Nehemiah Persoff Autographs
Nehemiah Persoff (Hebrew: נחמיה פרסוף; 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. He also made appearances on episodes of The Twilight Zone, Gilligan's Island, Hawaii Five-O, Adam-12, and Law & Order.
Persoff was born to Shmuel Persoff and Puah Holman in the city of Jerusalem in 1919. His father, Shmuel, was a silversmith, jeweler, and art teacher born in Chernihiv, Russian Empire (now Ukraine). His mother, Puah, was a Palestinian Jew. His father decided that there were better prospects for him and his family in the United States and in 1923 immigrated on his own. By 1929, he had become financially secure in New York City and sponsored the immigration of his wife and three sons (Boaz, Avraham, and Nehemiah himself) and two daughters (Tamar and Geula). At first, the family lived in an apartment in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, before eventually moving to The Bronx. The family spoke Yiddish and Hebrew at home. Persoff's parents later returned to Israel.
Read more about Nehemiah Persoff on Wikipedia
Affiliate disclosure: When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Traded items with a signature of Nehemiah Persoff
The most expensive item with a signature of Nehemiah Persoff (Nehemiah Persoff- Signed Photograph) was sold in March 2026 for $112.00 while the cheapest item (NEHEMIAH PERSOFF as PALOR TOFF Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 PHOTO - STAR TREK) found a new owner for $0.01 in June 2021. The month with the most items sold (3) was April 2022 with an average selling price of $3.99 for an autographed item of Nehemiah Persoff. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2025 with $100.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.99 was April 2022. In average, an autographed item from Nehemiah Persoff is worth $8.25.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Nehemiah Persoff were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
