Steven Berkoff
Known for Acting · 153 credits
- Born
- 1937-08-03 (age 88)
- Place of birth
- Stepney, East London, England
- Also known as
- استیون برکوف · Leslie Steven Berks
Biography
Steven Berkoff (born Leslie Steven Berks; 3 August 1937) is an English actor, author, playwright, theatre practitioner and theatre director.
As a theatre maker he is recognised for staging work with a heightened performance style known as "Berkovian theatre", which combines elements of physical theatre, total theatre and expressionism. His work has sometimes been viewed as an example of in-yer-face theatre, due to the intense presentation and taboo-breaking material in a number of his plays. As a screen actor, he is known for his performances in villainous roles, including the portrayals of General Orlov in the James Bond film Octopussy (1983), Victor Maitland in Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Lt. Col. Podovsky in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and Adolf Hitler in War and Remembrance (1988–89).
Known For
TV Shows (38)
Doctor Who
2005
as Shakri
Vikings
2013
as King Olaf the Stout
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Hagath
Play for Today
1970
Natural World
1983
as Narrator
The Saint
1962
as Carl
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Mr. Eccles
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Councillor
The Professionals
1977
as Krasnov
The Champions
1968
as Carlos
The Borgias
2011
as Girolamo Savonarola
Witches of East End
2013
as King Nikolaus
UFO
1970
as Capt. Steve Minto
Remembers…
2022
as Self
The Expert
1968
as Mike Barratt
Festival
1963
as Messenger
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Dave Banks
Hotel Babylon
2006
Space Precinct
1994
as Dr. Paul Jorry
Lore
2017
as Dr. Kristoff Brehovy
War and Remembrance
1988
as Adolf Hitler
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
2003
as Stilgar
Brass Eye
1997
as Self
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Attila
2001
as King Rua
Frank Herbert's Dune
2000
as Стилгар
Barbarians Rising
2016
as Augustus
Riverside
1982
as Self
Sins
1986
as Karl Von Eiderfeld
In the Beginning
2000
as Potiphar
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003
as John Roebling
Intruders
1992
as Addison Leach
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
2002
as Meisling
Das jüngste Gericht
2008
as Conrad
The 60s: The Beatles Decade
2008
Corrigan Blake
1962
Einstein's Quantum Riddle
2020
as Narrator
The Big Story
1993
as Self - George Cornell (archive footage)
Movies (115)
A Clockwork Orange
1971
as Det. Const. Tom
Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985
as Lt. Col. Podovsky
Beverly Hills Cop
1984
as Victor Maitland
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011
as Dirch Frode
RED 2
2013
as Cobb
Octopussy
1983
as Orlov
The Tourist
2010
as Reginald Shaw
Barry Lyndon
1975
as Lord Ludd
Outland
1981
as Sagan
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971
as Pankratov
Another 9 1/2 Weeks
1997
as Vittorio DaSilva
Fair Game
1995
as Colonel Ilya Kazak
Revolution
1985
as Sgt. Jones
Legionnaire
1998
as Sgt. Steinkampf
Manhattan Night
2016
as Hobbs
Steal
2002
as Surtayne
Pu-239
2006
as Starkov
Attila
2001
as King Rua
Absolute Beginners
1986
as The Fanatic
Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher
2022
as Walter
Head in the Clouds
2004
as Charles Bessé
The Passenger
1975
as Stephen
Desperate Journey
2025
as Raphael
We Still Kill the Old Way
2014
as Charlie Archer
The Flying Scotsman
2006
as Ernst Hagemann
The Krays
1990
as George Cornell
44 Inch Chest
2009
as Tippi Gordon
From Roger Moore with Love
2024
as Self
Muse of Fire
2013
as Self
Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II
2015
as Dr. Flint
Charlie
2004
Hamlet
2024
as Polonius
Titanium White
2022
as Father Tornatore
Dead Cert
2010
as Kenneth Mason
I Was Monty's Double
1958
as Minor Role (uncredited)
At World's End
2009
as Jack Pudovski
Creation Stories
2021
as Aleister Crowley
London Heist
2017
as Alfie
McVicar
1980
as Ronnie Harrison
The Devil's Disciple
1959
as British Corporal
Brides
2004
as Karabulat
Slave Girls
1967
as John
The Big I Am
2010
as The MC
Under the Cherry Moon
1986
as Mr. Sharon
Fanged Up
2017
as Governor Payne
Underworld
1985
as Hugo Motherskille
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster
2011
as Guru Shah
Konga
1961
as Student on Field Trip (uncredited)
Shadow of the Sword
2005
as Inquisitor
The Phantom Warrior
2024
as Hades
Strippers vs. Werewolves
2012
as Flett
Action Man: X Missions The Movie
2005
as Dr. X (voice)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
2012
as Self
Vendetta for The Saint
1969
as Bertoli
Katherine of Alexandria
2014
as Liberius
The Awakening
as Henry
Decadence
1994
as Steve / Les / Helen's Couturier
Hamlet at Elsinore
1964
as Lucianus
Joseph Andrews
1977
as Greasy Fellow
Prisoner of Rio
1988
as Jack McFarland
Kristallnacht
as Rabbi Goldstein
Alice, Through the Looking
2021
as Executive Producer
The Captain's Table
1959
as (uncredited)
Metamorphosis
1987
as Mr. Samsa
Rancid Aluminium
2000
as Mr Kant
Say It in Russian
2007
Flynn
1993
as Klaus Reicher
North v South
2015
as Vic Clarke
Red Devil
2019
as Lazarus
Nameless
as Dr. Bymmock
The Road to Coronation Street
2010
as Sidney Bernstein
The Performance
2024
as Sam
A Season of Giants
1990
as Girolamo Savonarola
Inside 'Octopussy'
2000
as Self
The 10th Man
2006
as 'Red' Jack Weinbaum
Streets of Yesterday
1989
Transhuman
2017
as Til
Exorcist Vengeance
2022
as Bishop Canelo
The Rapture
2010
as The Controller
Ernie
2020
as Arthur
The Awakening 2
as Henry
Beloved Enemy
1981
as Kozlov
The Pistol
1965
as Private First Class Gutkowski
Forest of the Gods
2005
as Commandant Hoppe
Quails Quest: Its a Boy!
2005
9 Dead Gay Guys
2002
as Jeff
G.B.H.
2012
as Chief Constable
Bear Hunting
2008
7 Cases
2015
as Lawson
The Can
2024
as Mason
Young, Sexy & Dead
2023
as Claudio Vestiquez
Action Man: Robot ATAK
2004
as Dr. X (voice)
Drop Dead Gorgeous
2010
Meeting Jim
2018
as Self
Pinter's Progress
2009
as Self
Beginner's Luck
2002
as Magic Bob
Perfect Life
2010
as The Elder
The Last Faust
2019
as Dr. Goodfellow
Righteous Villains
2020
as Grandfather
Headrush
2003
as Wuj
Coriolanus
1997
as Coriolanus
My Life As Roger Moore
as Self
Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian
2013
as Friend
Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart
2019
as Edmund
Point of No Return
2018
as Evans
Expelling the Demon
1999
as Man / Tongue
Bokshu - The Myth
2003
as Professor Metcalf
Penguins of the Antarctic
2006
as Narrator
The Boy with a Camera for a Face
2013
as Narrator
Bad Seed
2024
as Doctor Ainsley (voice)
Watch Your Own Heart Attack
2008
as Performer
L'énigme quantique d'Einstein
2020
as narrateur
Shakespeare’s Villains
2009
as Himself, Richard III, Othello, Macbeth, Juliet, CAsio
Silent Night
1990
as Harry
Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs
2018
as Host
About Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkoff (born Leslie Steven Berks; 3 August 1937) is an English actor, author, playwright, theatre practitioner and theatre director. As a theatre maker he is recognised for staging work with a heightened performance style known as "Berkovian theatre", which combines elements of physical theatre, total theatre and expressionism. His work has sometimes been viewed as an example of in-yer-face theatre, due to the intense presentation and taboo-breaking material in a number of his plays. As a screen actor, he is known for his performances… With 153 credits spanning from 1955 to 2025, Steven Berkoff has appeared in 115 films and 38 TV shows.
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Most Popular Steven Berkoff Movies
- A Clockwork Orange (1971) — as Det. Const. Tom
- Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) — as Lt. Col. Podovsky
- Beverly Hills Cop (1984) — as Victor Maitland
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) — as Dirch Frode
- RED 2 (2013) — as Cobb
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