Nehemiah Persoff in the Last TEMPTATION... | 1988
Clip Name: Confrontation with the High Priest
Nehemiah Persoff in the Last Temptation of Christ | 1988
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel and Paul Greco
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
About this actor
Nehemiah Persoff (born August 2, 1919) is an American film and television character actor. He was born in Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate. Born in what is now part of Israel, Persoff emigrated with his family to the United States in 1929. He began to take an interest in acting in the 1940s, and after serving in the Army during World War II, he began to pursue his acting career in the New York Theater. In 1947, he was accepted into the Actor's Studio and eventually began appearing in films. His film credits include: On the Waterfront, Some Like It Hot, Al Capone, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Voyage of the Damned, The Comancheros, Yentl (portraying Barbra Streisand's character's father), Twins and the American Tail (animated-film series) (voiced, "Papa Mousekewitz"). Persoff appeared in such television series as, Five Fingers ("The Moment of Truth"), The Big Valley ("Legend of a General", Parts I & II, episode), The Twilight Zone ("Judgment Night" episode), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (...
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