Barney Miller
1974
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Actor: An American Tail. Born in 1919 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.
Apr 6, 2022 · Nehemiah Persoff, a charter member of the Actors Studio who appeared in dozens of notable films and TV shows, from Some Like It Hot and On the Waterfront to The Twilight Zone and The...
Apr 6, 2022 · 8 min. Nehemiah Persoff, a late-blooming actor who built one of the busiest careers in Hollywood, playing rogues, ringleaders, revolutionaries and refugees — among other memorable portraits of...
Apr 6, 2022 · Nehemiah Persoff, an actor who went from the uncredited role of a cab driver in On The Waterfront ‘s iconic “coulda been a contender” scene to become one of the busiest character actors in...
Apr 6, 2022 · Nehemiah Persoff, who appeared as Barbra Streisand’s rabbi father in “Yentl” and had roles in hundreds of films and TV series including “ Some Like It Hot ” and “Twins,” died Tuesday in San...
Apr 10, 2022 · Nehemiah Persoff, who has died aged 102, was a busy character actor and one of the first members of the Actors Studio in New York; he studied there with Marlon Brando under Elia Kazan and...
Apr 7, 2022 · The Jewish performer, who died Tuesday from heart failure in his home of San Luis Obispo, California, at the age of 102, appeared in more than 200 stage and screen roles during his lifetime.
