Akim Tamiroff
Known for Acting · 144 credits
- Born
- 1899-10-27
- Died
- 1972-09-17
- Place of birth
- Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
- Also known as
- Akim Tamirof · Akin Tamiroff · Аким Тамирофф · A. Tamiroff · Аким Михайлович Тамиров · Akim Mikhailovich Tamiroff
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (13)
Matinee Theater
1955
The Rifleman
1958
Climax!
1954
as Albert Ganz
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Mendoza
Naked City
1958
as Demetru Lapesku / Emil Pappas
Route 66
1960
The Defenders
1961
as John Solasky
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Chairman Georgi Koz
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Tony
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Andy Baranov
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Governor (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Captain Torras
Movies (131)
Ocean's Eleven
1960
as Spyros Acebos
Touch of Evil
1958
as 'Uncle' Joe Grandi
Marquis de Sade: Justine
1969
as Du Harpin
The Black Tulip
1964
as Marquis de Vigogne
The Trial
1962
as Bloch
The Buccaneer
1938
as Dominique You
Alphaville
1965
as Henri Dickson
China Seas
1935
as Paul Romanoff
North West Mounted Police
1940
as Dan Duroc
Reap the Wild Wind
1942
as The Lamb (uncredited) (voice)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
as Pablo
Union Pacific
1939
as Fiesta
Black Magic
1949
as Gitano
Topkapi
1964
as Gerven the Cook
Anastasia
1956
as Boris Adreivich Chernov
The Dolls
1965
as Monsignor Arendi (segment "Monsignor Cupido")
Lord Jim
1965
as Schomberg
Fiesta
1947
as Chato Vasquez
Dragon Seed
1944
as Wu Lien
La Classe américaine
1993
as Dino's Friend (archive footage)
Paris in Spring
1935
as Cafe Manager
Tortilla Flat
1942
as Pablo
The Scarlet Empress
1934
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Queen Christina
1934
as Pedro (uncredited)
The Bacchantes
1961
as Teiresias
Chained
1934
as Pablo, the Ranch Chef
The Gay Deception
1935
as Spellek
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957
as Colonel Peng
Relentless
1948
as Joe Faringo
Desire
1936
as Avilia
The Great McGinty
1940
as The Boss
The Corsican Brothers
1941
as Baron Colonna
Mr. Arkadin
1955
as Jakob Zouk
New York Town
1941
as Stefan Janowski
The Soldier and the Lady
1937
as Ivan Ogareff
Five Graves to Cairo
1943
as Farid
The Gangster
1947
as Nick Jammey
The Merry Widow
1934
as Manager at Maxim's
After the Fox
1966
as Okra
The Last Judgment
1961
as Play director
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
1968
as Uncle Egidio
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
as Papa (Juan's father)
The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936
as Dr. Zaranoff
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935
as Otamanu
Black Fury
1935
as Sokolsky
Reckless
1935
as Chef at Wedding (uncredited)
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
1966
as Tanamashu
Fugitive Lovers
1934
as Deaf-Mute Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Great Catherine
1968
as Sergeant
Sadie McKee
1934
as Riccori
A Scandal in Paris
1946
as Emile Vernet
Marco the Magnificent
1965
as The Old Man of the Mountain
The General Died at Dawn
1936
as General Yang
Anthony Adverse
1936
as Carlo Cibo
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
as The Boss
The Black Sleep
1956
as Odo the Gypsy
Untamed
1940
as Joe Easter
The Blue Panther
1965
as Prof. Lambaré / Dr. Kha
Don Quixote
1992
as Sancho Panza
Paris Honeymoon
1939
as Mayor Peter Karloca
Dangerous to Know
1938
as Stephen Recka
You Know What Sailors Are
1954
The Winning Ticket
1935
as Guiseppe
Outpost in Morocco
1949
as Lieutenant Glysko
My Girl Tisa
1948
as Mr. Grumbach
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
1940
as Mio Pio
The Reluctant Saint
1962
as Bishop Durso
The Liquidator
1965
as Sheriek
Desert Legion
1953
as Pvt. Plevko
King of Chinatown
1939
as Frank Baturin
Invasion 1700
1962
as Mielski Zasloba
Our Husbands
1966
as Cesare
High, Wide and Handsome
1937
as Joe Varese
Gabriel Over the White House
1933
as Delegate to the Debt Conference (uncredited)
Spawn of the North
1938
as Red Skain
They Who Dare
1954
as Captain George One
Naughty Marietta
1935
as Rudolpho
The Captain Hates the Sea
1934
as General Salazaro
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
1977
The Jungle Princess
1936
as Karen Neg
Now and Forever
1934
as French Jeweller (uncredited)
Go Into Your Dance
1935
as Mexican in La Cucaracha Cantina
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935
as Boris
The Magnificent Fraud
1939
as Jules LaCroix / President Alvarado
Okay, America!
1932
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Me and the Colonel
1958
as Szabuniewicz
Can't Help Singing
1944
as Prince Gregory Stroganovsky
Seduction Of The South
1961
as O Zingaro
Here Is My Heart
1934
as Manager of Hotel
A Rose for Everyone
1967
as Basilio
Then Came Bronson
1969
as Papa Bear
Clear All Wires!
1933
as Hotel desk clerk (uncredited)
Adultery Italian Style
1966
as Max Portesi
A Queen for Caesar
1962
as Pompey
Ursus and the Tartar Princess
1961
as Khan of the Tartars
This Way Please
1937
as Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)
Hotel Paradiso
1966
as Hotel Proprietor
The Great Gambini
1937
as The Great Gambini
Crime on a Summer Morning
1965
as Frank Kramer
Romanoff and Juliet
1961
as Vadim Romanoff
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1944
as Uncle Pio
His Butler's Sister
1943
as Popoff
The Way of All Flesh
1940
as Paul Kriza
Her Husband Lies
1937
as Big Ed Bullock
The Devil's in Love
1933
as Adjutant
Desert Desperadoes
1959
as The Merchant
Straight Is the Way
1934
as Mr. Slavko (uncredited)
La moglie di mio marito
1961
Breakdowns of 1936
1936
as Self
Cartouche
1955
as Il marchese di Salpiere
Woman Trap
1936
as Joe Ramirez de la Valle
Pardon My Past
1945
as Jim Arnold
Either All or None
1968
as Pigsty / Dean Light
King of Gamblers
1937
as Steve Kalkas
Ride a Crooked Mile
1938
as Mike Balan
Andy... Andy Silly Andy
1964
as Bakker, brandmeester
Honeymoon in Bali
1939
as Tony
Two-Fisted
1935
as Taxi Driver
Disputed Passage
1939
as Dr. 'Tubby' Forster
About Akim Tamiroff
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… With 144 credits spanning from 1932 to 1993, Akim Tamiroff has appeared in 131 films and 13 TV shows.
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- Ocean's Eleven (1960) — as Spyros Acebos
- Touch of Evil (1958) — as 'Uncle' Joe Grandi
- Marquis de Sade: Justine (1969) — as Du Harpin
- The Black Tulip (1964) — as Marquis de Vigogne
- The Trial (1962) — as Bloch
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