Tenen Holtz
Acting
Born February 17, 1887 · Volin - Russia
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 under the pen-name "Moishe McCarthy". In 1916 he made the leap to the professional Yiddish stage and, befriended by the great doyenne Bessie Thomashevsky, helped her pen her memoirs, the first publication d…
Known For · 40 titles
Perry Mason
Peter Gunn
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Hollywood Mystery
Show People
British Agent
Dinner at Eight
Nothing Sacred
Bombshell
Salome of the Tenements
The Demi-Bride
Broadway to Hollywood
The Ol' Gray Hoss
Let Freedom Ring
The Notorious Sophie Lang
Cock of the Air
Lilies of the Field
Long Pants
The Law of the Range
Faithless
House of Horror
The Chief
Laughing Sinners
Henry Goes Arizona
The Trail of '98
Whistling in the Dark
Gentleman's Fate
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
Detectives
Big Executive
International Crime
Devotion
The Garden of Eden
The Latest from Paris
Exit Smiling
The Kibitzer
The Duke Steps Out
Whispering Whoopee
Hard to Handle