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