Tenen Holtz | |
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Born |
Elihu Tenenholtz February 17, 1887 Imperial Russia |
Died | July 1, 1971 Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |
(aged 84)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1926-1961 |
Tenen Holtz (February 17, 1887 – July 1, 1971) was a Russian Empire born American actor. He appeared in nearly 60 films between 1926 and 1961.
He was born Elihu Tenenholtz in Volhynia, Imperial Russia and came to the United States at ten years of age. His first appearance in amateur Yiddish theatricals occurred in 1903, in staged readings of the works of Yiddish author Sholom Aleichem. His final television appearance was as murder victim Otto Joseph in the 1964 Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Arrogant Arsonist".
He died in Los Angeles County, California in 1971, aged 84.