Barney Miller
1974
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Apr 6, 2022 · April 6, 2022. Nehemiah Persoff, a ubiquitous character actor whose gravelly voice and knack for conveying an air of menace magnified his portrayals of a bevy of sinister types, most notably a...
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...
Oct 5, 2021 · LOS ANGELES ( JTA) — When actor, painter and writer Nehemiah Persoff, at times dubbed “the last survivor of Hollywood’s golden age,” was a 3-year old growing up in Jerusalem, he fell in love...
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.
