show: Battlestar Galactica (1978) (1978) 
  Experiment in Terra 01x22: (Mar/18/1979) As Commander 
Show: Hawaii Five-O (1968) 
• 7 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Wednesday December 25th, 1968)
  Number One with a Bullet (2) 11x13: (Jan/04/1979) As Allie Francis 
  Number One with a Bullet (1) 11x12: (Dec/28/1978) As Allie Francis 
  Dealer's Choice -- Blackmail 09x17: (Feb/03/1977) As Victor Palua 
  Hit Gun for Sale 07x21: (Feb/25/1975) As Cordell 
Show: The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977) 
  Defection to Paradise (2) 03x08: (Nov/26/1978) As Unknown 
  Defection to Paradise (1) 03x07: (Nov/19/1978) As Unknown 
Show: Vega$ (1978) 
  Lady Ice 01x06: (Nov/01/1978) As The Sheik 
Show: The Bionic Woman (1976) 
  Out of Body 03x19: (Mar/04/1978) As Dr. Philip Jennings 
Show: Little House on the Prairie (1974) (1974) 
  The Stranger 04x19: (Feb/01/1978) As Mr. Lundstrom 
Show: Charlie's Angels (1976) 
  Angels in the Wings 02x12: (Nov/23/1977) As Anton 
Show: Quincy, M.E. (1976) 
  A Blow to the Head ... a Blow to the Heart 03x02: (Sep/23/1977) As Matt Dorsey 
Show: Hunter (1977) (1977) 
  The Hit 01x04: (Mar/11/1977) As Sheik Farakbi 
Show: McCloud (1970) 
  The Moscow Connection 07x04: (Jan/23/1977) As Tereshkoff 
  The Million Dollar Round Up 03x05: (Feb/04/1973) As Perry Cicero 
Show: Wonder Woman (1976) 
  Formula 407 01x12: (Jan/22/1977) As Professor Moreno 
Show: The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) 
  Death Probe (2) 04x15: (Jan/16/1977) As Major Popov 
  Death Probe (1) 04x14: (Jan/09/1977) As Major Popov 
Show: Baretta (1975) 
  Soldier in the Jungle 03x02: (Sep/29/1976) As Vittorio Luzianno 
Show: Columbo (1971) 
  Now You See Him 05x05: (Feb/29/1976) As Jesse Jerome 
Show: Ellery Queen (1975) 
  The Adventure of the Pharaoh's Curse 01x10: (Dec/11/1975) As Mustafa Haddid 
Show: Hallmark Hall Of Fame (1951) 
  Eric 25x02: (Nov/10/1975) As Dr. Duchesne 
Show: Gunsmoke (1955) 
• 6 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Saturday October 09th, 1965)
  Manolo 20x23: (Mar/17/1975) As Alejo Etchahoun 
  Like Old Times 19x16: (Jan/21/1974) As Ben Rando 
  The Mark of Cain 14x19: (Feb/03/1969) As Tim Driscoll 
  Blood Money 13x19: (Jan/22/1968) As Alex Skouras 
Show: Search (1972) 
  The Twenty-Four Carat Hit 01x14: (Jan/24/1973) As Emmett Brugman 
Show: The Streets of San Francisco (1972) 
  Bitter Wine 01x13: (Dec/23/1972) As Unknown 
Show: Mannix (1967) 
  A Puzzle for One 06x11: (Nov/26/1972) As Wojeska 
Show: Adam-12 (1968) (1968) 
  Vendetta 05x09: (Nov/22/1972) As Angelo Covelli 
Show: Cool Million (1972) 
  Assault on Gavaloni 01x02: (Nov/22/1972) As Karinakis 
Show: The Mod Squad (1968) 
  Corbey 05x09: (Nov/02/1972) As Unknown 
  Is That Justice? No, It's Law 03x19: (Feb/16/1971) As Sgt. Mac George 
  The Debt 02x14: (Dec/30/1969) As Janos Kovacs 
Show: The Chicago Teddy Bears (1971) 
  A Horse of Another Color 01x06: (Oct/22/1971) As Morris 
Show: The High Chaparral (1967) 
  Fiesta 04x10: (Nov/20/1970) As Homero Jose 
Show: Land of the Giants (1968) 
  Land of the Lost 02x13: (Dec/14/1969) As Titus 
Show: Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) 
  Homecoming 01x10: (Nov/25/1969) As Unknown 
Show: The Bill Cosby Show (1969) 
  The Killer Instinct 01x08: (Nov/09/1969) As Mr. Byron 
Show: Mission: Impossible (1966) (1966) 
  Fool's Gold 04x05: (Oct/26/1969) As Igor Stravos 
  The Vault 03x23: (Apr/06/1969) As Phillipe Pereda 
  Odds on Evil 01x06: (Oct/22/1966) As Prince Iben Kostas, [Special Guest Stars]
Show: CBS Playhouse (1966) 
  The People Next Door 02x01: (Oct/15/1968) As Dr. Salazar 
Show: Tarzan (1966) (1966) 
  Trina 02x26: (Apr/05/1968) As Chembe Kunja 
Show: The Wild Wild West (1965) 
  The Night of the Underground Terror 03x19: (Jan/19/1968) As Major Hazard 
  The Night of the Inferno 01x01: (Sep/17/1965) As General Cassinello 
Show: I Spy (US) (1965) 
  Rome ... Take Away Three 02x16: (Dec/28/1966) As Coly Collisis 
Show: The Time Tunnel (1966) 
  Secret Weapon 01x11: (Nov/25/1966) As Professor Biracki 
Show: Jericho (1966) (1966) 
  Upbeat and Underground 01x03: (Sep/29/1966) As Marchand 
Show: The Big Valley (1965) 
  Legend of a General (1) 02x02: (Sep/19/1966) As General Vicente Ruiz 
Show: Honey West (1965) 
  Like Visions and Omens and All That Jazz 01x21: (Feb/04/1966) As guest star 
Show: The Legend of Jesse James (1965) 
  The Empty Town 01x16: (Jan/03/1966) As El Carnicero 
Show: A Man Called Shenandoah (1965) 
  The Bell 01x14: (Dec/20/1965) As Father Rodriguez 
Show: Ben Casey (1961) 
  Run for Your Lives, Dr. Galanos Practices Here 05x04: (Oct/04/1965) As Don Fernando 
Show: Gilligan's Island (1964) 
  The Little Dictator 02x03: (Sep/30/1965) As President Rodriguez 
Show: Burke's Law (1963) (1963) 
  Steam Heat 03x03: (Sep/29/1965) As Albert Indigo, 'Mr. I' 
  Who Killed the Grand Piano? 02x31: (Apr/28/1965) As Wilhelm Kasimer 
  Who Killed Cassandra Cass? 02x03: (Sep/30/1964) As Jason Flonder 
Show: Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (1963) 
  The Game 03x01: (Sep/15/1965) As Alverian 
  Echo of Evil 01x29: (Jun/05/1964) As Martin Vesper 
Show: Mr. Novak (1963) 
  Enter a Strange Animal 02x16: (Jan/19/1965) As Henry Selkirk 
Show: Rawhide (1959) 
  Incident of the Wanderer 06x21: (Feb/27/1964) As Michob 
  Incident of White Eyes 05x27: (May/03/1963) As Domingo 
Show: Naked City (1958) 
• 6 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Tuesday June 02nd, 1959)
  One, Two, Three, Rita Rakahowski 04x32: (May/15/1963) As Griffin 
  ...And If Any Are Frozen, Warm Them... 03x27: (May/09/1962) As Berco Romano 
  A Corpse Ran Down Mulberry Street 03x03: (Oct/11/1961) As Dominic Venussi 
  Make-Believe Man 02x27: (May/17/1961) As Carlos Roldan 
Show: Sam Benedict (1962) 
  Image of a Toad 01x23: (Feb/23/1963) As Vernon Hill 
Show: The Untouchables (1959) (1959) 
• 6 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Thursday October 15th, 1959)
  Double Cross 04x12: (Dec/18/1962) As Jake Guzik, [Special Guest Stars]
  The Stryker Brothers 03x18: (Mar/08/1962) As Mr. Jaeger, [Special Guest Stars]
  The Seventh Vote 02x29: (May/18/1961) As Jake Guzik, [Special Guest Stars]
  The Waxey Gordon Story 02x04: (Nov/10/1960) As Waxey Gordon, [Special Guest Stars]
Show: The New Breed (1961) 
  How Proud the Guilty 01x22: (Feb/27/1962) As Louis Morley 
Show: Bus Stop (US) (1961) 
  The Glass Jungle 01x06: (Nov/05/1961) As Dr. Emil Kroger 
Show: Route 66 (1960) (1960) 
  First Class Mouliak 02x05: (Oct/20/1961) As Jack 
  Incident on a Bridge 01x30: (Jun/16/1961) As Divorovoi 
Show: Wagon Train (1957) 
  The Tiburcio Mendez Story 04x26: (Mar/22/1961) As Tiburcio Mendez 
Show: Playhouse 90 (1956) 
• 5 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Thursday September 12th, 1957)
  The Cruel Day 04x11: (Feb/24/1960) As Father 
  The Killers of Mussolini 03x35: (Jun/04/1959) As Benito Mussolini 
  For Whom the Bell Tolls (Part Two) 03x24: (Mar/19/1959) As Pablo 
  For Whom the Bell Tolls (Part One) 03x23: (Mar/12/1959) As Pablo 
Show: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) (1955) 
  The Cure 05x17: (Jan/24/1960) As Jeff Jensen 
  Heart of Gold 03x04: (Oct/27/1957) As Ralph Collins 
Show: The Twilight Zone (1959) 
  Judgment Night 01x10: (Dec/04/1959) As Lanser 
Show: Mr. Lucky (1959) 
  The Magnificent Bribe 01x01: (Oct/24/1959) As El Presidente 
Show: Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) 
  Curfew at Midnight 07x36: (Jun/27/1958) As Jules Dreise 
Show: Climax! (1954) 
  On the Take 04x27: (Apr/03/1958) As Lt. Cal Nourse 
Show: Kraft Television Theatre (1947) (1947) 
  Man in a Trance 11x05: (Oct/23/1957) As guest star 
  I am Fifteen, and I Don't Want to Die 10x05: (Oct/17/1956) As Anthony 
  Anna Santonello 09x44: (Aug/08/1956) As guest star 
Show: Playwrights '56 (1955) 
  Adam and Evening 01x13: (Mar/13/1956) As Adam 
Show: The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) 
  The Ghost Writer 07x19: (May/29/1955) As Ed Kagan 
  The Assassin 07x12: (Feb/20/1955) As guest star 
  And Crown Thy Good 06x18: (May/16/1954) As guest star 
  Marty 05x20: (May/24/1953) As guest star 
Show: Logan's Run (1977) 
  Turnabout 01x13: (Unaired) As Asa 
 
Nehemiah Persoff Crew Credits
 
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Nehemiah Persoff Trivia
 
Played the cab driver in the famous "I Coulda Been a Contender" scene between Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger in the classic 1954 film On the Waterfront.
 
Resides now in Cambria, CA where he's retired from acting and has taken up painting.
 
Worked as an electrician on the New York City subway system before getting into acting.
 
Played Barbra Streisand's rabbi father in Yentl.
 
During the 1970's, appeared in an award winning one-man stage play Shalom Acheim.
 
Portrayed two real-life mobsters on episodes of The Untouchables--Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik and Waxey Gordon.
 
Once stated that he became an actor in order to prove himself worthy of the gift of life.
 
 
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