Akim Tamiroff
Born: 1899-10-27 in Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Died: 1972-09-17
Known For: Acting
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
Filmography
1993
- La Classe américaine as Dino's Friend (archive footage)
1992
- Don Quixote as Sancho Panza
1969
- Marquis de Sade: Justine as Du Harpin
- The Great Bank Robbery as Papa (Juan's father)
- Death of a Jew as Inspector Mehdaloun
- Then Came Bronson as Papa Bear
1968
- Great Catherine as Sergeant
- The Girl Who Couldn't Say No as Uncle Egidio
- Either All or None as Pigsty / Dean Light
1967
- A Rose for Everyone as Basilio
1966
- After the Fox as Okra
- Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. as Tanamashu
- Hotel Paradiso as Hotel Proprietor
- The Vulture as Prof. Hans Koniglich
- Adultery Italian Style as Max Portesi
- Our Husbands as Cesare
- A Gangster From Brooklyn as Joe Montano
1965
- Alphaville as Henri Dickson
- Lord Jim as Schomberg
- Marco the Magnificent as The Old Man of the Mountain
- The Liquidator as Sheriek
- The Dolls as Monsignor Arendi (segment "Monsignor Cupido")
- The Blue Panther as Prof. Lambaré / Dr. Kha
- Crime on a Summer Morning as Frank Kramer
1964
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Chairman Georgi Koz
- The Black Tulip as Marquis de Vigogne
- Topkapi as Gerven the Cook
- Panic Button as Pandowski
- Andy... Andy Silly Andy as Bakker, brandmeester
1962
- The Trial as Bloch
- The Reluctant Saint as Bishop Durso
- Invasion 1700 as Mielski Zasloba
- A Queen for Caesar as Pompey
1961
- The Defenders as John Solasky
- Seduction Of The South as O Zingaro
- The Bacchantes as Teiresias
- The Last Judgment as Play director
- Ursus and the Tartar Princess as Khan of the Tartars
- Romanoff and Juliet as Vadim Romanoff
- La moglie di mio marito
1960
- Route 66
- Ocean's Eleven as Spyros Acebos
1959
- Johnny Ringo as Andy Baranov
- The DuPont Show with June Allyson as Tony
- Desert Desperadoes as The Merchant
1958
- The Rifleman
- Naked City as Demetru Lapesku
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
- Touch of Evil as 'Uncle' Joe Grandi
- Me and the Colonel as Szabuniewicz
1957
- DuPont Show of the Month as Governor (uncredited)
- Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst as Colonel Peng
- The Miracle Worker as Mr. Anagnos
1956
- Anastasia as Boris Adreivich Chernov
- The Black Sleep as Odo the Gypsy
1955
- Matinee Theater
- Mr. Arkadin as Jakob Zouk
- Cartouche as Il marchese di Salpiere
- The Widow as The Uncle
1954
- Climax! as Albert Ganz
- You Know What Sailors Are
- They Who Dare as Captain George One
1953
- Desert Legion as Pvt. Plevko
1952
- Four Star Playhouse as Mendoza
1951
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Captain Torras
1949
- Black Magic as Gitano
- Outpost in Morocco as Lieutenant Glysko
1948
- Relentless as Joe Faringo
- My Girl Tisa as Mr. Grumbach
1947
- Fiesta as Chato Vasquez
- The Gangster as Nick Jammey
1946
- A Scandal in Paris as Emile Vernet
1945
- Pardon My Past as Jim Arnold
1944
- Dragon Seed as Wu Lien
- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek as The Boss
- Twenty Years After as (archive footage)
- Can't Help Singing as Prince Gregory Stroganovsky
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey as Uncle Pio
1943
- Five Graves to Cairo as Farid
- For Whom the Bell Tolls as Pablo
- His Butler's Sister as Popoff
1942
- Reap the Wild Wind as The Lamb (uncredited) (voice)
- Tortilla Flat as Pablo
1941
- The Corsican Brothers as Baron Colonna
- New York Town as Stefan Janowski
1940
- The Great McGinty as The Boss
- North West Mounted Police as Dan Duroc
- Untamed as Joe Easter
- The Texas Rangers Ride Again as Mio Pio
- The Way of All Flesh as Paul Kriza
1939
- Union Pacific as Fiesta
- King of Chinatown as Frank Baturin
- Honeymoon in Bali as Tony
- Disputed Passage as Dr. 'Tubby' Forster
- Paris Honeymoon as Mayor Peter Karloca
- The Magnificent Fraud as Jules LaCroix / President Alvarado
- Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 as Self
1938
- The Buccaneer as Dominique You
- Spawn of the North as Red Skain
- Dangerous to Know as Stephen Recka
- Ride a Crooked Mile as Mike Balan
1937
- The Great Gambini as The Great Gambini
- The Soldier and the Lady as Ivan Ogareff
- King of Gamblers as Steve Kalkas
- High, Wide and Handsome as Joe Varese
- This Way Please as Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)
- Her Husband Lies as Big Ed Bullock
1936
- Desire as Avilia
- The Story of Louis Pasteur as Dr. Zaranoff
- Woman Trap as Joe Ramirez de la Valle
- Anthony Adverse as Carlo Cibo
- The General Died at Dawn as General Yang
- The Jungle Princess as Karen Neg
- Breakdowns of 1936 as Self
1935
- Naughty Marietta as Rudolpho
- China Seas as Paul Romanoff
- The Lives of a Bengal Lancer as Otamanu
- Reckless as Chef at Wedding (uncredited)
- The Gay Deception as Spellek
- Go Into Your Dance as Mexican in La Cucaracha Cantina
- Black Fury as Sokolsky
- The Big Broadcast of 1936 as Boris
- The Winning Ticket as Guiseppe
- Two-Fisted as Taxi Driver
- Paris in Spring as Cafe Manager
1934
- Queen Christina as Pedro (uncredited)
- The Merry Widow as Manager at Maxim's
- The Scarlet Empress as Bit Part (uncredited)
- Now and Forever as French Jeweller (uncredited)
- Chained as Pablo, the Ranch Chef
- Fugitive Lovers as Deaf-Mute Bus Passenger (uncredited)
- Sadie McKee as Riccori
- Here Is My Heart as Manager of Hotel
- The Captain Hates the Sea as General Salazaro
- The Great Flirtation as Paul Wengler
- Whom the Gods Destroy as Peter Korotoff
- Straight Is the Way as Mr. Slavko (uncredited)
- Lady by Choice as Poupolis (uncredited)
1933
- Gabriel Over the White House as Delegate to the Debt Conference (uncredited)
- The Devil's in Love as Adjutant
- Storm at Daybreak as Gypsy Fiddler (uncredited)
- Clear All Wires! as Hotel desk clerk (uncredited)
1932
- Okay, America! as Bit Role (uncredited)