Actor Nehemiah Persoff has passed away at age 102.Persoff, a prolific character actor who appeared in The Twilight Zone, Yentl, and Some Like It Hot, died on Tuesday at a rehabilitation facility located in San Luis Obispo, California, according to Deadline.Persoff retired from acting 'in recent decades' following a stroke and other health troubles, according to Deadline.
Actor Nehemiah Persoff has passed away at age 102; pictured in YentlA family friend reported Persoff's death to Deadline. Nehemiah's daughter Dahlia confirmed his death to Variety.According to Variety, Persoff has nearly 200 credits in film in television to his name.The site reports Persoff had his breakthrough playing mobster boss Little Bonaparte in the 1959 film Some Like It Hot.Persoff had been the last surviving member of the film's cast, according to Variety.He portrayed 'villainous tough guys' early in his career, with roles in the Alfred Hitchcock film The Wrong Man and Al Capone, where he played mobster Johnny Torrio.
Persoff retired from acting 'in recent decades' following a stroke and other health troubles, according to Deadline Classic show: Nehemiah pictured on an episode of The Twilight Show entitled Judgment Night.
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