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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: | 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''. | ||
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]]''. | ||