Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

Known for
Acting
Born
October 27, 1899
Died
September 17, 1972 (aged 72)
Birthplace
Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Akim Tamiroff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Filmography

1993
La Classe américaine poster

La Classe américaine

Movie · as Dino's Friend (archive footage)

1992
Don Quixote poster

Don Quixote

Movie · as Sancho Panza

1977
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti poster

Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti

Movie

1969
The Great Bank Robbery poster

The Great Bank Robbery

Movie · as Papa (Juan's father)

1969
Then Came Bronson poster

Then Came Bronson

Movie · as Papa Bear

1969
Marquis de Sade: Justine poster

Marquis de Sade: Justine

Movie · as Du Harpin

1969
Death of a Jew poster

Death of a Jew

Movie · as Inspector Mehdaloun

1968
Great Catherine poster

Great Catherine

Movie · as Sergeant

1968
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No poster

The Girl Who Couldn't Say No

Movie · as Uncle Egidio

1968
Either All or None poster

Either All or None

Movie · as Pigsty / Dean Light

1967
A Rose for Everyone poster

A Rose for Everyone

Movie · as Basilio

1966
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. poster

Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

Movie · as Tanamashu

1966
Our Husbands poster

Our Husbands

Movie · as Cesare

1966
The Vulture poster

The Vulture

Movie · as Prof. Hans Koniglich

1966
Hotel Paradiso poster

Hotel Paradiso

Movie · as Hotel Proprietor

1966
After the Fox poster

After the Fox

Movie · as Okra

1966
Adultery Italian Style poster

Adultery Italian Style

Movie · as Max Portesi

1966
A Gangster From Brooklyn poster

A Gangster From Brooklyn

Movie · as Joe Montano

1965
Lord Jim poster

Lord Jim

Movie · as Schomberg

1965
Alphaville poster

Alphaville

Movie · as Henri Dickson

1965
Marco the Magnificent poster

Marco the Magnificent

Movie · as The Old Man of the Mountain

1965
The Liquidator poster

The Liquidator

Movie · as Sheriek

1965
The Dolls poster

The Dolls

Movie · as Monsignor Arendi (segment "Monsignor Cupido")

1965
Crime on a Summer Morning poster

Crime on a Summer Morning

Movie · as Frank Kramer

1965
The Blue Panther poster

The Blue Panther

Movie · as Prof. Lambaré / Dr. Kha

1964
Topkapi poster

Topkapi

Movie · as Gerven the Cook

1964
The Black Tulip poster

The Black Tulip

Movie · as Marquis de Vigogne

1964
Panic Button poster

Panic Button

Movie · as Pandowski

1964
Andy... Andy Silly Andy poster

Andy... Andy Silly Andy

Movie · as Bakker, brandmeester

1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. poster

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

TV · as Chairman Georgi Koz · 1 ep

1962
The Trial poster

The Trial

Movie · as Bloch

1962
The Reluctant Saint poster

The Reluctant Saint

Movie · as Bishop Durso

1962
Invasion 1700 poster

Invasion 1700

Movie · as Mielski Zasloba

1962
A Queen for Caesar poster

A Queen for Caesar

Movie · as Pompey

1961
Romanoff and Juliet poster

Romanoff and Juliet

Movie · as Vadim Romanoff

1961
La moglie di mio marito poster

La moglie di mio marito

Movie

1961
The Bacchantes poster

The Bacchantes

Movie · as Teiresias

1961
Seduction Of The South poster

Seduction Of The South

Movie · as O Zingaro

1961
The Last Judgment poster

The Last Judgment

Movie · as Play director

1961
Ursus and the Tartar Princess poster

Ursus and the Tartar Princess

Movie · as Khan of the Tartars

1961
The Defenders poster

The Defenders

TV · as John Solasky · 1 ep

1960
Ocean's Eleven poster

Ocean's Eleven

Movie · as Spyros Acebos

1960
Route 66 poster

Route 66

TV · 1 ep

1959
Desert Desperadoes poster

Desert Desperadoes

Movie · as The Merchant

1959
Johnny Ringo poster

Johnny Ringo

TV · as Andy Baranov · 1 ep

1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson poster

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

TV · as Tony · 1 ep

1958
Touch of Evil poster

Touch of Evil

Movie · as Uncle Joe Grandi

1958
Me and the Colonel poster

Me and the Colonel

Movie · as Szabuniewicz

1958
Naked City poster

Naked City

TV · as Demetru Lapesku, Emil Pappas · 1 ep

1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse poster

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

TV · 1 ep

1958
The Rifleman poster

The Rifleman

TV · 1 ep

1957
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst poster

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

Movie · as Colonel Peng

1957
The Miracle Worker poster

The Miracle Worker

Movie · as Mr. Anagnos

1957
DuPont Show of the Month poster

DuPont Show of the Month

TV · as Governor (uncredited) · 1 ep

1956
The Black Sleep poster

The Black Sleep

Movie · as Odo the Gypsy

1956
Anastasia poster

Anastasia

Movie · as Boris Adreivich Chernov

1955
Mr. Arkadin poster

Mr. Arkadin

Movie · as Jakob Zouk

1955
Cartouche poster

Cartouche

Movie · as Il marchese di Salpiere

1955
The Widow poster

The Widow

Movie · as The Uncle

1955
Matinee Theater poster

Matinee Theater

TV · 1 ep

1954
They Who Dare poster

They Who Dare

Movie · as Captain George One

1954
You Know What Sailors Are poster

You Know What Sailors Are

Movie

1954
Climax! poster

Climax!

TV · as Albert Ganz · 1 ep

1953
Desert Legion poster

Desert Legion

Movie · as Pvt. Plevko

1952
Four Star Playhouse poster

Four Star Playhouse

TV · as Mendoza · 1 ep

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV · as Captain Torras · 1 ep

1949
Black Magic poster

Black Magic

Movie · as Gitano

1949
Outpost in Morocco poster

Outpost in Morocco

Movie · as Lieutenant Glysko

1948
Relentless poster

Relentless

Movie · as Joe Faringo

1948
My Girl Tisa poster

My Girl Tisa

Movie · as Mr. Grumbach

1947
The Gangster poster

The Gangster

Movie · as Nick Jammey

1947
Fiesta poster

Fiesta

Movie · as Chato Vasquez

1946
A Scandal in Paris poster

A Scandal in Paris

Movie · as Emile Vernet

1945
Pardon My Past poster

Pardon My Past

Movie · as Jim Arnold

1944
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek poster

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

Movie · as The Boss

1944
Can't Help Singing poster

Can't Help Singing

Movie · as Prince Gregory Stroganovsky

1944
Dragon Seed poster

Dragon Seed

Movie · as Wu Lien

1944
The Bridge of San Luis Rey poster

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Movie · as Uncle Pio

1944
Twenty Years After poster

Twenty Years After

Movie · as (archive footage)

1943
For Whom the Bell Tolls poster

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Movie · as Pablo

1943
Five Graves to Cairo poster

Five Graves to Cairo

Movie · as Farid

1943
His Butler's Sister poster

His Butler's Sister

Movie · as Popoff

1942
The Corsican Brothers poster

The Corsican Brothers

Movie · as Baron Colonna

1942
Tortilla Flat poster

Tortilla Flat

Movie · as Pablo

1942
Reap the Wild Wind poster

Reap the Wild Wind

Movie · as The Lamb (uncredited) (voice)

1941
New York Town poster

New York Town

Movie · as Stefan Janowski

1940
The Great McGinty poster

The Great McGinty

Movie · as The Boss

1940
North West Mounted Police poster

North West Mounted Police

Movie · as Dan Duroc

1940
The Texas Rangers Ride Again poster

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

Movie · as Mio Pio

1940
Untamed poster

Untamed

Movie · as Joe Easter

1940
The Way of All Flesh poster

The Way of All Flesh

Movie · as Paul Kriza

1939
Union Pacific poster

Union Pacific

Movie · as Fiesta

1939
Honeymoon in Bali poster

Honeymoon in Bali

Movie · as Window Washer

1939
The Magnificent Fraud poster

The Magnificent Fraud

Movie · as Jules LaCroix / President Alvarado

1939
Paris Honeymoon poster

Paris Honeymoon

Movie · as Mayor Peter Karloca

1939
King of Chinatown poster

King of Chinatown

Movie · as Frank Baturin

1939
Disputed Passage poster

Disputed Passage

Movie · as Dr. 'Tubby' Forster

1939
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1

Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1

Movie · as Self

1938
Spawn of the North poster

Spawn of the North

Movie · as Red Skain

1938
The Buccaneer poster

The Buccaneer

Movie · as Dominique You

1938
Dangerous to Know poster

Dangerous to Know

Movie · as Stephen Recka

1938
Ride a Crooked Mile poster

Ride a Crooked Mile

Movie · as Mike Balan

1937
The Soldier and the Lady poster

The Soldier and the Lady

Movie · as Ivan Ogareff

1937
High, Wide and Handsome poster

High, Wide and Handsome

Movie · as Joe Varese

1937
This Way Please poster

This Way Please

Movie · as Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)

1937
Her Husband Lies poster

Her Husband Lies

Movie · as Big Ed Bullock

1937
The Great Gambini poster

The Great Gambini

Movie · as The Great Gambini

1937
King of Gamblers poster

King of Gamblers

Movie · as Steve Kalkas

1936
The Story of Louis Pasteur poster

The Story of Louis Pasteur

Movie · as Dr. Zaranoff

1936
Desire poster

Desire

Movie · as Avilia

1936
The General Died at Dawn poster

The General Died at Dawn

Movie · as General Yang

1936
The Jungle Princess poster

The Jungle Princess

Movie · as Karen Neg

1936
Woman Trap poster

Woman Trap

Movie · as Joe Ramirez de la Valle

1936
Breakdowns of 1936 poster

Breakdowns of 1936

Movie · as Self

1936
Anthony Adverse poster

Anthony Adverse

Movie · as Carlo Cibo

1935
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer poster

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

Movie · as Otamanu

1935
The Gay Deception poster

The Gay Deception

Movie · as Spellek

1935
The Winning Ticket poster

The Winning Ticket

Movie · as Guiseppe

1935
The Big Broadcast of 1936 poster

The Big Broadcast of 1936

Movie · as Boris

1935
Go Into Your Dance poster

Go Into Your Dance

Movie · as Mexican in La Cucaracha Cantina

1935
Two-Fisted poster

Two-Fisted

Movie · as Taxi Driver

1935
Paris in Spring poster

Paris in Spring

Movie · as Cafe Manager

1935
Reckless poster

Reckless

Movie · as Chef at Wedding (uncredited)

1935
China Seas poster

China Seas

Movie · as Paul Romanoff

1935
Naughty Marietta poster

Naughty Marietta

Movie · as Rudolpho

1935
Black Fury poster

Black Fury

Movie · as Sokolsky

1935
La Veuve joyeuse poster

La Veuve joyeuse

Movie · as Manager

1934
Sadie McKee poster

Sadie McKee

Movie · as Riccori

1934
Chained poster

Chained

Movie · as Pablo, the Ranch Chef

1934
Here Is My Heart poster

Here Is My Heart

Movie · as Manager of Hotel

1934
Whom the Gods Destroy poster

Whom the Gods Destroy

Movie · as Peter Korotoff

1934
The Captain Hates the Sea poster

The Captain Hates the Sea

Movie · as General Salazaro

1934
Now and Forever poster

Now and Forever

Movie · as French Jeweller (uncredited)

1934
Queen Christina poster

Queen Christina

Movie · as Pedro (uncredited)

1934
Fugitive Lovers poster

Fugitive Lovers

Movie · as Deaf-Mute Bus Passenger (uncredited)

1934
Straight Is the Way poster

Straight Is the Way

Movie · as Mr. Slavko (uncredited)

1934
The Scarlet Empress poster

The Scarlet Empress

Movie · as Bit Part (uncredited)

1934
Lady by Choice poster

Lady by Choice

Movie · as Poupolis (uncredited)

1934
The Great Flirtation poster

The Great Flirtation

Movie · as Paul Wengler

1933
Clear All Wires! poster

Clear All Wires!

Movie · as Hotel desk clerk (uncredited)

1933
The Devil's in Love poster

The Devil's in Love

Movie · as Adjutant

1933
Storm at Daybreak poster

Storm at Daybreak

Movie · as Gypsy Fiddler (uncredited)

1933
Gabriel Over the White House poster

Gabriel Over the White House

Movie · as Delegate to the Debt Conference (uncredited), Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited)

1932
Okay, America! poster

Okay, America!

Movie · as Bit Role (uncredited)