Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

1899-10-27 – 1972-09-17 (age 72) Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
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Biography

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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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Known For

Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven

1960

as Spyros Acebos

Desire
Desire

1936

as Avilia

Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil

1958

as 'Uncle' Joe Grandi

Marquis de Sade: Justine
Marquis de Sade: Justine

1969

as Du Harpin

For Whom the Bell Tolls
Alphaville
Alphaville

1965

as Henri Dickson

Lord Jim
Lord Jim

1965

as Schomberg

The Trial
The Trial

1962

as Bloch

North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police

1940

as Dan Duroc

The Black Tulip
The Black Tulip

1964

as Marquis de Vigogne

Death of a Jew
Death of a Jew

1969

as Inspector Mehdaloun

Fugitive Lovers
Fugitive Lovers

1934

as Deaf-Mute Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Black Magic
Black Magic

1949

as Gitano

Woman Trap
Woman Trap

1936

as Joe Ramirez de la Valle

Topkapi
Topkapi

1964

as Gerven the Cook

The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow

1934

as Manager at Maxim's

La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine

1993

as Dino's Friend (archive footage)

Naughty Marietta
Naughty Marietta

1935

as Rudolpho

Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

1966

as Tanamashu

Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind

1942

as The Lamb (uncredited) (voice)