Akim Tamiroff
1899–1972 · 14 titles in the catalogue
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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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Their work
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Touch of Evil1958as 'Uncle' Joe Grandi
Alphaville1965as Henri Dickson
The Trial1962as Bloch
Ocean's Eleven1960as Spyros Acebos
La Classe américaine1993as Dino's Friend (archive footage)
Topkapi1964as Gerven the Cook
For Whom the Bell Tolls1943as Pablo
Mr. Arkadin1955as Jakob Zouk
Anastasia1956as Boris Adreivich Chernov
Five Graves to Cairo1943as Farid
The Black Tulip1964as Marquis de Vigogne
Queen Christina1934as Pedro (uncredited)
The Scarlet Empress1934as Bit Part (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek1944as The Boss
