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Nehemiah Persoff

1919 - 2022

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Nehemiah Persoff (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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nehemiah Persoff has received more than 1,371,575 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Nehemiah Persoff is the 3,356th most popular actor (up from 3,895th in 2019), the 253rd most popular biography from Israel (down from 239th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Israeli Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Nehemiah Persoff has had the most page views in the with 142,808 views, followed by Italian (9,056), and German (8,751). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (611.39%), Southern Azerbaijani (89.71%), and Luxembourgish (33.83%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Nehemiah Persoff ranks 3,356 out of 13,578. Before him are Rhonda Fleming, Werner Klemperer, Ty Burrell, Coline Serreau, Gale Sondergaard, and Lawrence Tierney. After him are Kathryn Adams, Peter Sarsgaard, Jeanne Crain, Janet Ågren, Park Chanyeol, and Ethel Merman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Nehemiah Persoff ranks 195. Before him are Lennie Tristano, Michèle Arnaud, Karl H. Pribram, Robert Pinget, Gene Barry, and Lawrence Tierney. After him are Irmgard Seefried, Mohammed Karim Lamrani, Eileen Heckart, Polina Gelman, Pauline Kael, and Gustaw Herling-Grudziński. Among people deceased in 2022, Nehemiah Persoff ranks 264. Before him are Pleun Strik, Alan White, Eileen Ryan, Borys Romanchenko, Antonietta Stella, and Yvette Mimieux. After him are Arne Åhman, Ivan Dziuba, Máté Fenyvesi, Henk Groot, Shireen Abu Akleh, and Eugene Parker.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Nehemiah Persoff ranks 253 out of 466. Before him are David Deutsch (1953), Amnon Lipkin-Shahak (1944), Amira Hass (1956), Nurit Peled-Elhanan (1949), Israel Finkelstein (1949), and Ayelet Zurer (1969). After him are Ari Folman (1962), Benny Morris (1948), Yossi Benayoun (1980), Yaakov Neeman (1939), Joseph Raz (1939), and Ilanit (1947).

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Among ACTORS In Israel

Among actors born in Israel, Nehemiah Persoff ranks 10. Before him are Chaim Topol (1935), Daliah Lavi (1942), Yvan Attal (1965), Hiam Abbass (1960), Gila Almagor (1939), and Ayelet Zurer (1969). After him are Mohammad Bakri (1953), Oded Fehr (1970), Mili Avital (1972), Ronit Elkabetz (1964), Hana Laszlo (1953), and Juliano Mer-Khamis (1958).

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Television and Movie Roles

Some Like It Hot
Little Bonaparte
Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they must first disguise themselves as women, then keep their identities secret and deal with the problems this brings - such as an attractive bandmate and a very determined suitor.
Mar 19o 19598.112 / 10
An American Tail
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
A young mouse named Fievel and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. But somehow, Fievel ends up in the New World alone and must fend off not only the felines he never thought he'd have to deal with again but also the loneliness of being away from home.
Nov 21o 19866.713 / 10
Twins
Mitchell Traven
Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.
Dec 8o 19885.992 / 10