Nehemiah Persoff

Nehemiah Persoff

Acting

Born August 2, 1919 · Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate

Nehemiah Persoff was an American film and television actor. Persoff emigrated with his family from Palestine to the United States in 1929. He began to take an interest in acting in the 1940s, and afte…

Known for

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974

Columbo

Columbo

1971

MacGyver

MacGyver

1985

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

1957

Hunter

Hunter

1984

Acting(173)

2022Boris Karloff: The Rest of the StorySelf - Interviewee

2012Tony Curtis: Driven to StardomSelf

2003Angels in AmericaRabbi (uncredited)

1999An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night MonsterPapa Mousekewitz (voice)

1998An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan IslandPapa Mousekewitz (voice)

1994Chicago HopeRabbi Ben Taubler

1991An American Tail: Fievel Goes WestPapa Mousekewitz (voice)

1990Law & OrderDavid Steinmetz

1989Doogie Howser, M.D.Max Wernick

1988TwinsMitchell Traven

1988The Last Temptation of ChristRabbi

1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationToff

1987J.J. Starbuck

1986An American TailPapa Mousekewitz (voice)

1986L.A. LawRabbi Isadore Glickman

1985MacGyverSam Bolinski

1984Murder, She WroteConstantin Stavros

1984Highway to Heaven

1984HunterHarold Goodman

1983YentlRebbe Mendel

1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1982American PlayhouseMarcus Hoff

1982O'Hara's WifeDr. Fischer

1982St. HelensMr. Ellison

1980Magnum, P.I.Rabbi Asher Solomon

1980Turnover SmithAshmed Amad

1980The Henderson MonsterProf. Leo Tedeschi

1980F.D.R.: The Last YearJosef Stalin

1980CondominiumConlaw

1980B.A.D. Cats

1979The French Atlantic AffairCol. Schreiner

1979The Facts of Life

1979In Search of Historic JesusHerod Antipas

1979A Cry for JusticeDr. Burke

1979The RebelsBaron Von Steuben

1979SupertrainMax

1978Daniel in the Lions' DenMalimar

1978The WordAbbot Petropolous

1978Battlestar GalacticaEastern Alliance Leader

1978A Double Life

1978Ziegfeld: The Man and His WomenCharles Frohman

1978Killing StoneEarl Stone

1978Fantasy IslandHorst Von Stern

1978The Making of a President

1977Logan's RunASA

1977Deadly HarvestMort Logan

1977HunterSheik Farakbi

1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesVladimir

1976Voyage of the DamnedHerr Hauser

1976Quincy, M.E.

1976Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy IncidentRudenko

1976Charlie's AngelsAnton

1976Rich Man, Poor Man - Book IICharles Dietrich

1976McNaughton's DaughterVinnie Laine

1976The Bionic Woman

1975Psychic KillerDoctor Gubner

1975EricDr. Duchesnes

1975Wonder WomanProfessor Moreno

1975Ellery Queen

1975The Invisible ManDr. Leon Barnard

1975Barney MillerCarl Simms

1974The Stranger WithinDr. Edward Klein

1974The Sex SymbolNick Fortis

1974Little House on the PrairieMr. Olaf Lundstrom

1974The Six Million Dollar ManMajor Popov

1973Police Story

1973Purple PlayhouseDr. Van Helsing

1973DraculaDr. Van Helsing

1972Cool MillionKarinakis

1972Lieutenant Schuster's WifeChampagne Joe Carroll

1972The Streets of San Francisco

1972Michael O'Hara the FourthArtie Moreno

1971McMillan & WifeClementa Habib

1971The Chicago Teddy Bears

1971ColumboJesse Jerome

1971Red Sky at MorningAmadeo Montoya

1971Mrs. Pollifax — SpyBerisha

1970Dan AugustLeo Cussoni

1970The People Next DoorDr. Salazar

1970Cutter's TrailSantillo

1969The Girl Who Knew Too MuchLieutenant Crawford

1969Love, American StyleMr. Stone

1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Max Behrman

1969The Bill Cosby ShowMr. Byron

1968Escape to MindanaoCapt. Kramer

1968The Treasure of San Bosco ReefCaptain Malcione

1968The Treasure of San Bosco ReefCaptain Malcione

1968Panic in the CityAugust Best

1968The Mod Squad

1968Land of the GiantsTitus

1968Adam-12Angelo Covelli

1968Hawaii Five-OHarry Cardonus

1968The Name of the GameAmbassador

1968The PowerProf. Carl Melnicker

1968The Day of the OwlPizzuco

1968It Takes a ThiefHarry Lavender

1967The Money JungleLt. Dow Reeves

1967MannixAnton Wojeska

1967The High ChaparralHomero José

1966The Dangerous Days of Kiowa JonesSkoda

1966CBS PlayhouseDr. Salazar

1966Too Many ThievesGeorgi

1966Mission: ImpossibleIgor Stravos

1966The Time TunnelProf. Anton Biraki

1966TarzanChembe Kunji

1965Honey WestFaustini

1965The Wild Wild WestMajor Hazard

1965The Big ValleyGeneral Vicente Ruiz

1965The Legend of Jesse JamesEl Carnicero

1965The Greatest Story Ever ToldShemiah

1964Fate Is the HunterBen Sawyer

1964Gilligan's Island

1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Valandros

1964A Global AffairUnder Secretary Segura

1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963Mr. NovakHenry Selkirk

1963Burke's LawJason Flonder

1963The HookCapt. Van Ryn

1962Sam Benedict

1961The ComancherosGraile

1961The New BreedLouis Morley

1961The Wonderful World of Disney

1961The Big ShowBruno Everard

1959The UntouchablesJake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik

1959StartimePrior Andry

1959The Twilight ZoneCarl Lanser

1959The Killers of MussoliniBenito Mussolini

1959Day of the OutlawDan, Starret's Foreman

1959Al CaponeJohnny Torrio

1959Some Like It HotLittle Bonaparte

1959Green MansionsDon Panta

1959For Whom the Bell TollsPablo

1959Never Steal Anything SmallPinelli

1959RawhideDomingo

1958Naked CityBarney Peters

1958The BadlandersVincente (The Powder Monkey)

1958Shirley Temple's StorybookAli Baba

1957This Angry AgeAlbert Legros

1957Wagon TrainTiburcio Mendez

1957The Death of ManoleteCamera

1957Street of SinnersLeon

1957Men in WarSgt. Lewis

1957MayerlingPolice Officer

1956The Wrong ManGene Conforti

1956The Wild PartyKicks Johnson

1956Playhouse 90Pablo

1956The Harder They FallLeo

1955Playwrights '56

1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsRalph Collins

1955GunsmokeJack Pinto

1955The ThiefD'Arnault-Olivier

1954The Wonderful World of DisneyArtie Moreno

1954Climax!Lieutenant Cal Nourse

1954On the WaterfrontCab Driver (uncredited)

1953The Motorola Television Hour

1953The United States Steel HourDr. Arnault / Oliver

1953MartyThe Critic

1951Hallmark Hall of FameDr. Duchesnes

1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsJules Dreise

1950Armstrong Circle Theatre

1948The Philco Television PlayhouseEd Kagan

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