
Born February 17, 1887 — Died July 1, 1971
From Volin - Russia
Also known as Alexander Elihu Tenenholtz
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....

Henry Goes Arizona
Boris - a Ranch Hand (uncredited)

Mutiny on the Blackhawk

Bridal Suite
Hotel Runner at Train Station

Let Freedom Ring
Hunky (uncredited)

Cipher Bureau
Simon Herrick

International Crime
Starkhov

Nothing Sacred
Tearful Waiter (uncredited)

British Agent
Lenin

The Notorious Sophie Lang
Bystander (uncredited)

Hollywood Mystery
Benjamin Vogel

Money Means Nothing
Mr. Silverman

Dinner at Eight
Butler (uncredited)

The Chief
Bald Henchman at Cabin

Big Executive
Pawnbroker

Bombshell
White - Lola's Agent (uncredited)

Broadway to Hollywood
Booking Agent

Hard to Handle
Tailor (uncredited)

Whistling in the Dark
Herman

Faithless
Diner Proprietor

Cock of the Air
Tall Waiter

Devotion
Waiter

Sporting Blood
Gus, Bald Gambling Mobster (uncredited)

Laughing Sinners
Poker-Playing Salesman

Gentleman's Fate
Tony

All Teed Up
Senator Brown

Whispering Whoopee
Mr. Holtz

The Kibitzer
Meyer

Lilies of the Field
Paymaster

House of Horror
Brown

The Duke Steps Out
Jake, Duke's manager

Show People
Casting Director

The Ol' Gray Hoss
Man with Sooty on Face

The Cardboard Lover
Albine

Detectives
Orloff

The Trail of '98
Mr. Bulkey

Bringing Up Father
Ginsberg Feitelbaum

The Garden of Eden
Headwaiter at Palais de Paris (uncredited)

The Latest from Paris
Abe Littauer

The Law of the Range
Cohen

Frisco Sally Levy
Isaac Solomon Lapidowitz

Long Pants
Minor Role (uncredited)

The Demi-Bride
Gaston

Upstage
Sam Davis

Exit Smiling
Tod Powell

Salome of the Tenements
Banker Ben (as Elihu Tenenholz)