Nehemiah Persoff
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title:
Nehemiah Persoff
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Nehemiah Persoff was an American actor and painter. He appeared in more than 200 television series, films, and theatre productions, and also performed as a voice artist in a career spanning 55 years. His first acting role was as an extra in The Naked City (1948). Persoff is best known for roles as Leo in The Harder They Fall (1956), as Little Bonaparte in Some Like It Hot (1959), as Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik in The Untouchables (1959–1963), as Rebbe Mendel in Yentl (1983), and as the voice of Pa
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American actor and painter (1919–2022)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehemiah_Persoff
date created:
2005-12-21T12:29:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T06:43:23Z
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