Izzie Diamond won Math awards in school and practiced Applied Mathematics in “Some Like It Hot.” Thus one old codger ogling one young lovely is creepy.
Persoff was adept at portraying gangsters and other assorted no-goodniks in classics such as 'Some Like It Hot' and 'The Wrong Man,' as well as countless television appearances
Nehemiah Persoff, one of the busiest character actors in television and films for over five decades, has died at the age of 102. RIP Nehemiah Persoff: Hollywood s Legendary Actor Passes Away at 102.