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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 27, 1899
Died
September 17, 1972
Place of Birth
Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Also Known As
- Akim Tamirof
- Akin Tamiroff
- Аким Тамирофф
- A. Tamiroff
- Аким Михайлович Тамиров
- Akim Mikhailovich Tamiroff
Akim Tamiroff
0.7 Popularity
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Akim Tamiroff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
7.6
Dino's Friend (archive footage)
La Classe américaine
1993
6.1
Sancho Panza
Don Quixote
1992
6.3
Papa (Juan's father)
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
5.0
Du Harpin
Marquis de Sade: Justine
1969
4.1
Papa Bear
Then Came Bronson
1969
0.0
Inspector Mehdaloun
Death of a Jew
1969
5.8
Sergeant
Great Catherine
1968
3.3
Pigsty / Dean Light
Either All or None
1968
0.0
Uncle Egidio
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
1968
4.5
Basilio
A Rose for Everyone
1967
Credits
La Classe américaine
as Dino's Friend (archive footage)
1993
7.6
Don Quixote
as Sancho Panza
1992
6.1
The Great Bank Robbery
as Papa (Juan's father)
1969
6.3
Marquis de Sade: Justine
as Du Harpin
1969
5.0
Then Came Bronson
as Papa Bear
1969
4.1
Death of a Jew
as Inspector Mehdaloun
1969
0.0
Great Catherine
as Sergeant
1968
5.8
Either All or None
as Pigsty / Dean Light
1968
3.3
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
as Uncle Egidio
1968
0.0
A Rose for Everyone
as Basilio
1967
4.5
The Vulture
as Prof. Hans Koniglich
1966
4.0
A Gangster From Brooklyn
as Joe Montano
1966
0.0
After the Fox
as Okra
1966
6.0
Our Husbands
as Cesare
1966
5.8
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
as Tanamashu
1966
5.6
Adultery Italian Style
as Max Portesi
1966
6.1
Hotel Paradiso
as Hotel Proprietor
1966
5.5
The Liquidator
as Sheriek
1965
6.2
The Blue Panther
as Prof. Lambaré / Dr. Kha
1965
4.9
Marco the Magnificent
as The Old Man of the Mountain
1965
4.7
Alphaville
as Henri Dickson
1965
6.9
Crime on a Summer Morning
as Frank Kramer
1965
6.5
Lord Jim
as Schomberg
1965
6.8
The Dolls
as Monsignor Arendi (segment "Monsignor Cupido")
1965
5.2
Andy... Andy Silly Andy
as Bakker, brandmeester
1964
0.0
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Chairman Georgi Koz
1964
7.1
Topkapi
as Gerven the Cook
1964
6.5
Panic Button
as Pandowski
1964
4.2
The Black Tulip
as Marquis de Vigogne
1964
6.3
A Queen for Caesar
as Pompey
1962
5.2
The Reluctant Saint
as Bishop Durso
1962
7.6
The Trial
as Bloch
1962
7.4
Invasion 1700
as Mielski Zasloba
1962
5.8
Ursus and the Tartar Princess
as Khan of the Tartars
1961
4.0
Seduction Of The South
as O Zingaro
1961
4.5
The Last Judgment
as Play director
1961
6.4
The Defenders
as John Solasky
1961
5.9
Romanoff and Juliet
as Vadim Romanoff
1961
5.4
The Bacchantes
as Teiresias
1961
3.8
La moglie di mio marito
1961
5.0
Route 66
1960
6.3
Ocean's Eleven
as Spyros Acebos
1960
6.4
Johnny Ringo
as Andy Baranov
1959
5.7
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Tony
1959
6.3
Desert Desperadoes
as The Merchant
1959
2.8
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
5.8
Me and the Colonel
as Szabuniewicz
1958
6.4
The Rifleman
1958
7.1
Naked City
as Demetru Lapesku
1958
5.5
Naked City
as Emil Pappas
1958
5.5
Touch of Evil
as 'Uncle' Joe Grandi
1958
7.8
DuPont Show of the Month
as Governor (uncredited)
1957
6.8
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Colonel Peng
1957
7.2
The Miracle Worker
as Mr. Anagnos
1957
0.0
Anastasia
as Boris Adreivich Chernov
1956
6.8
The Black Sleep
as Odo the Gypsy
1956
6.1
Matinee Theater
1955
5.0
Mr. Arkadin
as Jakob Zouk
1955
6.9
The Widow
as The Uncle
1955
0.0
Cartouche
as Il marchese di Salpiere
1955
5.0
Climax!
as Albert Ganz
1954
3.3
You Know What Sailors Are
1954
4.2
They Who Dare
as Captain George One
1954
5.6
Desert Legion
as Pvt. Plevko
1953
6.0
🎬
Four Star Playhouse
as Mendoza
1952
6.7
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Captain Torras
1951
7.2
Black Magic
as Gitano
1949
6.3
Outpost in Morocco
as Lieutenant Glysko
1949
4.8
Relentless
as Joe Faringo
1948
6.2
My Girl Tisa
as Mr. Grumbach
1948
0.0
The Gangster
as Nick Jammey
1947
5.1
Fiesta
as Chato Vasquez
1947
4.7
A Scandal in Paris
as Emile Vernet
1946
6.4
Pardon My Past
as Jim Arnold
1945
6.0
Can't Help Singing
as Prince Gregory Stroganovsky
1944
5.4
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
as The Boss
1944
6.8
Dragon Seed
as Wu Lien
1944
6.5
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as Uncle Pio
1944
6.0
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
1944
6.0
His Butler's Sister
as Popoff
1943
7.1
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Pablo
1943
6.5
Five Graves to Cairo
as Farid
1943
6.9
Tortilla Flat
as Pablo
1942
5.5
Reap the Wild Wind
as The Lamb (uncredited) (voice)
1942
6.4
The Corsican Brothers
as Baron Colonna
1941
6.9
New York Town
as Stefan Janowski
1941
10.0
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Mio Pio
1940
5.5
North West Mounted Police
as Dan Duroc
1940
6.4
The Great McGinty
as The Boss
1940
6.9
Untamed
as Joe Easter
1940
4.2
The Way of All Flesh
as Paul Kriza
1940
4.1
Disputed Passage
as Dr. 'Tubby' Forster
1939
5.5
Honeymoon in Bali
as Tony
1939
6.2
🎬
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
as Self
1939
6.0
The Magnificent Fraud
as Jules LaCroix / President Alvarado
1939
0.0
Union Pacific
as Fiesta
1939
6.6
King of Chinatown
as Frank Baturin
1939
5.8
Paris Honeymoon
as Mayor Peter Karloca
1939
3.0
Ride a Crooked Mile
as Mike Balan
1938
0.0
Spawn of the North
as Red Skain
1938
5.7
Dangerous to Know
as Stephen Recka
1938
6.1
The Buccaneer
as Dominique You
1938
6.4
This Way Please
as Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)
1937
5.5
High, Wide and Handsome
as Joe Varese
1937
6.3
The Great Gambini
as The Great Gambini
1937
6.0
King of Gamblers
as Steve Kalkas
1937
7.0
The Soldier and the Lady
as Ivan Ogareff
1937
6.5
Her Husband Lies
as Big Ed Bullock
1937
5.5
Breakdowns of 1936
as Self
1936
0.0
The Jungle Princess
as Karen Neg
1936
6.1
The General Died at Dawn
as General Yang
1936
6.3
Anthony Adverse
as Carlo Cibo
1936
5.7
Desire
as Avilia
1936
6.9
Woman Trap
as Joe Ramirez de la Valle
1936
0.0
The Story of Louis Pasteur
as Dr. Zaranoff
1936
6.8
Two-Fisted
as Taxi Driver
1935
7.0
The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Boris
1935
5.5
The Gay Deception
as Spellek
1935
6.4
China Seas
as Paul Romanoff
1935
6.1
Paris in Spring
as Cafe Manager
1935
5.0
Black Fury
as Sokolsky
1935
6.3
Go Into Your Dance
as Mexican in La Cucaracha Cantina
1935
6.8
Reckless
as Chef at Wedding (uncredited)
1935
5.0
Naughty Marietta
as Rudolpho
1935
5.4
The Winning Ticket
as Guiseppe
1935
3.3
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
as Otamanu
1935
6.6
Here Is My Heart
as Manager of Hotel
1934
6.8
The Merry Widow
as Manager at Maxim's
1934
6.7
The Captain Hates the Sea
as General Salazaro
1934
5.8
Lady by Choice
as Poupolis (uncredited)
1934
6.3
Chained
as Pablo, the Ranch Chef
1934
6.8
Now and Forever
as French Jeweller (uncredited)
1934
6.6
Straight Is the Way
as Mr. Slavko (uncredited)
1934
5.5
Whom the Gods Destroy
as Peter Korotoff
1934
5.5
The Great Flirtation
as Paul Wengler
1934
2.3
Sadie McKee
as Riccori
1934
6.9
The Scarlet Empress
as Bit Part (uncredited)
1934
6.8
Queen Christina
as Pedro (uncredited)
1934
6.8
Fugitive Lovers
as Deaf-Mute Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1934
6.0
The Devil's in Love
as Adjutant
1933
5.0
Storm at Daybreak
as Gypsy Fiddler (uncredited)
1933
5.8
Gabriel Over the White House
as Delegate to the Debt Conference (uncredited)
1933
6.8
Clear All Wires!
as Hotel desk clerk (uncredited)
1933
6.5
Okay, America!
as Bit Role (uncredited)
1932
5.3