{"id":111140,"date":"2022-04-06T20:06:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T02:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=111140"},"modified":"2022-04-06T20:06:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T02:06:34","slug":"actor-nehemiah-persoff-dead-at-102-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=111140","title":{"rendered":"Actor Nehemiah Persoff Dead at 102 &#8211; Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=111140\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=111140\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-111141 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Nehemiah-Persoff-dead-Twilight-Zone-star-dies-aged-102-1592376-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Nehemiah-Persoff-dead-Twilight-Zone-star-dies-aged-102-1592376-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Nehemiah-Persoff-dead-Twilight-Zone-star-dies-aged-102-1592376.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>By Geoffrey Huchel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nehemiah Persoff, the actor known for his roles in GUNSMOKE (1955-1976) and THE TWILIGHT ZONE (1959-1964), passed away April 5, 2022 at a rehabilitation facility in San Luis, California. The cause of death was undisclosed. He was 102.<\/p>\n<p>Persoff was a World War II vet, being drafted in 1942. After the war, the accomplished actor had a career spanning fifty years, and appeared in more than 200 television series, films. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Persoff\u2019s filmography includes THE WRONG MAN (1956), SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959), ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS (1955-1962), WAGON TRAIN (1957-1965), THE UNTOUCHABLES (1959-1963), RAWHIDE (1959-1965), THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (1965), GILLIGAN\u2019S ISLAND (1964-1967), HONEY WEST (1965-1966), THE BIG VALLEY (1965-1969), IT TAKES A THIEF (1968-1970), THE FLYING NUN (1967-1970), MOD SQUAD (1968-1973), LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE (1969-1974), COLUMBO (1971-2003), WONDER WOMAN (1975-1979), LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE (1974-1983), THE BIONIC WOMAN (1976-1978), HAWAII FIVE-O (1968-1980), YENTL (1983), THE FACTS OF LIFE (1979-1988), AN AMERICAN TAIL (1986), TWINS (1988), AN AMERICAN TAIL: FIEVEL GOES WEST (1991), AN AMERICAN TAIL: THE TREASURE OF MANHATTAN ISLAND (1998), AN AMERICAN TAIL: THE MYSTERY OF THE NIGHT MONSTER (1999) and ANGELS IN AMERICA (2003).<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends our condolences to Nehemiah Persoff\u2019s family during their time of grief.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Geoffrey Huchel Nehemiah Persoff, the actor known for his roles in GUNSMOKE (1955-1976) and THE TWILIGHT ZONE (1959-1964), passed away April 5, 2022 at a rehabilitation facility in San Luis, California. The cause of death was undisclosed. He was 102. Persoff was a World War II vet, being drafted in 1942. 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