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Tenen Holtz

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Tenen Holtz
Born
Elihu Tenenholtz

(1887-02-17)February 17, 1887
DiedJuly 1, 1971(1971-07-01) (aged 84)
OccupationActor
Years active1926-1961

Tenen Holtz (born Elihu Tenenholtz; February 17, 1887 – July 1, 1971) was an American actor. He appeared in nearly 60 films between 1926 and 1961.

He was born in Volhynia, Imperial Russia, and came to the United States at ten years of age. His first appearance in amateur Yiddish theatre plays occurred in 1903 in the 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.

Selected filmography