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{{Cast Data
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| image= Supreme Commandant.jpg
| image=Nehemiah Persoff.jpg
| character= [[Supreme Commandant]]
| character= [[Supreme Commandant]]
| series=TOS
| born_month= 08
| born_month= 08
| born_day= 02
| born_day= 02
| born_year= 1919
| born_year= 1919
| death_month=  
| death_month= 04
| death_day=  
| death_day= 05
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| death_year= 2022
| nationality= IS
| nationality= IL
| imdb= 0675490
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| site=http://www.nehemiahpersoffpaintings.com/
| site=http://www.nehemiahpersoffpaintings.com/
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Born in then-[[w:Jersualem, Palestine|Jersualem, Palestine]] (in current day [[w:Israel|Israel]]), Persoff's father was silversmith and painter. While initially interested in painting, he saw that the artists of 1936 struggled to make paining a livelihood and thus pursued acting.<ref name="official">{{cite_web|url=http://www.nehemiahpersoffpaintings.com/|title=Nehemiah Persoff Paintings: Home Page|date=|accessdate=24 October 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>
Born in then-[[w:Jersualem, Palestine|Jersualem, Palestine]] (in current day [[w:Israel|Israel]]), Persoff's father was silversmith and painter. While initially interested in painting, he saw that the artists of 1936 struggled to make paining a livelihood and thus pursued acting.<ref name="official">{{cite_web|url=http://www.nehemiahpersoffpaintings.com/|title=Nehemiah Persoff Paintings: Home Page|date=|accessdate=24 October 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>


As an actor, he began on the New York stage as "Galileo" starring [[w:Charles Laughton|Charles Laughton]] and, while still working on [[w:Broadway]], later appeared in various film and television productions.<ref name="bio">{{cite_web|url=http://www.nehemiahpersoffpaintings.com/bio/bio.html|title=Nehemiah Persoff Paintings: Bio|date=|accessdate=24 October 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> His first foray into film was a brief appearance in 1948's ''The Naked City''.
As an actor, he began on the New York stage as "Galileo" starring [[w:Charles Laughton|Charles Laughton]] and, while still working on [[w:Broadway|Broadway]], later appeared in various film and television productions.<ref name="bio">{{cite_web|url=http://www.nehemiahpersoffpaintings.com/bio/bio.html|title=Nehemiah Persoff Paintings: Bio|date=|accessdate=24 October 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> His first foray into film was a brief appearance in 1948's ''The Naked City''.


His roles became much more prolific, guest starring on various television series from the 1960s to 1990s including genre television such as ''[[w:The Twilight Zone|The Twilight Zone]]'', ''[[w:Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)|Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]]'', ''[[w:Logan's Run (TV series)|Logan's Run]]'', and ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.  
His roles became much more prolific, guest starring on various television series from the 1960s to 1990s including genre television such as ''[[w:The Twilight Zone|The Twilight Zone]]'', ''[[w:Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)|Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]]'', ''[[w:Logan's Run (TV series)|Logan's Run]]'', and ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.  
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From 1985 onward, his television appearances became fewer due to his health and high blood pressure, and he took on painting.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0675490/bio|title=IMDb bio on Nehemiah Persoff|date=|accessdate=24 October 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>
From 1985 onward, his television appearances became fewer due to his health and high blood pressure, and he took on painting.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0675490/bio|title=IMDb bio on Nehemiah Persoff|date=|accessdate=24 October 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>


He specializes in [[w:watercolor|watercolor]] painting  
He specializes in [[w:watercolor|watercolor]] painting and sells his work via his official website.<ref name="official"/>


== References ==
== References ==


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Latest revision as of 18:56, 17 May 2022

Nehemiah Persoff
Nehemiah Persoff
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Portrays: Supreme Commandant
Date of Birth: August 02, 1919
Date of Death: April 05, 2022
Age at Death: 102
Nationality: IL IL
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Nehemiah Persoff (born August 2, 1919) is the prolific guest actor who portrayed the Supreme Commandant in "Experiment in Terra".

Born in then-Jersualem, Palestine (in current day Israel), Persoff's father was silversmith and painter. While initially interested in painting, he saw that the artists of 1936 struggled to make paining a livelihood and thus pursued acting.[1]

As an actor, he began on the New York stage as "Galileo" starring Charles Laughton and, while still working on Broadway, later appeared in various film and television productions.[2] His first foray into film was a brief appearance in 1948's The Naked City.

His roles became much more prolific, guest starring on various television series from the 1960s to 1990s including genre television such as The Twilight Zone, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Logan's Run, and Star Trek: The Next Generation.

In 1979, he performed an one-man show called "Sholom Aleichem" that played in the United States, Canada and Australia. "Sholom Aleichem" earned Persoff two awards from the Los Angeles Critics Award and the Bay Area Critics Award for best show and best performance that same year.[2]

From 1985 onward, his television appearances became fewer due to his health and high blood pressure, and he took on painting.[3]

He specializes in watercolor painting and sells his work via his official website.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Nehemiah Persoff Paintings: Home Page (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 24 October 2007.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Nehemiah Persoff Paintings: Bio (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 24 October 2007.
  3. IMDb bio on Nehemiah Persoff (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 24 October 2007.

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