Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

1899-10-27 – 1972-09-17 (age 72) Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
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Biography

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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

Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven

1960

as Spyros Acebos

Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil

1958

as 'Uncle' Joe Grandi

Marquis de Sade: Justine
Marquis de Sade: Justine

1969

as Du Harpin

The Trial
The Trial

1962

as Bloch

The Black Tulip
The Black Tulip

1964

as Marquis de Vigogne

Alphaville
Alphaville

1965

as Henri Dickson

For Whom the Bell Tolls
Anastasia
Anastasia

1956

as Boris Adreivich Chernov

Desire
Desire

1936

as Avilia

Lord Jim
Lord Jim

1965

as Schomberg

Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind

1942

as The Lamb (uncredited) (voice)

Queen Christina
Queen Christina

1934

as Pedro (uncredited)

Topkapi
Topkapi

1964

as Gerven the Cook

La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine

1993

as Dino's Friend (archive footage)

Mr. Arkadin
Mr. Arkadin

1955

as Jakob Zouk

Union Pacific
Union Pacific

1939

as Fiesta

The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer

1938

as Dominique You

The Scarlet Empress
The Scarlet Empress

1934

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Adultery Italian Style
Adultery Italian Style

1966

as Max Portesi