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

Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil

1958

as 'Uncle' Joe Grandi

Marquis de Sade: Justine
Marquis de Sade: Justine

1969

as Du Harpin

The Trial
The Trial

1962

as Bloch

The Black Tulip
The Black Tulip

1964

as Marquis de Vigogne

Fiesta
Fiesta

1947

as Chato Vasquez

China Seas
China Seas

1935

as Paul Romanoff

The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer

1938

as Dominique You

For Whom the Bell Tolls
North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police

1940

as Dan Duroc

Alphaville
Alphaville

1965

as Henri Dickson

The Dolls
The Dolls

1965

as Monsignor Arendi (segment "Monsignor Cupido")

Lord Jim
Lord Jim

1965

as Schomberg

Anastasia
Anastasia

1956

as Boris Adreivich Chernov

Anthony Adverse
Anthony Adverse

1936

as Carlo Cibo

Black Magic
Black Magic

1949

as Gitano

Tortilla Flat
Tortilla Flat

1942

as Pablo

Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind

1942

as The Lamb (uncredited) (voice)

Fugitive Lovers
Fugitive Lovers

1934

as Deaf-Mute Bus Passenger (uncredited)

The Liquidator
The Liquidator

1965

as Sheriek