Nehemiah Persoff
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Nehemiah Persoff (born August 2, 1919) is an American painter and actor.
In his 52-year career, he appeared in more than 200 television series, films, and plays.
Early life and training
Persoff was born in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine, on August 2, 1919, to Puah (née Holman, 1887-1903), and Shmuel Persoff (1885-1981). His father, a silversmith, jeweler, and art instructor, decided that the United States had greater prospects and emigrated on his own. It was another six years before he was financially stable and was able to hand over his wife, three sons, Boaz, Avraham, and Nehemiah, as well as two daughters, Tamar and Geula. The family lived in an apartment in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood before moving to the Bronx at first. His parents returned to Israel later in life.
Persoff attended the Hebrew Technical Institute, graduating in 1937. After his military service, he obtained a job as a subway signal maintenance man, thanks to his electrician education at the Institute.
Persoff was drafted by the United States Army in early 1942 and served during World War II until 1945. He was sent by an international military company to entertain troops around the world.
Persoff began pursuing his acting career in the New York theater. He was accepted into the Actors Studio in 1947, and was one of Elia Kazan's 26 students, as well as Martin Balsam, Julie Harris, Kim Hunter, Cloris Leachman and James Whitmore. He began his acting career in 1948.
In The Naked City (1948), his first appearance was as an uncredited bit actor.
Leo the accountant in On the Waterfront (1954), and Leo Leo's "I coulda be a contender" scene in Billy Wilder's film Some Like It Hot (1959), and Little Bonaparte (a parody of Rico/Little Caesar) appeared in Some Like It Hot (1959). He has appeared in films including The Comancheros (1961) and The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965).
In the 1978 Greatest Heroes of the Bible episode Daniel in the Lions' Den, Persoff appeared alongside Dean Stockwell and Andrew Bloch as Darius the Greatest Babylonian kings.
Persoff played the father of Barbra Streisand's character in the film Yentl (1983). He appeared in the comedy film Twins (1988) and in the American Tail animated-film film series as Papa Mousekewitz. Ted Post's last film, 4 Faces (1999), was his last film to be directed by him.
His acting career included six episodes of The Untouchables, three episodes of which he appeared as Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik (regarded by some as his signature role), and Gilligan's Island as the title character in the episode "The Little Dictator") (the show's creator Sherwood Schwartz's favorite episode). Persoff appeared on "The Most Toys" on Star Trek: The Next Generation and was the first living male actor to appear in a Star Trek film at the time of his death.
Persoff retired from acting in 2003 and concentrated on watercolors.
The Many Faces of Nehemiah's book, published by The Autumn Road Company in July 2021.
Persoff married Thia Persov, a nurse with the Palmach, during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, the Haganah's top combat force. In 2021, she died of cancer. Jeffrey, Dan, Perry, and Dahlia were the couple's four children. He died in Cambria, California, before his illness.
Persoff died at a rehabilitation center in San Luis Obispo, California, on April 5, 2022, at the age of 102 of heart disease.
Personal life and death
Persoff married Thia Persov, a brilliant battle force of the Haganah during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, in 1951. In 2021, she died of cancer. Jeffrey, Dan, Perry, and Dahlia were among the four children on the family's four children. He died in Cambria, California, before his son's death.
Persoff died on April 5, 2022, after suffering from heart disease at a medical center in San Luis Obispo, California.
Acting career
Persoff began pursuing his acting career in the New York theatre. He was accepted into the Actors Studio in 1947 and was one of Elia Kazan's 26 students, as well as Martin Balsam, Julie Harris, Kim Hunter, Cloris Leachman, and James Whitmore. In 1948, he began acting.
In the film noir The Naked City (1948), his first appearance was an uncredited bit part.
Leo the accountant in On the Waterfront (1954), Leo the accountant and Rod Steiger's film "I Coulda Be A Competent") and Little Bonaparte (a parody of Rico/Little Caesar) appeared in Billy Wilder's film Some Like It Hot (1959), and he appeared in Al Capone (1959). He has appeared in supporting roles in films including The Comancheros (1961) and The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965).
In the 1978 Greatest Heroes of the Bible chapter Daniel in the Lions' Den, Persoff, along Dean Stockwell and Andrew Bloch appeared as Darius the Greatest Heroes of the Bible.
Persoff portrayed Barbra Streisand's father in the film Yentl (1983). He appeared in Twins (1988) and in the American Tail animated film series as Papa Mousekewitz. His last film, 4 Faces (1999), was Ted Post's last film to be directed.
His acting career included six episodes of The Untouchables, three episodes of which he appeared as Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik (regarded by some as his signature role), and Gilligan's Island as the title character in the episode "The Little Dictator" (the show's creator Sherwood Schwartz's favorite episode). Persoff appeared on Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Most Toys" and was the first living male actor to appear in a Star Trek film at the time of his death.
Persoff retired from acting in 2003 and concentrated on watercolors.
In July 2021, The Many Faces of Nehemiah was published by The Autumn Road Company.
Persoff married Thia Persov, who had served as a nurse with the Palmach in 1951, the Haganah's top combat force during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. In 2021, she died of cancer. Jeffrey, Dan, Perry, and Dahlia were their four children. He died in Cambria, California, before his death.
Persoff died on April 5, 2022, at a San Luis Obispo, California, at the age of 102 of heart disease.