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Nehemiah Persoff


Born in 1919 (some sources say 1920) in Jerusalem, Nehemiah Persoff emigrated with his family to America in 1929. Following schooling at the Hebrew Technical Institute of New York, he found a job as a subway electrician doing signal maintenance until an interest in the theater altered the direction of his life... See full bio »

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1999 4 Faces
 
1996 Tracey Takes On... (TV series)
Grandfather
Nostalgia (1996) … Grandfather
 
1995 Chicago Hope (TV series)
Rabbi Ben Taubler
Heartbreak (1995) … Rabbi Ben Taubler
 
1993 Law & Order (TV series)
David Steinmetz
Night & Fog (1993) … David Steinmetz
 
1993 Reasonable Doubts (TV series)
Klaus Reichel
Legacy (1993) … Klaus Reichel
 
1992 Doogie Howser, M.D. (TV series)
Max Wernick
Thanks for the Memories (1992) … Max Wernick
 
1990 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Constantin Stavros
The Great Twain Robbery (1990) … Constantin Stavros
 
1990 Hunter (TV series)
Harold Goodman
Oh, the Shark Bites! (1990) … Harold Goodman
 
1990 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)
Toff
The Most Toys (1990) … Toff
 
1990 L.A. Law (TV series)
Rabbi Isadore Glickman
The Pay's Lousy, But the Tips Are Great (1990) … Rabbi Isadore Glickman
 
1989 MacGyver (TV series)
Sam Bolinski
The Ten Percent Solution (1989) … Sam Bolinski
 
1988 Twins
Mitchell Traven
 
1988 American Playhouse (TV series)
Marcus Hoff
The Big Knife (1988) … Marcus Hoff
 
1987 J.J. Starbuck (TV series)
Patul
Incident at Sam September (1987) … Patul
 
1987 Adderly (TV series)
Eye in the Sky (1987)
 
1986 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Deputy Premier Karpovich
Summit (1986) … Deputy Premier Karpovich
 
1986 The Facts of Life (TV series)
Sam
Concentration (1986) … Sam
 
1985 Hotel (TV series)
Nicholas Petrovsky
Passports (1985) … Nicholas Petrovsky
 
1985 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Rabbi Asher Solomon
Torah, Torah, Torah (1985) … Rabbi Asher Solomon
 
1984 Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV series)
Brobich
Dead Ringer (1984) … Brobich
 
1983 Yentl
Reb Mendel 'Papa'
 
1983 Sadat (TV movie)
Leonid Brezhnev
 
1983 This Is the Life (TV series)
 
1982 O'Hara's Wife
Doctor Fischer
 
1981 St. Helens
Mr. Ellison
 
1978-1981 Barney Miller (TV series)
Yacov Berger / Carl Simms
Riot (1981) … Yacov Berger
Middle Age (1979) … Yacov Berger
The Ghost (1978) … Carl Simms
 
1980 Condominium (TV movie)
Conlaw
 
1980 Turnover Smith (TV movie)
Ashmed Amad
 
1980 The Henderson Monster (TV movie)
Prof. Leo Tedeschi
 
1980 F.D.R.: The Last Year (TV movie)
Josef Stalin
 
1980 The Littlest Hobo (TV series)
Lukash
Guardian Angel (1980) … Lukash
 
1978-1980 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Andreas / Horst Von Stern
Aphrodite/Dr. Jeckyll and Miss Hyde (1980) … Andreas
Charlie's Cherubs/Stalag 3 (1978) … Horst Von Stern
 
1980 B.A.D. Cats (TV series)
Pilot (1980)
 
1979 The French Atlantic Affair (TV mini-series)
Col. Schreiner
 
1979 Police Story: A Cry for Justice (TV movie)
Dr. Burke
 
1979 The Rebels (TV movie)
Baron Von Steuben
 
1979 Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
Eastern Alliance Leader
 
1979 Supertrain (TV series)
Max
 
1979 Delta House (TV series)
Mayor DiPasto
 
1968-1979 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Allie Francis / Cordell / Harry Cardonus / …
Number One with a Bullet: Part 2 (1979) … Allie Francis
Number One with a Bullet: Part 1 (1978) … Allie Francis
Dealer's Choice... Blackmail (1977) … Victor Palua
Hit Gun for Sale (1975) … Cordell
Charter for Death (1973) … Leo Paoli
 
1978 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV series)
Vladimir
Defection to Paradise: Part 2 (1978) … Vladimir
Defection to Paradise: Part 1 (1978) … Vladimir
 
1978 Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV series)
Malimar
Daniel in the Lions' Den (1978) … Malimar
 
1978 The Word (TV mini-series)
Abbot Petropolous
 
1978 Vega$ (TV series)
The Sheik
Lady Ice (1978) … The Sheik
 
1978 Sword of Justice (TV series)
Carlos
A Double Life (1978) … Carlos
 
1978 Killing Stone (TV movie)
Earl Stone
 
1978 High Hopes (TV series)
Dr. Aaron Herzog
 
1978 Richie Brockelman, Private Eye (TV series)
Junk It to Me Baby (1978)
 
1978 The Bionic Woman (TV series)
Dr. Philip Jennings
Out of Body (1978) … Dr. Philip Jennings
 
1978 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Mr. Olaf Lundstrom
The Stranger (1978) … Mr. Olaf Lundstrom
 
1978 Logan's Run (TV series)
Asa
Turnabout (1978) … Asa
 
1978 A Double Life (TV movie)
Carlos
 
1977 Police Woman (TV series)
Como
Death Game (1977) … Como
 
1977 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Anton Metzger
Angels in the Wings (1977) … Anton Metzger
 
1977 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Matt Dorsey
A Blow to the Head... A Blow to the Heart (1977) … Matt Dorsey
 
1977 Deadly Harvest
Mort Logan
 
1977 Hunter (TV series)
Sheik Farakbi
The Hit (1977) … Sheik Farakbi
 
1977 Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (TV series)
Chapter XX (1977)
 
1973-1977 McCloud (TV series)
Perry Cicero / Tereshkoff
The Moscow Connection (1977) … Tereshkoff
The Million Dollar Round Up (1973) … Perry Cicero
 
1977 Wonder Woman (TV series)
Professor Moreno
Formula 407 (1977) … Professor Moreno
 
1977 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
Major Popov
Death Probe: Part 2 (1977) … Major Popov
 
1976 Voyage of the Damned
Mr. Hauser
 
1976 Baretta (TV series)
Vittorio Luzianno
Soldier in the Jungle (1976) … Vittorio Luzianno
 
1976 Columbo (TV series)
Jesse Jerome
Now You See Him (1976) … Jesse Jerome
 
1975 Psychic Killer
Dr. Gubner
 
1975 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Dr. Mustafa Haddid
The Adventure of the Pharaoh's Curse (1975) … Dr. Mustafa Haddid
 
1975 Eric (TV movie)
Dr. Duchesnes
 
1975 The Invisible Man (TV series)
Dr. Leon Barnard
Barnard Wants Out (1975) … Dr. Leon Barnard
 
1969-1975 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Max / Nat Bader / Nick Kolinski
Tomorrow May Never Come (1975) … Nat Bader
Who Are You Arthur Kolinski? (1973) … Nick Kolinski
Homecoming (1969) … Max
 
1965-1975 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Alejo Etchahoun / Alex Skouras / Ben Rando / …
Manolo (1975) … Alejo Etchahoun
Like Old Times (1974) … Ben Rando
The Mark of Cain (1969) … Tim Driscoll
Blood Money/II (1968) … Alex Skouras
The Pretender (1965) … Mr. Dano
 
1974 The Stranger Within (TV movie)
Dr. Edward Klein
 
1974 The Sex Symbol (TV movie)
Nick Fortis
 
1974 Police Story (TV series)
Fabrizzio
The Hunters (1974) … Fabrizzio
 
1974 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Clementa Habib
The Man Without a Face (1974) … Clementa Habib
 
1970-1973 Love, American Style (TV series)
Carl Colbert (segment "Love and the Generation Gasp") / Mr. Stone (segment "Love and the Gangster")
Love and the Awkward Age/Love and the Generation Gasp/Love and the Spendthrift (1973) … Carl Colbert (segment "Love and the Generation Gasp")
Love and the Boss's Ex/Love and Mr. Nice Guy/Love and the Gangster (1970) … Mr. Stone (segment "Love and the Gangster")
 
1973 Search (TV series)
Emmett Brugman
The 24 Carat Hit (1973) … Emmett Brugman
 
1973 Dracula (TV movie)
Dr. Van Helsing
 
1970-1973 Insight (TV series)
Bishop Palmera / Gennaro
Eye of the Camel (1973) … Bishop Palmera
A Woman of Principle (1970) … Gennaro
 
1972 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
'Papa' Kampacalas
Bitter Wine (1972) … 'Papa' Kampacalas
 
1972 Mannix (TV series)
A Puzzle for One (1972)
 
1972 Cool Million (TV series)
Karinakis
Assault on Gavaloni (1972) … Karinakis
 
1972 Adam-12 (TV series)
Angelo Covelli
The Vendetta (1972) … Angelo Covelli
 
1969-1972 Mod Squad (TV series)
Janos Kovacs / Nick Master / Sgt. Mac George
Corbey (1972) … Nick Master
Is That Justice? No, It's the Law (1971) … Sgt. Mac George
The Debt (1969) … Janos Kovacs
 
1972 Lapin 360
 
1972 Lieutenant Schuster's Wife (TV movie)
Champagne Joe Carroll
 
1968-1972 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Artie Moreno / Captain Malcione
Michael O'Hara the Fourth: Part 2 (1972) … Artie Moreno
Michael O'Hara the Fourth: Part 1 (1972) … Artie Moreno
 
1972 Michael O'Hara the Fourth (TV movie)
Artie Moreno
 
1971 The Chicago Teddy Bears (TV series)
Morris
A Horse of Another Color (1971) … Morris
 
1971 Police Surgeon (TV series)
Warren
Kiss and Kill … Warren
 
1971 Red Sky at Morning
Amadeo Montoya
 
1971 Mrs. Pollifax-Spy
Berisha
 
1970 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Homero José
Fiesta (1970) … Homero José
 
1970 Dan August (TV series)
Cussoni
The Color of Fury (1970) … Cussoni
 
1970 The People Next Door
Dr. Salazar
 
1970 Cutter's Trail (TV movie)
Santillo
 
1969 Land of the Giants (TV series)
Titus
Land of the Lost (1969) … Titus
 
1969 The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Lieutenant Miles Crawford
 
1969 The Bill Cosby Show (TV series)
Mr. Byron
The Killer Instinct (1969) … Mr. Byron
 
1969 The Flying Nun (TV series)
Alonzo Baldazon
A Convent Full of Miracles (1969) … Alonzo Baldazon
 
1966-1969 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Igor Stravos / Phillipe Pereda / Prince Iben Kostas
Fool's Gold (1969) … Igor Stravos
The Vault (1969) … Phillipe Pereda
Odds on Evil (1966) … Prince Iben Kostas
 
1969 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Harry Lavender
The Great Chess Gambit (1969) … Harry Lavender
 
1968 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Ambassador
The Revolutionary (1968) … Ambassador
 
1968 Escape to Mindanao (TV movie)
Capt. Kramer
 
1968 Panic in the City
August Best
 
1968 CBS Playhouse (TV series)
Dr. Salazar
The People Next Door (1968) … Dr. Salazar
 
1968 Tarzan (TV series)
Chembe Kunji
Trina (1968) … Chembe Kunji
 
1968 The Power
Prof. Carl Melnicker
 
1968 Mafia
Pizzuco
 
1965-1968 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Adam Barclay / Gen. Andreas Cassinello / Major Hazard
The Night of the Underground Terror (1968) … Major Hazard
The Night of the Deadly Blossom (1967) … Adam Barclay
The Night of the Inferno (1965) … Gen. Andreas Cassinello
 
1967 The Money Jungle
Lt. Dow Reeves
 
1967 Maya (TV series)
Lansing
Deadly Passage (1967) … Lansing
 
1967 The Danny Thomas Hour (TV series)
Lew Beckman
The Zero Man (1967) … Lew Beckman
 
1967 Off to See the Wizard (TV series)
El Primero
Hell Cats (1967) … El Primero
 
1966-1967 I Spy (TV series)
Coly Collisi / Roop
The Honorable Assassins (1967) … Roop
Rome... Take Away Three (1966) … Coly Collisi
 
1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Valandros
The Master's Touch Affair (1967) … Valandros
 
1967 Too Many Thieves
Georgi
 
1966 The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones (TV movie)
Skoda
 
1966 The Time Tunnel (TV series)
Prof. Anton Biraki
Secret Weapon (1966) … Prof. Anton Biraki
 
1966 Jericho (TV series)
 
1966 The Big Valley (TV series)
General Vicente Ruiz
Legend of a General: Part 2 (1966) … General Vicente Ruiz
Legend of a General: Part 1 (1966) … General Vicente Ruiz
 
1966 The Trials of O'Brien (TV series)
Georgi
The Greatest Game: Part 2 (1966) … Georgi
The Greatest Game: Part 1 (1966) … Georgi
 
1966 Honey West (TV series)
Faustini - Bogus Mystic
Like Visions and Omens... and All That Jazz (1966) … Faustini - Bogus Mystic
 
1966 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Dobbs
Deadly Creature Below! (1966) … Dobbs
 
1966 The Legend of Jesse James (TV series)
El Carnicero
The Empty Town (1966) … El Carnicero
 
1965 A Man Called Shenandoah (TV series)
Father Rodriguez
The Bell (1965) … Father Rodriguez
 
1965 Convoy (TV series)
Dimitri Federenko
Katya (1965) … Dimitri Federenko
 
1965 Ben Casey (TV series)
Don Ferando
 
1965 Gilligan's Island (TV series)
Rodriguez
The Little Dictator (1965) … Rodriguez
 
1964-1965 Burke's Law (TV series)
Albert Indigo, 'Mr. I' / Jason Flonder / Wilhelm Kasimer
Steam Heat (1965) … Albert Indigo, 'Mr. I'
Who Killed the Grand Piano? (1965) … Wilhelm Kasimer
Who Killed Cassandra Cass? (1964) … Jason Flonder
 
1965 Seaway (TV series)
Montagna
Last Voyage (1965) … Montagna
 
1964-1965 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Alverian / Martin Vesper
The Game (1965) … Alverian
Echo of Evil (1964) … Martin Vesper
 
1965 For the People (TV series)
Stephen Wiseman
Act of Violence: Part 2 (1965) … Stephen Wiseman
 
1965 Mr. Novak (TV series)
Henry Selkirk
Enter a Strange Animal (1965) … Henry Selkirk
 
1964 Fate Is the Hunter
Ben Sawyer
 
1963-1964 Rawhide (TV series)
Domingo / Michob
Incident of the Wanderer (1964) … Michob
Incident of White Eyes (1963) … Domingo
 
1964 A Global Affair
Under Secretary Segura
 
1959-1963 Naked City (TV series)
Barney Peters / Berco / Buberone / …
One, Two, Three, Rita Rakahowski (1963) … Buberone
The Corpse Ran Down Mulberry Street (1961) … Dominic Venussi
Make-Believe Man (1961) … Carlos Ruldan
Down the Long Night (1960) … Max Evar
 
1963 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Vernon Hill
Image of a Toad (1963) … Vernon Hill
 
1963 The Hook
Capt. Van Ryn
 
1959-1962 The Untouchables (TV series)
Jake Guzik / Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik / Johnny Fortunato / …
Doublecross (1962) … Jake Guzik
The Stryker Brothers (1962) … Mr. Jaeger
The Waxey Gordon Story (1960) … Waxey Gordon
Head of Fire: Feet of Clay (1960) … Johnny Fortunato
 
1962 Frontier Circus (TV series)
Paco Durando
The Daring Durandos (1962) … Paco Durando
 
1962 The New Breed (TV series)
Louis Morley
How Proud the Guilty (1962) … Louis Morley
 
1962 King of Diamonds (TV series)
Frank Goby
Diamond in the Rough (1962) … Frank Goby
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
El Valiente
Death in a Village (1962) … El Valiente
 
1961 Bus Stop (TV series)
Dr. Emil Kroger
The Glass Jungle (1961) … Dr. Emil Kroger
 
1961 The Comancheros
Graile
 
1961 Route 66 (TV series)
Jack / Vladamir Dvorovoi
First-Class Mouliak (1961) … Jack
Incident on a Bridge (1961) … Vladamir Dvorovoi
 
1961 The Big Show
Bruno Everard
 
1961 Wagon Train (TV series)
Tiburcio Mendez
The Tiburcio Mendez Story (1961) … Tiburcio Mendez
 
1961 Thriller (TV series)
Lt. Jim Wagner
The Fingers of Fear (1961) … Lt. Jim Wagner
 
1960 The Witness (TV series)
 
1960 Moment of Fear (TV series)
The Accomplice (1960)
 
1960 Startime (TV series)
Prior Andry
The Young Juggler (1960) … Prior Andry
 
1957-1960 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Pablo / Benito Mussolini / Carras / …
The Cruel Day (1960) … Prisoner's Father
For Whom the Bell Tolls: Part 2 (1959) … Pablo
For Whom the Bell Tolls: Part 1 (1959) … Pablo
The Death of Manolete (1957) … Carras
 
1957-1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Jeff Jensen / Ralph Collins
The Cure (1960) … Jeff Jensen
Heart of Gold (1957) … Ralph Collins
 
1959 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Carl Lanser
Judgment Night (1959) … Carl Lanser
 
1959 Mr. Lucky (TV series)
El Presidente
The Magnificent Bribe (1959) … El Presidente
 
1959 Five Fingers (TV series)
Hildalgo
The Moment of Truth (1959) … Hildalgo
 
1959 Day of the Outlaw
Dan, Starret's Foreman
 
1959 Clash by Night (TV movie)
Jerry Wilenski
 
1959 The Third Man (TV series)
Sandor Varnezki
The Third Medaillon (1959) … Sandor Varnezki
 
1959 Green Mansions
Don Panta
 
1959 Never Steal Anything Small
Pinelli
 
1958 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series)
Ali Baba
 
1958 The Badlanders
Vincente (The Powder Monkey)
 
1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Jules Dreise
Curfew at Midnight (1958) … Jules Dreise
 
1958 Climax! (TV series)
Lieutenant Cal Nourse
On the Take (1958) … Lieutenant Cal Nourse
 
1958 This Angry Age
Albert
 
1955-1958 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Dr. Arnault / Oliver / Ralph Tugwell / …
Never Know the End (1958) … Ralph Tugwell
Hunted (1956) … Russian diplomat
Sideshow (1956)
The Thief (1955) … Dr. Arnault/Oliver
 
1956-1957 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Mr. Arnothy
Man in a Trance (1957)
I Am Fifteen and Don't Want to Die (1956) … Mr. Arnothy
Anna Santonello (1956)
 
1957 Street of Sinners
Leon
 
1957 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Willie Hauptmann
The Littlest Little Leaguer (1957) … Willie Hauptmann
 
1957 Men in War
Sfc. Nate Lewis
 
1955-1957 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Strup
Mayerling (1957)
Darkness at Noon (1955)
Reunion in Vienna (1955) … Strup
 
1956 The Wrong Man
Gene Conforti
 
1956 The Wild Party
Kicks Johnson
 
1954-1956 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Jeff Gardell / The Man
H.R. 8438: The Story of a Lost Boy (1956) … The Man
The Contender (1954) … Jeff Gardell
 
1956 The Harder They Fall
Leo
 
1956 Playwrights '56 (TV series)
Adam
Adam and Evening (1956) … Adam
 
1953-1955 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
Ed Kagan / The Critic / Well-Dressed Man
The Ghost Writer (1955) … Ed Kagan
The Assassin (1955)
The Big Deal (1953) … Well-Dressed Man
Marty (1953) … The Critic
 
1954 On the Waterfront
Cab Driver (uncredited)
 
1954 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
And Crown Thy Good (1954)
 
1953 You Are There (TV series)
Capt. de Sandoval
The Conquest of Mexico (1519) (1953) … Capt. de Sandoval
 
1949 Actor's Studio (TV series)
Here Comes Spring (1949) (as Nick Pursoff)
 
1948 The Naked City
Smiling Man Departing Subway (uncredited)
 
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2011 The Nostalgia Critic (TV series)
The Other Animated Titanic Movie (2011) (performer: "There Are No Cats in America" - uncredited)
 
1986 An American Tail (performer: "There Are No Cats in America")
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
2011 Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom (documentary)
Himself
 
1968 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.244 (1968) … Himself
 
1962 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 2 August 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2002 Biography (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1974) Unsold pilot: Co-starred in a sitcom pilot called "The Toy Game" with Barbara Eden starring as a beautiful and unattached toy designer who has professional conflicts with her boss, conflicts with her family and relationship problems with her boyfriends. See more »

Alternate Names:

Nick Pursoff

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Personal Quote:

If I'm playing a good guy, I'll try to show that he has some bad in him. If I'm playing a bad guy, I'll give him some dignity and love. See more »

Trivia:

In his early years he posed for painters who worked out of studios in Manhattan's Union Square. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo