Akim Tamiroff

Actor Oct 27 (died age 72) Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia] 1932–1993 (61 year career)

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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 h…

Known For

Film

Touch of Evil

'Uncle' Joe Grandi

Film

The Trial

Bloch

Film

Alphaville

Henri Dickson

Film

La Classe américaine

Dino's Friend (archive footage)

Film

Ocean's Eleven

Spyros Acebos

Film

Mr. Arkadin

Jakob Zouk

Film

Anastasia

Boris Adreivich Chernov

Film

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Pablo

Filmography

Acting (145)

Movies (131)

La Classe américaine

1993

as Dino's Friend (archive footage)

Don Quixote

as Sancho Panza

Death of a Jew

as Inspector Mehdaloun

Marquis de Sade: Justine

as Du Harpin

Then Came Bronson

as Papa Bear

The Great Bank Robbery

1969

as Papa (Juan's father)

6.3

Great Catherine

1968

as Sergeant

5.8

The Girl Who Couldn't Say No

1968

as Uncle Egidio

Either All or None

1968

as Pigsty / Dean Light

3.3

A Rose for Everyone

1967

as Basilio

4.5

A Gangster From Brooklyn

1966

as Joe Montano

Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

as Tanamashu

After the Fox

as Okra

The Vulture

as Prof. Hans Koniglich

4.0

Hotel Paradiso

1966

as Hotel Proprietor

5.5

Adultery Italian Style

as Max Portesi

Our Husbands

as Cesare

Lord Jim

as Schomberg

Alphaville

as Henri Dickson

The Liquidator

as Sheriek

The Dolls

as Monsignor Arendi (segment "Monsignor Cupido")

5.2

Marco the Magnificent

1965

as The Old Man of the Mountain

4.7

Crime on a Summer Morning

1965

as Frank Kramer

6.5

The Blue Panther

1965

as Prof. Lambaré / Dr. Kha

4.9

The Black Tulip

1964

as Marquis de Vigogne

6.3

Topkapi

1964

as Gerven the Cook

6.5

Andy... Andy Silly Andy

1964

as Bakker, brandmeester

Panic Button

as Pandowski

A Queen for Caesar

as Pompey

The Trial

as Bloch

The Reluctant Saint

as Bishop Durso

Invasion 1700

as Mielski Zasloba

The Last Judgment

as Play director

Romanoff and Juliet

as Vadim Romanoff

Ursus and the Tartar Princess

1961

as Khan of the Tartars

4.0

La moglie di mio marito

1961

5.0

Seduction Of The South

as O Zingaro

The Bacchantes

as Teiresias

Ocean's Eleven

as Spyros Acebos

Desert Desperadoes

as The Merchant

Touch of Evil

as 'Uncle' Joe Grandi

7.8

Me and the Colonel

1958

as Szabuniewicz

6.4

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

1957

as Colonel Peng

7.2

The Miracle Worker

1957

as Mr. Anagnos

The Black Sleep

1956

as Odo the Gypsy

6.1

Anastasia

1956

as Boris Adreivich Chernov

Mr. Arkadin

as Jakob Zouk

The Widow

as The Uncle

Cartouche

1955

as Il marchese di Salpiere

5.0

Don Quixote

1955

They Who Dare

1954

as Captain George One

5.6

You Know What Sailors Are

Desert Legion

as Pvt. Plevko

Outpost in Morocco

as Lieutenant Glysko

Black Magic

as Gitano

Relentless

as Joe Faringo

My Girl Tisa

as Mr. Grumbach

Fiesta

as Chato Vasquez

The Gangster

as Nick Jammey

A Scandal in Paris

as Emile Vernet

Pardon My Past

as Jim Arnold

Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

as The Boss

Dragon Seed

as Wu Lien

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

1944

as Uncle Pio

6.0

Can't Help Singing

1944

as Prince Gregory Stroganovsky

5.4

For Whom the Bell Tolls

as Pablo

Five Graves to Cairo

as Farid

His Butler's Sister

as Popoff

Reap the Wild Wind

as The Lamb (uncredited) (voice)

Tortilla Flat

as Pablo

New York Town

as Stefan Janowski

The Corsican Brothers

as Baron Colonna

The Great McGinty

as The Boss

North West Mounted Police

as Dan Duroc

Untamed

as Joe Easter

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

as Mio Pio

The Way of All Flesh

as Paul Kriza

The Magnificent Fraud

1939

as Jules LaCroix / President Alvarado

Paris Honeymoon

1939

as Mayor Peter Karloca

3.0

Honeymoon in Bali

1939

as Tony

6.2

Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1

as Self

King of Chinatown

as Frank Baturin

Union Pacific

as Fiesta

Disputed Passage

as Dr. 'Tubby' Forster

Dangerous to Know

as Stephen Recka

The Buccaneer

as Dominique You

Spawn of the North

as Red Skain

Ride a Crooked Mile

as Mike Balan

The Great Gambini

as The Great Gambini

This Way Please

as Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)

5.5

Her Husband Lies

1937

as Big Ed Bullock

5.5

The Soldier and the Lady

1937

as Ivan Ogareff

6.5

High, Wide and Handsome

as Joe Varese

King of Gamblers

as Steve Kalkas

Desire

as Avilia

Woman Trap

as Joe Ramirez de la Valle

The Story of Louis Pasteur

as Dr. Zaranoff

The Jungle Princess

as Karen Neg

Breakdowns of 1936

as Self

The General Died at Dawn

as General Yang

Anthony Adverse

as Carlo Cibo

Paris in Spring

as Cafe Manager

Naughty Marietta

as Rudolpho

Black Fury

as Sokolsky

The Gay Deception

as Spellek

Reckless

as Chef at Wedding (uncredited)

5.0

China Seas

1935

as Paul Romanoff

6.2

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

1935

as Otamanu

6.6

The Big Broadcast of 1936

as Boris

The Winning Ticket

as Guiseppe

Go Into Your Dance

as Mexican in La Cucaracha Cantina

Two-Fisted

as Taxi Driver

Lady by Choice

as Poupolis (uncredited)

6.3

The Captain Hates the Sea

1934

as General Salazaro

5.8

The Scarlet Empress

1934

as Bit Part (uncredited)

6.9

Queen Christina

1934

as Pedro (uncredited)

The Great Flirtation

as Paul Wengler

Chained

as Pablo, the Ranch Chef

6.8

Now and Forever

1934

as French Jeweller (uncredited)

Sadie McKee

as Riccori

Fugitive Lovers

as Deaf-Mute Bus Passenger (uncredited)

6.0

Whom the Gods Destroy

1934

as Peter Korotoff

5.5

The Merry Widow

1934

as Manager at Maxim's

Here Is My Heart

as Manager of Hotel

Straight Is the Way

as Mr. Slavko (uncredited)

5.5

Storm at Daybreak

1933

as Gypsy Fiddler (uncredited)

The Devil's in Love

as Adjutant

Clear All Wires!

as Hotel desk clerk (uncredited)

6.5

Gabriel Over the White House

1933

as Delegate to the Debt Conference (uncredited)

6.8

Okay, America!

1932

as Bit Role (uncredited)

5.3

Television (14)

Then Came Bronson

1969

as Papa Bear

4.8

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

1964

as Chairman Georgi Koz

The Defenders

as John Solasky

Route 66

Johnny Ringo

as Andy Baranov

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Tony

The Rifleman

Naked City

as Demetru Lapesku

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958

5.8

DuPont Show of the Month

1957

as Governor (uncredited)

Matinee Theater

Climax!

as Albert Ganz

Four Star Playhouse

as Mendoza

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

as Captain Torras

7.2