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
- Either All or None as Pigsty / Dean Light
- Great Catherine as Sergeant
- The Girl Who Couldn't Say No as Uncle Egidio
1967
- A Rose for Everyone as Basilio
1966
- Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. as Tanamashu
- After the Fox as Okra
- Hotel Paradiso as Hotel Proprietor
- A Gangster From Brooklyn as Joe Montano
- Our Husbands as Cesare
- Adultery Italian Style as Max Portesi
- The Vulture as Prof. Hans Koniglich
1965
- Alphaville as Henri Dickson
- Lord Jim as Schomberg
- Marco the Magnificent as The Old Man of the Mountain
- Crime on a Summer Morning as Frank Kramer
- The Blue Panther as Prof. Lambaré / Dr. Kha
- The Liquidator as Sheriek
- The Dolls as Monsignor Arendi (segment "Monsignor Cupido")
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
- A Queen for Caesar as Pompey
- Invasion 1700 as Mielski Zasloba
- The Reluctant Saint as Bishop Durso
1961
- The Defenders as John Solasky
- Ursus and the Tartar Princess as Khan of the Tartars
- Seduction Of The South as O Zingaro
- The Last Judgment as Play director
- La moglie di mio marito
- The Bacchantes as Teiresias
- Romanoff and Juliet as Vadim Romanoff
1960
- Route 66
- Ocean's Eleven as Spyros Acebos
1959
- The DuPont Show with June Allyson as Tony
- Johnny Ringo as Andy Baranov
- 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
- They Who Dare as Captain George One
- You Know What Sailors Are
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
- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek as The Boss
- Dragon Seed as Wu Lien
- Twenty Years After as (archive footage)
- Can't Help Singing as Prince Gregory Stroganovsky
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey as Uncle Pio
1943
- For Whom the Bell Tolls as Pablo
- Five Graves to Cairo as Farid
- His Butler's Sister as Popoff
1942
- Reap the Wild Wind as The Lamb (uncredited) (voice)
- The Corsican Brothers as Baron Colonna
- Tortilla Flat as Pablo
1941
- New York Town as Stefan Janowski
1940
- North West Mounted Police as Dan Duroc
- The Way of All Flesh as Paul Kriza
- The Texas Rangers Ride Again as Mio Pio
- The Great McGinty as The Boss
- Untamed as Joe Easter
1939
- Union Pacific as Fiesta
- King of Chinatown as Frank Baturin
- Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 as Self
- The Magnificent Fraud as Jules LaCroix / President Alvarado
- Paris Honeymoon as Mayor Peter Karloca
- Honeymoon in Bali as Window Washer
- Disputed Passage as Dr. 'Tubby' Forster
1938
- Spawn of the North as Red Skain
- Ride a Crooked Mile as Mike Balan
- The Buccaneer as Dominique You
- Dangerous to Know as Stephen Recka
1937
- The Soldier and the Lady as Ivan Ogareff
- High, Wide and Handsome as Joe Varese
- Her Husband Lies as Big Ed Bullock
- This Way Please as Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)
- King of Gamblers as Steve Kalkas
- The Great Gambini as The Great Gambini
1936
- Desire as Avilia
- The Story of Louis Pasteur as Dr. Zaranoff
- The General Died at Dawn as General Yang
- Anthony Adverse as Carlo Cibo
- The Jungle Princess as Karen Neg
- Woman Trap as Joe Ramirez de la Valle
- Breakdowns of 1936 as Self
1935
- The Lives of a Bengal Lancer as Otamanu
- Naughty Marietta as Rudolpho
- China Seas as Paul Romanoff
- The Big Broadcast of 1936 as Boris
- Go Into Your Dance as Mexican in La Cucaracha Cantina
- The Gay Deception as Spellek
- Reckless as Chef at Wedding (uncredited)
- Black Fury as Sokolsky
- The Winning Ticket as Guiseppe
- Paris in Spring as Cafe Manager
- Two-Fisted as Taxi Driver
1934
- Queen Christina as Pedro (uncredited)
- The Scarlet Empress as Bit Part (uncredited)
- Sadie McKee as Riccori
- Chained as Pablo, the Ranch Chef
- Here Is My Heart as Manager of Hotel
- Fugitive Lovers as Deaf-Mute Bus Passenger (uncredited)
- Whom the Gods Destroy as Peter Korotoff
- The Captain Hates the Sea as General Salazaro
- Straight Is the Way as Mr. Slavko (uncredited)
- Now and Forever as French Jeweller (uncredited)
- The Great Flirtation as Paul Wengler
- 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)