Akim Tamiroff
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1899-10-27
Day of Death
1972-09-17 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Akim 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
Acting
(1993)
La Classe américaine
as Dino's Friend (archive footage)
(1992)
Don Quixote
as Sancho Panza
(1969)
Marquis de Sade: Justine
as Du Harpin
(1969)
Death of a Jew
as Inspector Mehdaloun
(1969)
The Great Bank Robbery
as Papa (Juan's father)
(1969)
Then Came Bronson
as Papa Bear
(1968)
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
as Uncle Egidio
(1968)
Great Catherine
as Sergeant
(1968)
Either All or None
as Pigsty / Dean Light
(1967)
A Rose for Everyone
as Basilio
(1966)
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
as Tanamashu
(1966)
A Gangster From Brooklyn
as Joe Montano
(1966)
Hotel Paradiso
as Hotel Proprietor
(1966)
Adultery Italian Style
as Max Portesi
(1966)
The Vulture
as Prof. Hans Koniglich
(1966)
Our Husbands
as Cesare
(1966)
After the Fox
as Okra
(1965)
Lord Jim
as Schomberg
(1965)
Marco the Magnificent
as The Old Man of the Mountain
(1965)
Alphaville
as Henri Dickson
(1965)
The Dolls
as Monsignor Arendi (segment "Monsignor Cupido")
(1965)
The Blue Panther
as Prof. Lambaré / Dr. Kha
(1965)
Crime on a Summer Morning
as Frank Kramer
(1965)
The Liquidator
as Sheriek
(1964)
Topkapi
as Gerven the Cook
(1964)
Panic Button
as Pandowski
(1964)
The Black Tulip
as Marquis de Vigogne
(1964)
Andy... Andy Silly Andy
as Bakker, brandmeester
(1962)
The Reluctant Saint
as Bishop Durso
(1962)
A Queen for Caesar
as Pompey
(1962)
The Trial
as Bloch
(1962)
Invasion 1700
as Mielski Zasloba
(1961)
Romanoff and Juliet
as Vadim Romanoff
(1961)
The Bacchantes
as Teiresias
(1961)
(1961)
The Last Judgment
as Play director
(1961)
Seduction Of The South
as O Zingaro
(1961)
Ursus and the Tartar Princess
as Khan of the Tartars
(1960)
Ocean's Eleven
as Spyros Acebos
(1959)
Desert Desperadoes
as The Merchant
(1958)
Touch of Evil
as 'Uncle' Joe Grandi
(1958)
Me and the Colonel
as Szabuniewicz
(1957)
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Colonel Peng
(1957)
The Miracle Worker
as Mr. Anagnos
(1956)
Anastasia
as Boris Adreivich Chernov
(1956)
The Black Sleep
as Odo the Gypsy
(1955)
Cartouche
as Il marchese di Salpiere
(1955)
Mr. Arkadin
as Jakob Zouk
(1955)
The Widow
as The Uncle
(1954)
(1954)
They Who Dare
as Captain George One
(1953)
Desert Legion
as Pvt. Plevko
(1949)
Outpost in Morocco
as Lieutenant Glysko
(1949)
Black Magic
as Gitano
(1948)
Relentless
as Joe Faringo
(1948)
My Girl Tisa
as Mr. Grumbach
(1947)
The Gangster
as Nick Jammey
(1947)
Fiesta
as Chato Vasquez
(1946)
A Scandal in Paris
as Emile Vernet
(1945)
Pardon My Past
as Jim Arnold
(1944)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as Uncle Pio
(1944)
Can't Help Singing
as Prince Gregory Stroganovsky
(1944)
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
as The Boss
(1944)
Dragon Seed
as Wu Lien
(1944)
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
(1943)
Five Graves to Cairo
as Farid
(1943)
His Butler's Sister
as Popoff
(1943)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Pablo
(1942)
Reap the Wild Wind
as The Lamb (uncredited) (voice)
(1942)
Tortilla Flat
as Pablo
(1941)
The Corsican Brothers
as Baron Colonna
(1941)
New York Town
as Stefan Janowski
(1940)
The Great McGinty
as The Boss
(1940)
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Mio Pio
(1940)
The Way of All Flesh
as Paul Kriza
(1940)
Untamed
as Joe Easter
(1940)
North West Mounted Police
as Dan Duroc
(1939)
King of Chinatown
as Frank Baturin
(1939)
The Magnificent Fraud
as Jules LaCroix / President Alvarado
(1939)
Union Pacific
as Fiesta
(1939)
(1939)
Honeymoon in Bali
as Tony
(1939)
Paris Honeymoon
as Mayor Peter Karloca
(1939)
Disputed Passage
as Dr. 'Tubby' Forster
(1938)
Dangerous to Know
as Stephen Recka
(1938)
The Buccaneer
as Dominique You
(1938)
Spawn of the North
as Red Skain
(1938)
Ride a Crooked Mile
as Mike Balan
(1937)
The Soldier and the Lady
as Ivan Ogareff
(1937)
The Great Gambini
as The Great Gambini
(1937)
This Way Please
as Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)
(1937)
Her Husband Lies
as Big Ed Bullock
(1937)
High, Wide and Handsome
as Joe Varese
(1937)
King of Gamblers
as Steve Kalkas
(1936)
Desire
as Avilia
(1936)
Breakdowns of 1936
as Self
(1936)
The Story of Louis Pasteur
as Dr. Zaranoff
(1936)
Anthony Adverse
as Carlo Cibo
(1936)
The Jungle Princess
as Karen Neg
(1936)
The General Died at Dawn
as General Yang
(1936)
Woman Trap
as Joe Ramirez de la Valle
(1935)
The Winning Ticket
as Guiseppe
(1935)
Go Into Your Dance
as Mexican in La Cucaracha Cantina
(1935)
The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Boris
(1935)
China Seas
as Paul Romanoff
(1935)
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
as Otamanu
(1935)
Paris in Spring
as Cafe Manager
(1935)
Reckless
as Chef at Wedding (uncredited)
(1935)
Naughty Marietta
as Rudolpho
(1935)
Two-Fisted
as Taxi Driver
(1935)
Black Fury
as Sokolsky
(1935)
The Gay Deception
as Spellek
(1934)
The Captain Hates the Sea
as General Salazaro
(1934)
The Merry Widow
as Manager at Maxim's
(1934)
The Scarlet Empress
as Bit Part (uncredited)
(1934)
Lady by Choice
as Poupolis (uncredited)
(1934)
Sadie McKee
as Riccori
(1934)
Chained
as Pablo, the Ranch Chef
(1934)
Here Is My Heart
as Manager of Hotel
(1934)
Straight Is the Way
as Mr. Slavko (uncredited)
(1934)
Whom the Gods Destroy
as Peter Korotoff
(1934)
The Great Flirtation
as Paul Wengler
(1934)
Now and Forever
as French Jeweller (uncredited)
(1934)
Fugitive Lovers
as Deaf-Mute Bus Passenger (uncredited)
(1933)
Queen Christina
as Pedro (uncredited)
(1933)
Storm at Daybreak
as Gypsy Fiddler (uncredited)
(1933)
Gabriel Over the White House
as Delegate to the Debt Conference (uncredited)
(1933)
The Devil's in Love
as Adjutant
(1933)
Clear All Wires!
as Hotel desk clerk (uncredited)
(1932)
Okay, America!
as Bit Role (uncredited)