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