NEHEMIAH PERSOFF
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patchofblue65 — 18 years ago(March 13, 2008 06:35 PM)
Wow I can't believe he still alive! I remember him from his TV work and he was such a familiar face in alot of my favorite TV shows Twilight Zone, Hawaii Five O, Naked City etc5b4. He is a great character actor.
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vinidici — 14 years ago(June 30, 2011 03:13 PM)
Persoff holds one record on The Untouchablesthe most times being billed as a Special Guest Star with five.
UNLESS you count Jonathan Harris, who spent three entire SEASONS billed as "Special Guest Star" in the '60's camp sci-fi TV show, "Lost in Space."
(PS) A few minutes after posting the above, it dawned on me that you probably meant that of all "The Untouchables" "Special Guest Stars," Persoff appeared the most in that one TV show. Not the first time I've posted without thinking everything through, and surely not the last! -
Zriter59 — 16 years ago(February 17, 2010 06:29 PM)
I agree, BIG-time. Just saw Mr. P. on RetroPlex in an episode of "Marcus Welby, MD." As usual, he was excellent. Don't know how many times I've seen his work over the years, but I can't recall ANY performance in which he was not absolutely credible:)
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getnickt — 17 years ago(August 16, 2008 06:45 PM)
Here's a lengthy interview with Nick Persoff in Filmfax Magazine, from last year.
http://sciences.aum.edu/~nthomas9/newsnickpersoff.html -
jameselliot-1 — 17 years ago(January 19, 2009 07:52 PM)
Thanks for the interview. I've been watching a lot of 60s TV on DVD and I appreciate Mr. Persoff's acting talents more than ever. He is absolutely brilliant. In the hands of a lesser actor, some of the scripts he did would not have worked. The guy is incredible.
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agera — 14 years ago(November 25, 2011 06:31 PM)
One of the great character actors. I've enjoyed his work for 50 years now. As a child, I was captivated by his occasional appearances in
The Untouchables
. Since then, I've seen him in many parts, large and small. He is always superb.
"The night was sultry."