David Opatoshu was born on January 30, 1918 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Exodus (1960), Torn Curtain (1966) and One Spy Too Many (1966). He was married to Nancy Judith Rigler, Peggy O'Shea and Lillian Weinberg. He died on April 30, 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Delivered the evening news in Yiddish on New York radio during the war
years on WEVD.
Served in the U.S. Air Force in the South Pacific during World War II.
Received his start in the New York Yiddish theater. His first film,
The Light Ahead (1939), was all-Yiddish.
He pronounced his last name as "Oh-puh-tosh-you".
His dark, balding, slightly swarthy features made him a versatile
character player, either the perfect ethnic villain in crimers or the
epitome of saintliness in bible stories. He was often utilized playing
wise, often beleaguered Jewish pops.