Akim Tamiroff

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

Known For

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

Personal Info

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