Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1887-02-17
- Day of Death1971-07-01 (84 years)
- Place of BirthVolin - Russia
- Also Known AsAlexander Elihu Tenenholtz
Tenen Holtz
Biography
Elihu "Elye" Tenenholtz was born in the Russian hamlet of Azran, near the city of Rovne, in 1887 and came to the US at the age of ten. His first appearance in amateur Yiddish theatricals occurred in 1903, in staged readings of the works of Yiddish author Sholom Aleichem, the first person to do that. He augmented his theater appearances by writing for and editing a Yiddish satirical magazine...Read More
Acting Career
- 1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
As: Bronsky
- 1957
Perry Mason
As: Mr. Gilfain
- 1957
Perry Mason
As: Otto Joseph
- 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Sol Dankers
- 1939
Henry Goes Arizona
As: Boris - a Ranch Hand (uncredited)
- 1939
Bridal Suite
As: Hotel Runner at Train Station
- 1939
Let Freedom Ring
As: Hunky (uncredited)
- 1938
Cipher Bureau
As: Simon Herrick
1938International Crime
As: Starkhov
- 1937
Nothing Sacred
As: Tearful Waiter (uncredited)
- 1934
British Agent
As: Lenin
1934The Notorious Sophie Lang
As: Bystander (uncredited)
1934Hollywood Mystery
As: Benjamin Vogel
1934Money Means Nothing
As: Mr. Silverman
- 1933
Dinner at Eight
As: Butler (uncredited)
1933The Chief
As: Bald Henchman at Cabin
1933Big Executive
As: Pawnbroker
- 1933
Bombshell
As: White - Lola's Agent (uncredited)
1933Broadway to Hollywood
As: Booking Agent
1933Hard to Handle
As: Tailor (uncredited)
1933Whistling in the Dark
As: Herman
1932Faithless
As: Diner Proprietor
1932Cock of the Air
As: Tall Waiter
1931Devotion
As: Waiter
1931Sporting Blood
As: Gus, Bald Gambling Mobster (uncredited)
1931Laughing Sinners
As: Poker-Playing Salesman
1931Gentleman's Fate
As: Tony
1930All Teed Up
As: Senator Brown
1930Whispering Whoopee
As: Mr. Holtz
1930The Kibitzer
As: Meyer
1930Lilies of the Field
As: Paymaster
1929House of Horror
As: Brown
1929The Duke Steps Out
As: Jake, Duke's manager
- 1928
Show People
As: Casting Director
1928The Ol' Gray Hoss
As: Man with Sooty on Face
1928The Cardboard Lover
As: Albine
1928Detectives
As: Orloff
1928The Trail of '98
As: Mr. Bulkey
1928Bringing Up Father
As: Ginsberg Feitelbaum
1928The Garden of Eden
As: Headwaiter at Palais de Paris (uncredited)
1928The Latest from Paris
As: Abe Littauer
1928The Law of the Range
As: Cohen
1927Frisco Sally Levy
As: Isaac Solomon Lapidowitz
1927The Demi-Bride
As: Gaston
1926Upstage
As: Sam Davis
1926Exit Smiling
As: Tod Powell
1925Salome of the Tenements
As: Banker Ben (as Elihu Tenenholz)