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Gender

Male

Birthday

1899-10-27 (125 years old)

Place of Birth

Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]

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.

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Known For

Acting

1993

La Classe américaine as Dino's Friend (archive footage)

1992

Don Quixote as Sancho Panza

1969

The Great Bank Robbery as Papa (Juan's father)
Then Came Bronson as Papa Bear
Death of a Jew as Inspector Mehdaloun

1968

Great Catherine as Sergeant
A Man Called Amen as Pigsty / Dean Light

1967

1966

Our Husbands as Cesare
The Vulture as Prof. Hans Koniglich
Hotel Paradiso as Hotel Proprietor
Adultery Italian Style as Max Portesi

1965

Lord Jim as Schomberg
Alphaville as Henri Dickson
Marco the Magnificent as The Old Man of the Mountain
The Liquidator as Sheriek
The Dolls as Monsignor Arendi (segment "Monsignor Cupido")
The Blue Panther as Prof. Lambaré / Dr. Kha

1964

Topkapi as Gerven the Cook
The Black Tulip as Marquis de Vigogne
Panic Button as Pandowski
Andy... Andy Silly Andy as Bakker, brandmeester

1962

The Trial as Bloch
The Reluctant Saint as Bishop Durso
Invasion 1700 as Mielski Zasloba

1961

Romanoff and Juliet as Vadim Romanoff
The Bacchantes as Teiresias
The Last Judgment as Play director
Ursus and the Tartar Princess as Khan of the Tartars
The Defenders as John Solasky

1960

Ocean's Eleven as Spyros Acebos

1959

Desert Desperadoes as The Merchant
Johnny Ringo as Andy Baranov

1958

Touch of Evil as 'Uncle' Joe Grandi
Me and the Colonel as Szabuniewicz
Naked City as Demetru Lapesku
Naked City as Emil Pappas

1957

DuPont Show of the Month as Governor (uncredited)

1956

The Black Sleep as Odo the Gypsy
Anastasia as Boris Adreivich Chernov

1955

Mr. Arkadin as Jakob Zouk
Cartouche as Il marchese di Salpiere
The Widow as The Uncle

1954

They Who Dare as Captain George One
Climax! as Albert Ganz

1953

Desert Legion as Pvt. Plevko

1952

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Captain Torras

1949

Black Magic as Gitano
Outpost in Morocco as Lieutenant Glysko

1948

Relentless as Joe Faringo
My Girl Tisa as Mr. Grumbach

1947

The Gangster as Nick Jammey
Fiesta as Chato Vasquez

1946

A Scandal in Paris as Emile Vernet

1945

Pardon My Past as Jim Arnold

1944

Can't Help Singing as Prince Gregory Stroganovsky
Dragon Seed as Wu Lien
Twenty Years After as (archive footage)

1943

1942

Tortilla Flat as Pablo
Reap the Wild Wind as The Lamb (uncredited) (voice)

1941

The Corsican Brothers as Baron Colonna
New York Town as Stefan Janowski

1940

The Great McGinty as The Boss
Untamed as Joe Easter
The Way of All Flesh as Paul Kriza

1939

Union Pacific as Fiesta
The Magnificent Fraud as Jules LaCroix / President Alvarado
King of Chinatown as Frank Baturin
Paris Honeymoon as Mayor Peter Karloca
Disputed Passage as Dr. 'Tubby' Forster

1938

Spawn of the North as Red Skain
The Buccaneer as Dominique You
Dangerous to Know as Stephen Recka
Ride a Crooked Mile as Mike Balan

1937

The Soldier and the Lady as Ivan Ogareff
This Way Please as Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)
Her Husband Lies as Big Ed Bullock
The Great Gambini as The Great Gambini
King of Gamblers as Steve Kalkas

1936

Desire as Avilia
The General Died at Dawn as General Yang
The Jungle Princess as Karen Neg
Woman Trap as Joe Ramirez de la Valle
Anthony Adverse as Carlo Cibo

1935

The Winning Ticket as Guiseppe
Go Into Your Dance as Mexican in La Cucaracha Cantina
Two-Fisted as Taxi Driver
Paris in Spring as Cafe Manager
Reckless as Chef at Wedding (uncredited)
China Seas as Paul Romanoff
Naughty Marietta as Rudolpho
Black Fury as Sokolsky

1934

Sadie McKee as Riccori
Chained as Pablo, the Ranch Chef
Here Is My Heart as Manager of Hotel
Whom the Gods Destroy as Peter Korotoff
The Captain Hates the Sea as General Salazaro
Now and Forever as French Jeweller (uncredited)
Fugitive Lovers as Deaf-Mute Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Straight Is the Way as Mr. Slavko (uncredited)
The Scarlet Empress as Bit Part (uncredited)
Lady by Choice as Poupolis (uncredited)
The Great Flirtation as Paul Wengler
The Merry Widow as Manager at Maxim's

1933

Clear All Wires! as Hotel desk clerk (uncredited)
Storm at Daybreak as Gypsy Fiddler (uncredited)
Queen Christina as Pedro (uncredited)
Gabriel Over the White House as Delegate to the Debt Conference (uncredited)

1932

Okay, America! as Bit Role (uncredited)