Steven Berkoff

Biography

Steven Berkoff (born Leslie Steven Berks; 3 August 1937) is an English actor, author, playwright, theatre practitioner and theatre director. As a theatre maker he is recognised for staging work with a heightened performance style known as "Berkovian theatre", which combines elements of physical theatre, total theatre and expressionism. His work has sometimes been viewed as an example of in-yer-face theatre, due to the intense presentation and taboo-breaking material in a number of his plays. As a screen actor, he is known for his performances in villainous roles, including the portrayals of General Orlov in the James Bond film Octopussy (1983), Victor Maitland in Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Lt. Col. Podovsky in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and Adolf Hitler in War and Remembrance (1988–89).

Known For

Victor Maitland

Beverly Hills Cop

Lt. Col. Podovsky

Rambo: First Blood Part II

Orlov

Octopussy

Sagan

Outland

Lord Ludd

Barry Lyndon

Sgt. Steinkampf

Legionnaire

George Cornell

The Krays

Inquisitor

The Headsman

Host

Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs

Colonel Ilya Kazak

Fair Game

Surtayne

Riders

Mr. Sharon

Under the Cherry Moon

Sgt. Jones

Revolution

Stephen

Professione: reporter

The Elder

Perfect Life

Wuj

Headrush

The Fanatic

Absolute Beginners

Reginald Shaw

The Tourist

The MC

The Big I Am

Ronnie Harrison

McVicar

Private First Class Gutkowski

The Pistol

Kenneth Mason

Dead Cert

Bishop Canelo

Exorcist Vengeance

Narrator

Penguins of the Antarctic

Dirch Frode

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Vittorio DaSilva

Another 9 1/2 Weeks

Charles Bessé

Head in the Clouds

Professor Metcalf

Bokshu - The Myth

Jack Pudovski

Ved verdens ende

Drop Dead Gorgeous

Guru Shah

Big Fat Gypsy Gangster

Jack McFarland

Prisoner of Rio

Hugo Motherskille

Transmutations

Mr Kant

Rancid Aluminium

Flett

Strippers vs. Werewolves

Self

Pinter's Progress

Commandant Hoppe

Dievų miškas

Student on Field Trip (uncredited)

Konga

Greasy Fellow

Joseph Andrews

Het is een Jongen!

Friend

Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian

The Controller

The Rapture

Executive Producer

Alice, Through the Looking

Kozlov

Beloved Enemy

Harry

Silent Night

Walter

Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher

narrateur

L'énigme quantique d'Einstein

Sam

The Performance

Self

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women

Liberius

Katherine of Alexandria

Klaus Reicher

Flynn

Claudio Vestiquez

Young, Sexy & Dead

Girolamo Savonarola

A Season of Giants

Polonius

Hamlet

Sidney Bernstein

The Road to Coronation Street

Det. Const. Tom

A Clockwork Orange

Himself, Richard III, Othello, Macbeth, Juliet, CAsio

Shakespeare’s Villains

Tippi Gordon

44 Inch Chest

Hades

The Phantom Warrior

Hobbs

Manhattan Night

Charlie Archer

We Still Kill the Old Way

Dr. X (voice)

Action Man: X Missions The Movie

Dr. X (voice)

Action Man: Robot ATAK

Coriolanus

Coriolanus

Mason

The Can

Chief Constable

G.B.H.

'Red' Jack Weinbaum

The 10th Man

Lawson

7 Cases

Vic Clarke

North v South

Dr. Bymmock

Nameless

Charlie

Dr. Flint

Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II

Narrator

The Boy with a Camera for a Face

Raphael

Desperate Journey

Mr. Samsa

Metamorphosis

Henry

The Awakening

Jeff

9 Dead Gay Guys

Cobb

RED 2

Doctor Ainsley (voice)

Bad Seed

Self

Muse of Fire

Alfie

London Heist

Governor Payne

Fanged Up

Til

Transhuman

Magic Bob

Beginner's Luck

British Corporal

The Devil's Disciple

Man / Tongue

Expelling the Demon

Медвежья охота

Karabulat

Νύφες

Evans

Point of No Return

Ernst Hagemann

The Flying Scotsman

Pankratov

Nicholas and Alexandra

Steve / Les / Helen's Couturier

Decadence

Lazarus

Red Devil

Dr. Goodfellow

The Last Faust

Minor Role (uncredited)

I Was Monty's Double

Father Tornatore

Wrobiony

Arthur

Ernie

Self

Inside 'Octopussy'

Edmund

Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart

Streets of Yesterday

Aleister Crowley

Creation Stories

Grandfather

Righteous Villains

Lucianus

Hamlet at Elsinore

Self

Meeting Jim

King Rua

Attila

Say It in Russian

Starkov

Pu-239

Self

From Roger Moore with Love

Bertoli

Vendetta for The Saint

Rabbi Goldstein

Kristallnacht

(uncredited)

The Captain's Table

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

111

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-08-03

Place of Birth

Stepney, East London, England

Also Known As

استیون برکوف