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Nehemiah Persoff

1919 - 2022

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Nehemiah Persoff (Hebrew: נחמיה פרסוף; August 2, 1919 – April 5, 2022) 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 Papa Mousekewitz in the animated film An American Tail (1986) and its sequels. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nehemiah Persoff is the 3,218th most popular actor (up from 3,357th in 2019), the 231st most popular biography from Israel (up from 253rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Israeli Actor.

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Among actors, Nehemiah Persoff ranks 3,218 out of 13,578. Before him are Tony Danza, Pilou Asbæk, Colleen Dewhurst, Oscar Isaac, Fons Rademakers, and Zdeněk Svěrák. After him are Marilyn Burns, Jonny Lee Miller, Gilbert Gottfried, Shruti Haasan, Lilia Skala, and Catherine Frot.

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Among people born in 1919, Nehemiah Persoff ranks 184. Before him are Hans Hass, Rocky Graziano, Sam Wanamaker, Jack McGrath, Franco Rossi, and Jüri Järvet. After him are Raúl Francisco Primatesta, George Shearing, Howard Keel, Gustaw Herling-Grudziński, Daniil Granin, and Benny Moré. Among people deceased in 2022, Nehemiah Persoff ranks 267. Before him are Hilda Bernard, Fatma Girik, Jacob Nena, Mustafa Dağıstanlı, Gaspard Ulliel, and Freddy Rincón. After him are Gilbert Gottfried, David Johnson, Chrysostomos II of Cyprus, Akira Takarada, Alexandra Zabelina, and Manny Charlton.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Nehemiah Persoff ranks 231 out of 466. Before him are Dan Shomron (1937), Reuven Shiloah (1909), Arik Einstein (1939), Ruth Arnon (1933), Etgar Keret (1967), and Hiam Abbass (1960). After him are Judea Pearl (1936), Salma Khadra Jayyusi (1926), Gideon Levy (1953), Meir Shalev (1948), Tamir Pardo (1953), and Achinoam Nini (1969).

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Among ACTORS In Israel

Among actors born in Israel, Nehemiah Persoff ranks 7. Before him are Natalie Portman (1981), Gal Gadot (1985), Haya Harareet (1931), Chaim Topol (1935), Daliah Lavi (1942), and Hiam Abbass (1960). After him are Gila Almagor (1939), Yvan Attal (1965), Ayelet Zurer (1969), Mohammad Bakri (1953), Oded Fehr (1970), and Mili Avital (1972).

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