Acting
Akim Tamiroff
Born 1899-10-27
Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Department: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Akim Mikhailovich Tamiroff (Russian: Аким Михайлович Тамиров; 29 October 1899 – 17 September 1972), Tiflis, Russian Empire (now Tbilisi, Georgia) was an Armenian actor. He won the first Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was born of Armenian ethnicity, trained at the Moscow Art Theatre drama school. He arrived in the US in 1923 on a tour with a troupe of actors and decided to stay. Tamiroff managed to develop a career in Hollywood despite his thick Russian accent. Description above from the Wikipedia article Akim Tamiroff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Prominent works featuring Akim Tamiroff
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Touch of Evil
1958
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Alphaville
1965
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The Trial
1962
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The Rifleman
1958
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Ocean's Eleven
1960
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Matinee Theater
1955
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La Classe américaine
1993
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Four Star Playhouse
1952
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Route 66
1960
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Climax!
1954
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (145 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | La Classe américaine | Dino's Friend (archive footage) | Movie | 1993 |
 | Don Quixote | Sancho Panza | Movie | 1992 |
 | Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Great Bank Robbery | Papa (Juan's father) | Movie | 1969 |
 | Marquis de Sade: Justine | Du Harpin | Movie | 1969 |
 | Then Came Bronson | Papa Bear | Movie | 1969 |
 | Death of a Jew | Inspector Mehdaloun | Movie | 1969 |
 | Great Catherine | Sergeant | Movie | 1968 |
 | Either All or None | Pigsty / Dean Light | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Girl Who Couldn't Say No | Uncle Egidio | Movie | 1968 |
 | A Rose for Everyone | Basilio | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Vulture | Prof. Hans Koniglich | Movie | 1966 |
 | A Gangster From Brooklyn | Joe Montano | Movie | 1966 |
 | After the Fox | Okra | Movie | 1966 |
 | Our Husbands | Cesare | Movie | 1966 |
 | Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. | Tanamashu | Movie | 1966 |
 | Adultery Italian Style | Max Portesi | Movie | 1966 |
 | Hotel Paradiso | Hotel Proprietor | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Liquidator | Sheriek | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Blue Panther | Prof. Lambaré / Dr. Kha | Movie | 1965 |
 | Marco the Magnificent | The Old Man of the Mountain | Movie | 1965 |
 | Alphaville | Henri Dickson | Movie | 1965 |
 | Crime on a Summer Morning | Frank Kramer | Movie | 1965 |
 | Lord Jim | Schomberg | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Dolls | Monsignor Arendi (segment "Monsignor Cupido") | Movie | 1965 |
 | Andy... Andy Silly Andy | Bakker, brandmeester | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Chairman Georgi Koz | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Topkapi | Gerven the Cook | Movie | 1964 |
 | Panic Button | Pandowski | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Black Tulip | Marquis de Vigogne | Movie | 1964 |
 | A Queen for Caesar | Pompey | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Reluctant Saint | Bishop Durso | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Trial | Bloch | Movie | 1962 |
 | Invasion 1700 | Mielski Zasloba | Movie | 1962 |
 | Ursus and the Tartar Princess | Khan of the Tartars | Movie | 1961 |
 | Seduction Of The South | O Zingaro | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Last Judgment | Play director | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Defenders | John Solasky | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Romanoff and Juliet | Vadim Romanoff | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Bacchantes | Teiresias | Movie | 1961 |
 | La moglie di mio marito | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Route 66 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Ocean's Eleven | Spyros Acebos | Movie | 1960 |
 | Johnny Ringo | Andy Baranov | TV Series | 1959 |
 | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Tony | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Desert Desperadoes | The Merchant | Movie | 1959 |
 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Me and the Colonel | Szabuniewicz | Movie | 1958 |
 | Naked City | Demetru Lapesku | TV Series | 1958 |
 | The Rifleman | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1958 |
| Naked City | Emil Pappas | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Touch of Evil | 'Uncle' Joe Grandi | Movie | 1958 |
 | DuPont Show of the Month | Governor (uncredited) | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst | Colonel Peng | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Miracle Worker | Mr. Anagnos | Movie | 1957 |
 | Anastasia | Boris Adreivich Chernov | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Black Sleep | Odo the Gypsy | Movie | 1956 |
 | Matinee Theater | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1955 |
 | The Widow | The Uncle | Movie | 1955 |
 | Cartouche | Il marchese di Salpiere | Movie | 1955 |
 | Mr. Arkadin | Jakob Zouk | Movie | 1955 |
 | Climax! | Albert Ganz | TV Series | 1954 |
 | You Know What Sailors Are | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | They Who Dare | Captain George One | Movie | 1954 |
 | Desert Legion | Pvt. Plevko | Movie | 1953 |
 | Four Star Playhouse | Mendoza | TV Series | 1952 |
 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Captain Torras | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Black Magic | Gitano | Movie | 1949 |
 | Outpost in Morocco | Lieutenant Glysko | Movie | 1949 |
 | Relentless | Joe Faringo | Movie | 1948 |
 | My Girl Tisa | Mr. Grumbach | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Gangster | Nick Jammey | Movie | 1947 |
 | Fiesta | Chato Vasquez | Movie | 1947 |
 | A Scandal in Paris | Emile Vernet | Movie | 1946 |
 | Pardon My Past | Jim Arnold | Movie | 1945 |
 | Can't Help Singing | Prince Gregory Stroganovsky | Movie | 1944 |
 | The Miracle of Morgan's Creek | The Boss | Movie | 1944 |
 | Dragon Seed | Wu Lien | Movie | 1944 |
 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey | Uncle Pio | Movie | 1944 |
 | Twenty Years After | (archive footage) | Movie | 1944 |
 | His Butler's Sister | Popoff | Movie | 1943 |
 | For Whom the Bell Tolls | Pablo | Movie | 1943 |
 | Five Graves to Cairo | Farid | Movie | 1943 |
 | Tortilla Flat | Pablo | Movie | 1942 |
 | Reap the Wild Wind | The Lamb (uncredited) (voice) | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Corsican Brothers | Baron Colonna | Movie | 1942 |
 | New York Town | Stefan Janowski | Movie | 1941 |
 | The Texas Rangers Ride Again | Mio Pio | Movie | 1940 |
 | North West Mounted Police | Dan Duroc | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Great McGinty | The Boss | Movie | 1940 |
 | Untamed | Joe Easter | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Way of All Flesh | Paul Kriza | Movie | 1940 |
 | Disputed Passage | Dr. 'Tubby' Forster | Movie | 1939 |
 | Honeymoon in Bali | Window Washer | Movie | 1939 |
| Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 | Self | Movie | 1939 | |
 | The Magnificent Fraud | Jules LaCroix / President Alvarado | Movie | 1939 |
 | Union Pacific | Fiesta | Movie | 1939 |
 | King of Chinatown | Frank Baturin | Movie | 1939 |
 | Paris Honeymoon | Mayor Peter Karloca | Movie | 1939 |
 | Ride a Crooked Mile | Mike Balan | Movie | 1938 |
 | Spawn of the North | Red Skain | Movie | 1938 |
 | Dangerous to Know | Stephen Recka | Movie | 1938 |
 | The Buccaneer | Dominique You | Movie | 1938 |
 | This Way Please | Tartar Chieftain (uncredited) | Movie | 1937 |
 | High, Wide and Handsome | Joe Varese | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Great Gambini | The Great Gambini | Movie | 1937 |
 | King of Gamblers | Steve Kalkas | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Soldier and the Lady | Ivan Ogareff | Movie | 1937 |
 | Her Husband Lies | Big Ed Bullock | Movie | 1937 |
 | Breakdowns of 1936 | Self | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Jungle Princess | Karen Neg | Movie | 1936 |
 | The General Died at Dawn | General Yang | Movie | 1936 |
 | Anthony Adverse | Carlo Cibo | Movie | 1936 |
 | Desire | Avilia | Movie | 1936 |
 | Woman Trap | Joe Ramirez de la Valle | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Story of Louis Pasteur | Dr. Zaranoff | Movie | 1936 |
 | Two-Fisted | Taxi Driver | Movie | 1935 |
 | The Big Broadcast of 1936 | Boris | Movie | 1935 |
 | The Gay Deception | Spellek | Movie | 1935 |
 | China Seas | Paul Romanoff | Movie | 1935 |
 | Paris in Spring | Cafe Manager | Movie | 1935 |
 | Black Fury | Sokolsky | Movie | 1935 |
 | Go Into Your Dance | Mexican in La Cucaracha Cantina | Movie | 1935 |
 | Reckless | Chef at Wedding (uncredited) | Movie | 1935 |
 | Naughty Marietta | Rudolpho | Movie | 1935 |
 | The Winning Ticket | Guiseppe | Movie | 1935 |
 | The Lives of a Bengal Lancer | Otamanu | Movie | 1935 |
 | Here Is My Heart | Manager of Hotel | Movie | 1934 |
 | The Captain Hates the Sea | General Salazaro | Movie | 1934 |
 | The Merry Widow | Manager at Maxim's | Movie | 1934 |
 | Lady by Choice | Poupolis (uncredited) | Movie | 1934 |
 | Chained | Pablo, the Ranch Chef | Movie | 1934 |
 | Now and Forever | French Jeweller (uncredited) | Movie | 1934 |
 | Straight Is the Way | Mr. Slavko (uncredited) | Movie | 1934 |
 | Whom the Gods Destroy | Peter Korotoff | Movie | 1934 |
 | The Great Flirtation | Paul Wengler | Movie | 1934 |
 | Sadie McKee | Riccori | Movie | 1934 |
 | The Scarlet Empress | Bit Part (uncredited) | Movie | 1934 |
 | Queen Christina | Pedro (uncredited) | Movie | 1934 |
 | Fugitive Lovers | Deaf-Mute Bus Passenger (uncredited) | Movie | 1934 |
 | The Devil's in Love | Adjutant | Movie | 1933 |
 | Storm at Daybreak | Gypsy Fiddler (uncredited) | Movie | 1933 |
 | Gabriel Over the White House | Delegate to the Debt Conference (uncredited) | Movie | 1933 |
 | Clear All Wires! | Hotel desk clerk (uncredited) | Movie | 1933 |
 | Okay, America! | Bit Role (uncredited) | Movie | 1932 |