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Tenen Holtz

Tenen Holtz

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 documenting a Yiddish actor's life. By 1920 he was appearing on both the Yiddish art stage with Maurice Schwartz and on Broadway, quickly rising to the top leadership of the Hebrew Actors' Union, the first arts union in America. In 1925 he co-founded a theater company with Celia Adler, half-sister of Luther Adler and "Method" teacher Stella Adler. In 1926 he was summoned to Hollywood and given a five-year contract at MGM. Like most Jewish actors, when he arrived in Hollywood he changed his name (choosing to bifurcate it into "Tenen Holtz"). During that time he regularly appeared in films alongside such stars as Greta Garbo, Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Jean Harlow and Marion Davies and under directors like King Vidor and Victor Fleming. This period would prove to be Tenenholtz's most prolific and would account for the majority of the 50+ films in which he would appear.

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  • Dinner at Eight

    Dinner at Eight

    Played Butler (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    6.7
    120 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 22, 1933
    93 years ago
  • Nothing Sacred

    Nothing Sacred

    Played Tearful Waiter (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    6.3
    106 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 25, 1937
    89 years ago
  • Bombshell

    Bombshell

    Played White - Lola's Agent (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    6.5
    55 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 13, 1933
    93 years ago
  • Show People

    Show People

    Played Casting Director

    Average Rating
    7.1
    52 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 20, 1928
    98 years ago
  • British Agent

    British Agent

    Played Lenin

    Average Rating
    5.5
    17 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 15, 1934
    92 years ago
  • Hard to Handle

    Hard to Handle

    Played Tailor (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    6.9
    15 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 28, 1933
    94 years ago
  • The Trail of '98

    The Trail of '98

    Played Mr. Bulkey

    Average Rating
    5.9
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 20, 1928
    99 years ago
  • Laughing Sinners

    Laughing Sinners

    Played Poker-Playing Salesman

    Average Rating
    5.1
    13 votes
    Release Date
    May 30, 1931
    96 years ago
  • Long Pants

    Long Pants

    Played Minor Role (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    5.5
    12 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 26, 1927
    100 years ago
  • International Crime

    International Crime

    Played Starkhov

    Average Rating
    5.4
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 23, 1938
    89 years ago
  • Sporting Blood

    Sporting Blood

    Played Gus, Bald Gambling Mobster (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    5.1
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 08, 1931
    96 years ago
  • The Garden of Eden

    The Garden of Eden

    Played Headwaiter at Palais de Paris (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    5.6
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 04, 1928
    99 years ago
  • Exit Smiling

    Exit Smiling

    Played Tod Powell

    Average Rating
    7.9
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 06, 1926
    100 years ago
  • Whispering Whoopee

    Whispering Whoopee

    Played Mr. Holtz

    Average Rating
    5.9
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 08, 1930
    97 years ago
  • Faithless

    Faithless

    Played Diner Proprietor

    Average Rating
    6.6
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 15, 1932
    94 years ago
  • Gentleman's Fate

    Gentleman's Fate

    Played Tony

    Average Rating
    6.0
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 07, 1931
    96 years ago
  • Whistling in the Dark

    Whistling in the Dark

    Played Herman

    Average Rating
    5.6
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 21, 1933
    94 years ago
  • Broadway to Hollywood

    Broadway to Hollywood

    Played Booking Agent

    Average Rating
    4.6
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 15, 1933
    93 years ago
  • Bridal Suite

    Bridal Suite

    Played Hotel Runner at Train Station

    Average Rating
    5.1
    5 votes
    Release Date
    May 26, 1939
    88 years ago
  • The Notorious Sophie Lang

    The Notorious Sophie Lang

    Played Bystander (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    6.0
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 20, 1934
    93 years ago
  • Devotion

    Devotion

    Played Waiter

    Average Rating
    6.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 25, 1931
    95 years ago
  • The Cardboard Lover

    The Cardboard Lover

    Played Albine

    Average Rating
    5.4
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 02, 1928
    99 years ago
  • Cipher Bureau

    Cipher Bureau

    Played Simon Herrick

    Average Rating
    4.2
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 25, 1938
    88 years ago
  • All Teed Up

    All Teed Up

    Played Senator Brown

    Average Rating
    4.2
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 16, 1930
    97 years ago
  • The Kibitzer

    The Kibitzer

    Played Meyer

    Average Rating
    4.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 11, 1930
    97 years ago
  • Let Freedom Ring

    Let Freedom Ring

    Played Hunky (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    6.0
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 24, 1939
    88 years ago
  • Lilies of the Field

    Lilies of the Field

    Played Paymaster

    Average Rating
    2.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 05, 1930
    97 years ago
  • The Ol' Gray Hoss

    The Ol' Gray Hoss

    Played Man with Sooty on Face

    Average Rating
    6.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 19, 1928
    98 years ago
  • Upstage

    Upstage

    Played Sam Davis

    Average Rating
    6.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 06, 1926
    100 years ago
  • Cock of the Air

    Cock of the Air

    Played Tall Waiter

    Average Rating
    6.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 23, 1932
    95 years ago
  • Money Means Nothing

    Money Means Nothing

    Played Mr. Silverman

    Average Rating
    4.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 14, 1934
    93 years ago
  • The Law of the Range

    The Law of the Range

    Played Cohen

    Average Rating
    2.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 21, 1928
    99 years ago
  • Henry Goes Arizona

    Henry Goes Arizona

    Played Boris - a Ranch Hand (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    6.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 08, 1939
    87 years ago
  • Bringing Up Father

    Bringing Up Father

    Played Ginsberg Feitelbaum

    Average Rating
    3.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 18, 1928
    99 years ago
  • Hollywood Mystery

    Hollywood Mystery

    Played Benjamin Vogel

    Average Rating
    3.5
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 20, 1934
    93 years ago
  • The Duke Steps Out

    The Duke Steps Out

    Played Jake, Duke's manager

    Average Rating
    5.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 19, 1929
    98 years ago
  • The Chief

    The Chief

    Played Bald Henchman at Cabin

    Average Rating
    3.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 03, 1933
    93 years ago
  • The Demi-Bride

    The Demi-Bride

    Played Gaston

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 19, 1927
    100 years ago
  • Frisco Sally Levy

    Frisco Sally Levy

    Played Isaac Solomon Lapidowitz

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 02, 1927
    100 years ago
  • Detectives

    Detectives

    Played Orloff

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 09, 1928
    99 years ago
  • Mutiny on the Blackhawk

    Mutiny on the Blackhawk

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 31, 1939
    87 years ago
  • House of Horror

    House of Horror

    Played Brown

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 28, 1929
    98 years ago
  • The Latest from Paris

    The Latest from Paris

    Played Abe Littauer

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 04, 1928
    99 years ago
  • Salome of the Tenements

    Salome of the Tenements

    Played Banker Ben (as Elihu Tenenholz)

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 23, 1925
    102 years ago
  • Big Executive

    Big Executive

    Played Pawnbroker

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 19, 1933
    93 years ago
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