Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Akim Tamiroff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Acting

1993

La Classe américaine
Movie

Dino's Friend (archive footage)

1992

Don Quixote
Movie

Sancho Panza

1969

The Great Bank Robbery
Movie

Papa (Juan's father)

1969

Death of a Jew
Movie

Inspector Mehdaloun

1968

Either All or None
Movie

Pigsty / Dean Light

1966

The Vulture
Movie

Prof. Hans Koniglich

1966

Hotel Paradiso
Movie

Hotel Proprietor

1965

The Blue Panther
Movie

Prof. Lambaré / Dr. Kha

1965

Marco the Magnificent
Movie

The Old Man of the Mountain

1965

Alphaville
Movie

Henri Dickson

1965

Lord Jim
Movie

Schomberg

1964

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Tv

Chairman Georgi Koz

1964

Topkapi
Movie

Gerven the Cook

1964

The Black Tulip
Movie

Marquis de Vigogne

1962

1961

1961

1961

1960

Route 66
Tv

Unknown

1960

Ocean's Eleven
Movie

Spyros Acebos

1958

1958

1958

Touch of Evil
Movie

'Uncle' Joe Grandi

1956

Anastasia
Movie

Boris Adreivich Chernov

1956

1955

1954

They Who Dare
Movie

Captain George One

1948

My Girl Tisa
Movie

Mr. Grumbach

1947

1947

Fiesta
Movie

Chato Vasquez

1946

1945

1944

Can't Help Singing
Movie

Prince Gregory Stroganovsky

1944

1942

Reap the Wild Wind
Movie

The Lamb (uncredited) (voice)

1940

Untamed
Movie

Joe Easter

1939

1938

1938

The Buccaneer
Movie

Dominique You

1936

1936

1935

China Seas
Movie

Paul Romanoff

1935

1935

1935

Go Into Your Dance
Movie

Mexican in La Cucaracha Cantina

1935

Reckless
Movie

Chef at Wedding (uncredited)

1934

The Merry Widow
Movie

Manager at Maxim's

1934

Lady by Choice
Movie

Poupolis (uncredited)

1934

The Scarlet Empress
Movie

Bit Part (uncredited)

1934

1934

Queen Christina
Movie

Pedro (uncredited)

1933

Gabriel Over the White House
Movie

Delegate to the Debt Conference (uncredited)

Infos

Full Name
Akim Tamiroff
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
10/27/1899
Date of Death
9/17/1972
Also Known As

Akim Tamirof

Akin Tamiroff

Аким Тамирофф

A. Tamiroff

Аким Михайлович Тамиров

Akim Mikhailovich Tamiroff