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Akim Tamiroff

Born
October 27, 1899
Died
September 17, 1972
​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
Touch of Evil
(1958)
'Uncle' Joe Grandi
The Liquidator
(1965)
Sheriek
Ocean's Eleven
(1960)
Spyros Acebos
Lord Jim
(1965)
Schomberg
For Whom the Bell Tolls
(1943)
Pablo
Marquis de Sade: Justine
(1969)
Du Harpin
Alphaville
(1965)
Henri Dickson
Topkapi
(1964)
Gerven the Cook
The Trial
(1962)
Bloch
Mr. Arkadin
(1955)
Jakob Zouk
Anastasia
(1956)
Boris Adreivich Chernov
The Black Tulip
(1964)
Marquis de Vigogne
Queen Christina
(1933)
Pedro (uncredited)
The Scarlet Empress
(1934)
Bit Part (uncredited)
Reap the Wild Wind
(1942)
The Lamb (uncredited) (voice)
Five Graves to Cairo
(1943)
Farid
Full Filmography
Acting
Okay, America!
(1932)
Bit Role (uncredited)
The Devil's in Love
(1933)
Adjutant
Storm at Daybreak
(1933)
Gypsy Fiddler (uncredited)
Queen Christina
(1933)
Pedro (uncredited)
Clear All Wires!
(1933)
Hotel desk clerk (uncredited)
Gabriel Over the White House
(1933)
Delegate to the Debt Conference (uncredited)
The Merry Widow
(1934)
Manager at Maxim's
Chained
(1934)
Pablo, the Ranch Chef
The Scarlet Empress
(1934)
Bit Part (uncredited)
Lady by Choice
(1934)
Poupolis (uncredited)
The Great Flirtation
(1934)
Paul Wengler
Here Is My Heart
(1934)
Manager of Hotel
Fugitive Lovers
(1934)
Deaf-Mute Bus Passenger (uncredited)
The Captain Hates the Sea
(1934)
General Salazaro
Now and Forever
(1934)
French Jeweller (uncredited)
Straight Is the Way
(1934)
Mr. Slavko (uncredited)
Whom the Gods Destroy
(1934)
Peter Korotoff
Sadie McKee
(1934)
Cafe Owner Riccori
Two-Fisted
(1935)
Taxi Driver
Reckless
(1935)
Chef at Wedding (uncredited)
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
(1935)
Otamanu
The Gay Deception
(1935)
Spellek
Paris in Spring
(1935)
Cafe Manager
Black Fury
(1935)
Sokolsky
Go Into Your Dance
(1935)
Mexican in La Cucaracha Cantina
Naughty Marietta
(1935)
Rudolpho
China Seas
(1935)
Paul Romanoff
The Big Broadcast of 1936
(1935)
Boris
The Winning Ticket
(1935)
Guiseppe
The Jungle Princess
(1936)
Karen Neg
Breakdowns of 1936
(1936)
Self
The General Died at Dawn
(1936)
General Yang
Woman Trap
(1936)
Joe Ramirez de la Valle
Anthony Adverse
(1936)
Carlo Cibo
The Story of Louis Pasteur
(1936)
Dr. Zaranoff
Desire
(1936)
Avilia
The Soldier and the Lady
(1937)
Ivan Ogareff
Her Husband Lies
(1937)
Big Ed Bullock
This Way Please
(1937)
Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)
High, Wide and Handsome
(1937)
Joe Varese
King of Gamblers
(1937)
Steve Kalkas
The Great Gambini
(1937)
The Great Gambini
Spawn of the North
(1938)
Red Skain
Dangerous to Know
(1938)
Stephen Recka
The Buccaneer
(1938)
Dominique You
Ride a Crooked Mile
(1938)
Mike Balan
Disputed Passage
(1939)
Dr. 'Tubby' Forster
Honeymoon in Bali
(1939)
Tony
Union Pacific
(1939)
Fiesta
Paris Honeymoon
(1939)
Mayor Peter Karloca
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
(1939)
Self
King of Chinatown
(1939)
Frank Baturin
The Magnificent Fraud
(1939)
Jules LaCroix / President Alvarado
North West Mounted Police
(1940)
Dan Duroc
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
(1940)
Mio Pio
The Great McGinty
(1940)
The Boss
Untamed
(1940)
Joe Easter
The Way of All Flesh
(1940)
Paul Kriza
New York Town
(1941)
Stefan Janowski
The Corsican Brothers
(1941)
Baron Colonna
Tortilla Flat
(1942)
Pablo
Reap the Wild Wind
(1942)
The Lamb (uncredited) (voice)
His Butler's Sister
(1943)
Popoff
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
(1943)
The Boss
For Whom the Bell Tolls
(1943)
Pablo
Five Graves to Cairo
(1943)
Farid
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
(1944)
Uncle Pio
Dragon Seed
(1944)
Wu Lien
Can't Help Singing
(1944)
Prince Gregory Stroganovsky
Twenty Years After
(1944)
(archive footage)
Pardon My Past
(1945)
Jim Arnold
A Scandal in Paris
(1946)
Emile Vernet
Fiesta
(1947)
Chato Vasquez
The Gangster
(1947)
Nick Jammey
My Girl Tisa
(1948)
Mr. Grumbach
Relentless
(1948)
Joe Faringo
Outpost in Morocco
(1949)
Lieutenant Glysko
Black Magic
(1949)
Gitano
Desert Legion
(1953)
Pvt. Plevko
They Who Dare
(1954)
Captain George One
You Know What Sailors Are
(1954)
Cartouche
(1955)
Il marchese di Salpiere
Mr. Arkadin
(1955)
Jakob Zouk
The Widow
(1955)
The Uncle
Anastasia
(1956)
Boris Adreivich Chernov
The Black Sleep
(1956)
Odo the Gypsy
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
(1957)
Colonel Peng
Me and the Colonel
(1958)
Szabuniewicz
Touch of Evil
(1958)
'Uncle' Joe Grandi
Desert Desperadoes
(1959)
The Merchant
Ocean's Eleven
(1960)
Spyros Acebos
La moglie di mio marito
(1961)
Romanoff and Juliet
(1961)
Vadim Romanoff
Ursus and the Tartar Princess
(1961)
Khan of the Tartars
The Last Judgment
(1961)
Play director
The Bacchantes
(1961)
Teiresias
Seduction Of The South
(1961)
O Zingaro
The Reluctant Saint
(1962)
Bishop Durso
The Trial
(1962)
Bloch
Invasion 1700
(1962)
Mielski Zasloba
A Queen for Caesar
(1962)
Pompey
The Black Tulip
(1964)
Marquis de Vigogne
Topkapi
(1964)
Gerven the Cook
Panic Button
(1964)
Pandowski
Crime on a Summer Morning
(1965)
Frank Kramer
The Liquidator
(1965)
Sheriek
The Blue Panther
(1965)
Prof. Lambaré / Dr. Kha
Marco the Magnificent
(1965)
The Old Man of the Mountain
Alphaville
(1965)
Henri Dickson
Lord Jim
(1965)
Schomberg
The Dolls
(1965)
Monsignor Arendi (segment "Monsignor Cupido")
Adultery Italian Style
(1966)
Max Portesi
After the Fox
(1966)
Okra
Hotel Paradiso
(1966)
Hotel Proprietor
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
(1966)
Tanamashu
Our Husbands
(1966)
Cesare
The Vulture
(1966)
Prof. Hans Koniglich
A Gangster From Brooklyn
(1966)
Joe Montano
A Rose for Everyone
(1967)
Basilio
A Man Called Amen
(1968)
Pigsty / Dean Light
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
(1968)
Uncle Egidio
Great Catherine
(1968)
Sergeant
Marquis de Sade: Justine
(1969)
Du Harpin
Then Came Bronson
(1969)
Papa Bear
The Great Bank Robbery
(1969)
Papa (Juan's father)
Death of a Jew
(1970)
Inspector Mehdaloun
Don Quixote
(1992)
Sancho Panza
La Classe américaine
(1993)
Dino's Friend (archive footage)
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