Acting
Akim Tamiroff
FR, EN, IT, HE cinema · 131 credits
Born
27 October 1899
Died
17 September 1972 (aged 72)
Birthplace
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
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
Filmography
La Classe américaine
as Dino's Friend (archive footage)
Don Quixote
as Sancho Panza
The Great Bank Robbery
as Papa (Juan's father)
Then Came Bronson
as Papa Bear
Marquis de Sade: Justine
as Du Harpin
Death of a Jew
as Inspector Mehdaloun
Great Catherine
as Sergeant
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
as Uncle Egidio
Either All or None
as Pigsty / Dean Light
A Rose for Everyone
as Basilio
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
as Tanamashu
Our Husbands
as Cesare
The Vulture
as Prof. Hans Koniglich
Hotel Paradiso
as Hotel Proprietor
After the Fox
as Okra
Adultery Italian Style
as Max Portesi
A Gangster From Brooklyn
as Joe Montano
Lord Jim
as Schomberg
Alphaville
as Henri Dickson
Marco the Magnificent
as The Old Man of the Mountain
The Liquidator
as Sheriek
The Dolls
as Monsignor Arendi (segment "Monsignor Cupido")
Crime on a Summer Morning
as Frank Kramer
The Blue Panther
as Prof. Lambaré / Dr. Kha
Topkapi
as Gerven the Cook
The Black Tulip
as Marquis de Vigogne
Panic Button
as Pandowski
Andy... Andy Silly Andy
as Bakker, brandmeester
The Trial
as Bloch
The Reluctant Saint
as Bishop Durso
Invasion 1700
as Mielski Zasloba
A Queen for Caesar
as Pompey
Romanoff and Juliet
as Vadim Romanoff
The Bacchantes
as Teiresias
Seduction Of The South
as O Zingaro
The Last Judgment
as Play director
Ursus and the Tartar Princess
as Khan of the Tartars
Ocean's Eleven
as Spyros Acebos
Desert Desperadoes
as The Merchant
Touch of Evil
as 'Uncle' Joe Grandi
Me and the Colonel
as Szabuniewicz
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Colonel Peng
The Miracle Worker
as Mr. Anagnos
The Black Sleep
as Odo the Gypsy
Anastasia
as Boris Adreivich Chernov
Mr. Arkadin
as Jakob Zouk
Cartouche
as Il marchese di Salpiere
The Widow
as The Uncle
They Who Dare
as Captain George One
Desert Legion
as Pvt. Plevko
Black Magic
as Gitano
Outpost in Morocco
as Lieutenant Glysko
Relentless
as Joe Faringo
My Girl Tisa
as Mr. Grumbach
The Gangster
as Nick Jammey
Fiesta
as Chato Vasquez
A Scandal in Paris
as Emile Vernet
Pardon My Past
as Jim Arnold
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
as The Boss
Can't Help Singing
as Prince Gregory Stroganovsky
Dragon Seed
as Wu Lien
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as Uncle Pio
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
Five Graves to Cairo
as Farid
His Butler's Sister
as Popoff
The Corsican Brothers
as Baron Colonna
Tortilla Flat
as Pablo
Reap the Wild Wind
as The Lamb (uncredited) (voice)
New York Town
as Stefan Janowski
The Great McGinty
as The Boss
North West Mounted Police
as Dan Duroc
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Mio Pio
Untamed
as Joe Easter
The Way of All Flesh
as Paul Kriza
Union Pacific
as Fiesta
Honeymoon in Bali
as Window Washer
The Magnificent Fraud
as Jules LaCroix / President Alvarado
King of Chinatown
as Frank Baturin
Paris Honeymoon
as Mayor Peter Karloca
Disputed Passage
as Dr. 'Tubby' Forster
Spawn of the North
as Red Skain
The Buccaneer
as Dominique You
Dangerous to Know
as Stephen Recka
Ride a Crooked Mile
as Mike Balan
The Soldier and the Lady
as Ivan Ogareff
High, Wide and Handsome
as Joe Varese
This Way Please
as Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)
Her Husband Lies
as Big Ed Bullock
The Great Gambini
as The Great Gambini
King of Gamblers
as Steve Kalkas
The Story of Louis Pasteur
as Dr. Zaranoff
Desire
as Avilia
The General Died at Dawn
as General Yang
The Jungle Princess
as Karen Neg
Woman Trap
as Joe Ramirez de la Valle
Anthony Adverse
as Carlo Cibo
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
as Otamanu
The Gay Deception
as Spellek
The Winning Ticket
as Guiseppe
Go Into Your Dance
as Mexican in La Cucaracha Cantina
Two-Fisted
as Taxi Driver
Paris in Spring
as Cafe Manager
Reckless
as Chef at Wedding (uncredited)
China Seas
as Paul Romanoff
Naughty Marietta
as Rudolpho
Black Fury
as Sokolsky
La Veuve joyeuse
as Manager
Sadie McKee
as Riccori
Chained
as Pablo, the Ranch Chef
Here Is My Heart
as Manager of Hotel
Whom the Gods Destroy
as Peter Korotoff
The Captain Hates the Sea
as General Salazaro
Now and Forever
as French Jeweller (uncredited)
Queen Christina
as Pedro (uncredited)
Fugitive Lovers
as Deaf-Mute Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Straight Is the Way
as Mr. Slavko (uncredited)
The Scarlet Empress
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Lady by Choice
as Poupolis (uncredited)
The Great Flirtation
as Paul Wengler
Clear All Wires!
as Hotel desk clerk (uncredited)
The Devil's in Love
as Adjutant
Storm at Daybreak
as Gypsy Fiddler (uncredited)
Gabriel Over the White House
as Delegate to the Debt Conference (uncredited), as Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited)
Okay, America!
as Bit Role (uncredited)