Tenen Holtz
| Tenen Holtz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 17, 1877 Russia |
| Died |
July 1, 1971 (aged 94) Los Angeles County, California, USA |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1926-1961 |
Tenen Holtz (February 17, 1877 – July 1, 1971) was a Russian Empire born American actor. He appeared in nearly 60 films between 1926 and 1961.
He was born Elihu "Elye" Tenenholtz in the hamlet of Azran, near the city of Rovne and came to the United States 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. His final television appearance was as murder victim Otto Joseph in the 1964 Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Arrogant Arsonist."
He was born in Russia and died in Los Angeles County, California.
Selected filmography
- Upstage (1926)
- Exit Smiling (1926)
- Frisco Sally Levy (1927)
- The Trail of '98 (1928)
- Detectives (1928)
- The Cardboard Lover (1928)
- Old Gray Hoss (1928)
- Bringing Up Father (1928)
- House of Horror (1929)
- Noisy Noises (1929)
- Three Live Ghosts (1929)
- Lilies of the Field (1930)
- The Melody Man (1930)
- The Woman Racket (1930)
- Three Girls Lost (1931)
- Whistling in the Dark (1933)
- Cipher Bureau (1938)