Nehemiah Persoff played Barbra Streisand's father in her 1983 film Yentl Barbra Streisand is mourning the death of her former costar Nehemiah Persoff. Streisand, 79, shared a tribute on Twitter ...

Barbra Streisand has paid tribute to her Yentl co-star Nehemiah Persoff, who died at the age of 102 on Tuesday (5 April) in San Luis Obispo, California. His death was confirmed by his daughter, Dahlia ...

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 Untouchables, has ...

Actor Nehemiah Persoff, who started out as an uncredited, silent cab driver in the “On the Waterfront” “contender” scene and went on to become a prolific character actor, has died at age 102. He was ...

(JTA) — Very few actors, living or dead, could claim to have the career of Nehemiah Persoff. The Jewish performer, who died Tuesday from heart failure in his home of San Luis Obispo, California, at ...

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 television ...

Nehemiah Persoff of Cambria, retired character actor for five decades, artist and author, responds to direction during a late August 2021 photo shoot promoting his biography, “The Many Faces of ...

One of the last surviving actors from Hollywood’s Golden Age reflects on his deep connection to Israel in his new memoir. LOS ANGELES (JTA) — When actor, painter and writer Nehemiah Persoff, at times ...

How many Broadway shows has Nehemiah Persoff been in? Nehemiah Persoff has appeared on Broadway in 13 shows. How many West End shows has Nehemiah Persoff been in? Nehemiah Persoff has not appeared in ...

He worked on Broadway opposite Boris Karloff and did lots of television, with turns on 'The Twilight Zone,' 'The Untouchables' and 'Gilligan's Island.' By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Persoff died ...

Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter His death was confirmed by his daughter, Dahlia Reano. During his life, Persoff appeared in more than 200 TV series, films, and plays ...

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 Luis Obispo, ...