
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

Spyros Acebos
Ocean's Eleven

'Uncle' Joe Grandi
Touch of Evil

Bloch
Le Procès

Gerven the Cook
Topkapi

Schomberg
Lord Jim

Henri Dickson
Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

Sancho Panza
Don Quijote de Orson Welles

Marquis de Vigogne
La Tulipe noire

Nick Jammey
The Gangster

Pablo
For Whom the Bell Tolls

Odo the Gypsy
The Black Sleep

The Boss
The Great McGinty

Farid
Five Graves to Cairo

The Boss
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

Baron Colonna
The Corsican Brothers

Fiesta
Union Pacific

Riccori
Sadie McKee

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

Otamanu
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

Chato Vasquez
Fiesta

Jakob Zouk
Mr. Arkadin

Boris Adreivich Chernov
Anastasia

Popoff
His Butler's Sister

Ivan Ogareff
The Soldier and the Lady

Pablo, the Ranch Chef
Chained

Prince Gregory Stroganovsky
Can't Help Singing

Joe Varese
High, Wide and Handsome

Tanamashu
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

Dan Duroc
North West Mounted Police

Spellek
The Gay Deception

Dr. Zaranoff
The Story of Louis Pasteur

Guiseppe
The Winning Ticket

Gitano
Black Magic

Red Skain
Spawn of the North

Avilia
Desire

Cesare
I nostri mariti

Stefan Janowski
New York Town

Pablo
Tortilla Flat

Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)
This Way Please

Tony
Honeymoon in Bali

Prof. Hans Koniglich
The Vulture

Wu Lien
Dragon Seed

Papa (Juan's father)
The Great Bank Robbery

Vadim Romanoff
Romanoff and Juliet

Uncle Pio
The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Sergeant
Great Catherine

General Yang
The General Died at Dawn

Szabuniewicz
Me and the Colonel

The Lamb (uncredited) (voice)
Reap the Wild Wind

Bishop Durso
The Reluctant Saint

Captain George One
They Who Dare

Dominique You
The Buccaneer

Hotel Proprietor
Hotel Paradiso

Emile Vernet
A Scandal in Paris

Hotel desk clerk (uncredited)
Clear All Wires!

Jules LaCroix / President Alvarado
The Magnificent Fraud

Il marchese di Salpiere
Le avventura di Cartouche

Manager of Hotel
Here Is My Heart

La moglie di mio marito

Karen Neg
The Jungle Princess

Papa Bear
Then Came Bronson

Lieutenant Glysko
Outpost in Morocco

Boris
The Big Broadcast of 1936

Joe Faringo
Relentless

Jim Arnold
Pardon My Past

Mexican in La Cucaracha Cantina
Go Into Your Dance

Teiresias
Le baccanti

Taxi Driver
Two-Fisted

Cafe Manager
Paris in Spring

Pvt. Plevko
Desert Legion

Big Ed Bullock
Her Husband Lies

Frank Baturin
King of Chinatown

Mayor Peter Karloca
Paris Honeymoon

Mio Pio
The Texas Rangers Ride Again

Chef at Wedding (uncredited)
Reckless

Mielski Zasloba
Col ferro e col fuoco

Du Harpin
Marquis de Sade: Justine

Peter Korotoff
Whom the Gods Destroy

Stephen Recka
Dangerous to Know

The Old Man of the Mountain
La Fabuleuse Aventure de Marco Polo

General Salazaro
The Captain Hates the Sea

Uncle Egidio
Tenderly

Adjutant
The Devil's in Love

Pandowski
Panic Button

You Know What Sailors Are

Gypsy Fiddler (uncredited)
Storm at Daybreak

Paul Romanoff
China Seas

O Zingaro
I briganti italiani

French Jeweller (uncredited)
Now and Forever

Joe Easter
Untamed

The Great Gambini
The Great Gambini

Mike Balan
Ride a Crooked Mile

Basilio
Una rosa per tutti

Sheriek
The Liquidator

Joe Ramirez de la Valle
Woman Trap

Steve Kalkas
King of Gamblers

Self
Breakdowns of 1936

Pedro (uncredited)
Queen Christina

Pigsty / Dean Light
O tutto o niente

Okra
After the Fox

Paul Kriza
The Way of All Flesh

Bakker, brandmeester
Spuit elf

Play director
Il giudizio universale

Delegate to the Debt Conference (uncredited)
Gabriel Over the White House

The Merchant
La peccatrice del deserto

Dr. 'Tubby' Forster
Disputed Passage

Deaf-Mute Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Fugitive Lovers

Mr. Slavko (uncredited)
Straight Is the Way

Bit Part (uncredited)
The Scarlet Empress

Poupolis (uncredited)
Lady by Choice

Max Portesi
Adulterio all'italiana

Khan of the Tartars
Ursus e la ragazza tartara

The Uncle
La vedova X

Mr. Grumbach
My Girl Tisa

(archive footage)
Twenty Years After

Carlo Cibo
Anthony Adverse

Paul Wengler
The Great Flirtation

Rudolpho
Naughty Marietta

Monsignor Arendi (segment "Monsignor Cupido")
Le Bambole

Manager at Maxim's
The Merry Widow

Joe Montano
Un gangster venuto da Brooklyn

Self
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1

Frank Kramer
Par un beau matin d'été

Dino's Friend (archive footage)
La Classe américaine

Bit Role (uncredited)
Okay, America!

Prof. Lambaré / Dr. Kha
Marie Chantal contre Dr. Kha

Pompey
Una regina per Cesare

Inspector Mehdaloun
Moto Shel Yehudi

Sokolsky
Black Fury

Mr. Anagnos
The Miracle Worker
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
130
Gender
Male
Birthday
1899-10-27
Place of Birth
Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Also Known As
Akim Tamirof