Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1899-10-27
- Day of Death1972-09-17 (72 years)
- Place of BirthTiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
- Also Known AsAkim TamirofAkin TamiroffАким ТамироффA. TamiroffАким Михайлович ТамировAkim Mikhailovich Tamiroff
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1992
Don Quixote
As: Sancho Panza
- 1970
Death of a Jew
As: Inspector Mehdaloun
- 1969
The Great Bank Robbery
As: Papa (Juan's father)
- 1969
Marquis de Sade: Justine
As: Du Harpin
- 1969
Then Came Bronson
As: Papa Bear
- 1968
Great Catherine
As: Sergeant
- 1968
A Man Called Amen
As: Pigsty / Dean Light
- 1968
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
As: Uncle Egidio
1967A Rose for Everyone
As: Basilio
1966The Vulture
As: Prof. Hans Koniglich
1966A Gangster From Brooklyn
As: Joe Montano
1966After the Fox
As: Okra
1966Our Husbands
As: Cesare
1966Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
As: Tanamashu
1966Adultery Italian Style
As: Max Portesi
1966Hotel Paradiso
As: Hotel Proprietor
1965The Liquidator
As: Sheriek
1965The Blue Panther
As: Prof. Lambaré / Dr. Kha
1965Marco the Magnificent
As: The Old Man of the Mountain
- 1965
Alphaville
As: Henri Dickson
1965Crime on a Summer Morning
As: Frank Kramer
1965Lord Jim
As: Schomberg
1965The Dolls
As: Monsignor Arendi (segment "Monsignor Cupido")
1964Andy... Andy Silly Andy
As: Bakker, brandmeester
1964Topkapi
As: Gerven the Cook
1964Panic Button
As: Pandowski
1964The Black Tulip
As: Marquis de Vigogne
1962A Queen for Caesar
As: Pompey
- 1962
The Trial
As: Bloch
1962The Reluctant Saint
As: Bishop Durso
1962Invasion 1700
As: Mielski Zasloba
1961Ursus and the Tartar Princess
As: Khan of the Tartars
1961Seduction Of The South
As: O Zingaro
1961The Last Judgment
As: Play director
1961The Defenders
As: John Solasky
1961Romanoff and Juliet
As: Vadim Romanoff
1961The Bacchantes
As: Teiresias
- 1960
Ocean's Eleven
As: Spyros Acebos
1959Johnny Ringo
As: Andy Baranov
1959The DuPont Show with June Allyson
As: Tony
1959Desert Desperadoes
As: The Merchant
1958Me and the Colonel
As: Szabuniewicz
1958Naked City
As: Demetru Lapesku
- 1958
Naked City
As: Emil Pappas
- 1958
Touch of Evil
As: 'Uncle' Joe Grandi
1957DuPont Show of the Month
As: Governor (uncredited)
1957Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
As: Colonel Peng
1956Anastasia
As: Boris Adreivich Chernov
1956The Black Sleep
As: Odo the Gypsy
1955Mr. Arkadin
As: Jakob Zouk
1955The Widow
As: The Uncle
1955Cartouche
As: Il marchese di Salpiere
1954Climax!
As: Albert Ganz
1954They Who Dare
As: Captain George One
1953Desert Legion
As: Pvt. Plevko
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: Captain Torras
1949Black Magic
As: Gitano
1949Outpost in Morocco
As: Lieutenant Glysko
1948Relentless
As: Joe Faringo
1948My Girl Tisa
As: Mr. Grumbach
1947The Gangster
As: Nick Jammey
1947Fiesta
As: Chato Vasquez
1946A Scandal in Paris
As: Emile Vernet
1945Pardon My Past
As: Jim Arnold
1944Can't Help Singing
As: Prince Gregory Stroganovsky
1944The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
As: The Boss
1944Dragon Seed
As: Wu Lien
1944The Bridge of San Luis Rey
As: Uncle Pio
1943His Butler's Sister
As: Popoff
1943For Whom the Bell Tolls
As: Pablo
1943Five Graves to Cairo
As: Farid
1942Tortilla Flat
As: Pablo
1942Reap the Wild Wind
As: The Lamb (uncredited) (voice)
1941The Corsican Brothers
As: Baron Colonna
1941New York Town
As: Stefan Janowski
1940The Texas Rangers Ride Again
As: Mio Pio
1940North West Mounted Police
As: Dan Duroc
1940The Great McGinty
As: The Boss
1940Untamed
As: Joe Easter
1940The Way of All Flesh
As: Paul Kriza
1939Disputed Passage
As: Dr. 'Tubby' Forster
1939Honeymoon in Bali
As: Tony
1939The Magnificent Fraud
As: Jules LaCroix / President Alvarado
1939Union Pacific
As: Fiesta
1939King of Chinatown
As: Frank Baturin
1939Paris Honeymoon
As: Mayor Peter Karloca
1938Ride a Crooked Mile
As: Mike Balan
1938Spawn of the North
As: Red Skain
1938Dangerous to Know
As: Stephen Recka
1938The Buccaneer
As: Dominique You
1937This Way Please
As: Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)
1937High, Wide and Handsome
As: Joe Varese
1937The Great Gambini
As: The Great Gambini
1937King of Gamblers
As: Steve Kalkas
1937The Soldier and the Lady
As: Ivan Ogareff
1937Her Husband Lies
As: Big Ed Bullock
1936The Jungle Princess
As: Karen Neg
1936The General Died at Dawn
As: General Yang
1936Anthony Adverse
As: Carlo Cibo
1936Desire
As: Avilia
1936Woman Trap
As: Joe Ramirez de la Valle
1936The Story of Louis Pasteur
As: Dr. Zaranoff
1935Two-Fisted
As: Taxi Driver
1935The Big Broadcast of 1936
As: Boris
1935The Gay Deception
As: Spellek
1935China Seas
As: Paul Romanoff
1935Paris in Spring
As: Cafe Manager
1935Black Fury
As: Sokolsky
1935Go Into Your Dance
As: Mexican in La Cucaracha Cantina
1935Reckless
As: Chef at Wedding (uncredited)
1935Naughty Marietta
As: Rudolpho
1935The Winning Ticket
As: Guiseppe
1935The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
As: Otamanu
1934Here Is My Heart
As: Manager of Hotel
1934The Captain Hates the Sea
As: General Salazaro
1934The Merry Widow
As: Manager at Maxim's
1934Lady by Choice
As: Poupolis (uncredited)
1934Chained
As: Pablo, the Ranch Chef
1934Now and Forever
As: French Jeweller (uncredited)
1934Straight Is the Way
As: Mr. Slavko (uncredited)
1934Whom the Gods Destroy
As: Peter Korotoff
1934The Great Flirtation
As: Paul Wengler
1934Sadie McKee
As: Riccori
1934The Scarlet Empress
As: Bit Part (uncredited)
1934Fugitive Lovers
As: Deaf-Mute Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1933Queen Christina
As: Pedro (uncredited)
1933The Devil's in Love
As: Adjutant
1933Storm at Daybreak
As: Gypsy Fiddler (uncredited)
1933Gabriel Over the White House
As: Delegate to the Debt Conference (uncredited)
1933Clear All Wires!
As: Hotel desk clerk (uncredited)
1932Okay, America!
As: Bit Role (uncredited)