1. Nehemiah Persoff was an American actor and painter.
14 Facts About Nehemiah Persoff
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Nehemiah Persoff appeared in more than 200 television series, films, and theatre productions, and performed as a voice artist in a career spanning 55 years.
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Nehemiah Persoff's first acting role was as an extra in The Naked City.
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Nehemiah Persoff was born to Shmuel Nehemiah Persoff and Puah Holman in the city of Jerusalem in 1919.
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Nehemiah Persoff's father, Shmuel, was a silversmith, jeweler, and art teacher born in Chernihiv, Russian Empire.
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Nehemiah Persoff's father decided that there were better prospects for him and his family in the United States and in 1923 immigrated on his own.
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Nehemiah Persoff attended the Hebrew Technical Institute in New York City, graduating as a certified electrician in 1937.
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Nehemiah Persoff began to pursue his acting career in New York theatre.
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Nehemiah Persoff's first role was an uncredited bit part in the film noir The Naked City.
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Nehemiah Persoff appeared in supporting roles in films such as The Comancheros and The Greatest Story Ever Told.
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Nehemiah Persoff appeared in the comedy film Twins and in the American Tail animated-film series as Papa Mousekewitz.
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Nehemiah Persoff's acting career included many appearances in television series, including six episodes of The Untouchables, three episodes of which he appeared as Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik, and Gilligan's Island as the title character in the episode "The Little Dictator".
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Nehemiah Persoff appeared on the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Most Toys" and was the oldest living male actor to appear in a Star Trek production at the time of his death.
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Nehemiah Persoff retired from acting in 2003 and pursued painting, specializing in watercolors.