What is Nehemiah Persoff?
{{Infobox person | image = Nehemiah Persoff 1960.JPG | caption = Persoff in 1960 | name = Nehemiah Persoff | birth_date = {{birth date|1919|8|2}} | birth_place = [[Jerusalem]], [[British Mandate of Palestine]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|4|5|1919|8|2}} | death_place = [[San Luis Obispo, California]], [[United States|U.S.]] | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = 1948–1999 | spouse = {{marriage|Thia Persoff|1951|2021|reason=her death}} | signature = NehemiahPersoff.png }} '''Nehemiah Persoff''' (August 2, 1919 &ndash; April 5, 2022) was an [[Americans|American]] actor and artist. He was known for his roles in ''[[The Comancheros]]'', ''[[Some Like It Hot]]'', ''[[An American Tail]]'', ''[[The Wrong Man]]'', and in ''[[Twins (movie)|Twins]]''. His career has lasted for over 50 years. Persoff was born in [[Jerusalem]], on August 2, 1919. He was raised in [[New York City]]. Persoff studied the [[Actors Studio]]. He was married to Thia Persoff between 1951 and her death in 2021. They had four children. Persoff died on April 5, 2022 at a care home in [[San Luis Obispo, California]] from [[heart failure]], aged 102.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/nehemiah-persoff-dead-obituary-actor-yentl-gunsmoke-was-102-1234995573/|title=Nehemiah Persoff Dies: Prolific Actor Of ‘Yentl’, ‘The Twilight Zone’, ‘Gunsmoke’ & Many More Was 102|first=Greg|last=Evans|website=[[Deadline.com]]|access-date=April 6, 2022|date=April 6, 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline|Nehemiah Persoff}} * {{IMDb name|0675490}} * {{IBDB name|55984}} * [http://www.nehemiahpersoffpaintings.com/ Nehemiah Persoff Paintings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220124201/http://www.nehemiahpersoffpaintings.com/ |date=2008-02-20 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Persoff, Nehemiah}} [[Category:1919 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from New York City]] [[Category:American artists]] [[Category:American centenarians]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American televisio