Birthday:
Oct 27, 1899
Place of Birth: Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Place of Birth: Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Akim Tamiroff
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
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean's Eleven | Spyros Acebos | 1960 |
| Touch of Evil | 'Uncle' Joe Grandi | 1958 |
| The Trial | Bloch | 1962 |
| Topkapi | Gerven the Cook | 1964 |
| Lord Jim | Schomberg | 1965 |
| Alphaville | Henri Dickson | 1965 |
| Don Quixote | Sancho Panza | 1992 |
| The Black Tulip | Marquis de Vigogne | 1964 |
| The Gangster | Nick Jammey | 1947 |
| For Whom the Bell Tolls | Pablo | 1943 |
| The Black Sleep | Odo the Gypsy | 1956 |
| The Great McGinty | The Boss | 1940 |
| Five Graves to Cairo | Farid | 1943 |
| The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek | The Boss | 1943 |
| The Corsican Brothers | Baron Colonna | 1941 |
| Union Pacific | Fiesta | 1939 |
| Sadie McKee | Riccori | 1934 |
| The Lives of a Bengal Lancer | Otamanu | 1935 |
| Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst | Colonel Peng | 1957 |
| Fiesta | Chato Vasquez | 1947 |
| Mr. Arkadin | Jakob Zouk | 1955 |
| Anastasia | Boris Adreivich Chernov | 1956 |
| His Butler's Sister | Popoff | 1943 |
| The Soldier and the Lady | Ivan Ogareff | 1937 |
| Chained | Pablo, the Ranch Chef | 1934 |
| Can't Help Singing | Prince Gregory Stroganovsky | 1944 |
| High, Wide and Handsome | Joe Varese | 1937 |
| Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. | Tanamashu | 1966 |
| North West Mounted Police | Dan Duroc | 1940 |
| The Gay Deception | Spellek | 1935 |
| The Story of Louis Pasteur | Dr. Zaranoff | 1936 |
| The Winning Ticket | Guiseppe | 1935 |
| Black Magic | Gitano | 1949 |
| Spawn of the North | Red Skain | 1938 |
| Desire | Avilia | 1936 |
| Our Husbands | Cesare | 1966 |
| New York Town | Stefan Janowski | 1941 |
| Tortilla Flat | Pablo | 1942 |
| This Way Please | Tartar Chieftain (uncredited) | 1937 |
| Honeymoon in Bali | Tony | 1939 |
| The Vulture | Prof. Hans Koniglich | 1966 |
| Dragon Seed | Wu Lien | 1944 |
| The Great Bank Robbery | Papa (Juan's father) | 1969 |
| Romanoff and Juliet | Vadim Romanoff | 1961 |
| The Bridge of San Luis Rey | Uncle Pio | 1944 |
| Great Catherine | Sergeant | 1968 |
| The General Died at Dawn | General Yang | 1936 |
| Me and the Colonel | Szabuniewicz | 1958 |
| Reap the Wild Wind | The Lamb (uncredited) (voice) | 1942 |
| The Reluctant Saint | Bishop Durso | 1962 |
| They Who Dare | Captain George One | 1954 |
| The Buccaneer | Dominique You | 1938 |
| Hotel Paradiso | Hotel Proprietor | 1966 |
| A Scandal in Paris | Emile Vernet | 1946 |
| Clear All Wires! | Hotel desk clerk (uncredited) | 1933 |
| The Magnificent Fraud | Jules LaCroix / President Alvarado | 1939 |
| Cartouche | Il marchese di Salpiere | 1955 |
| Here Is My Heart | Manager of Hotel | 1934 |
| La moglie di mio marito | 1961 | |
| The Jungle Princess | Karen Neg | 1936 |
| Then Came Bronson | Papa Bear | 1969 |
| Outpost in Morocco | Lieutenant Glysko | 1949 |
| The Big Broadcast of 1936 | Boris | 1935 |
| Relentless | Joe Faringo | 1948 |
| Pardon My Past | Jim Arnold | 1945 |
| Go Into Your Dance | Mexican in La Cucaracha Cantina | 1935 |
| The Bacchantes | Teiresias | 1961 |
| Two-Fisted | Taxi Driver | 1935 |
| Paris in Spring | Cafe Manager | 1935 |
| Desert Legion | Pvt. Plevko | 1953 |
| Her Husband Lies | Big Ed Bullock | 1937 |
| King of Chinatown | Frank Baturin | 1939 |
| Paris Honeymoon | Mayor Peter Karloca | 1939 |
| The Texas Rangers Ride Again | Mio Pio | 1940 |
| Reckless | Chef at Wedding (uncredited) | 1935 |
| Invasion 1700 | Mielski Zasloba | 1962 |
| Marquis de Sade: Justine | Du Harpin | 1969 |
| Whom the Gods Destroy | Peter Korotoff | 1934 |
| Dangerous to Know | Stephen Recka | 1938 |
| Marco the Magnificent | The Old Man of the Mountain | 1965 |
| The Captain Hates the Sea | General Salazaro | 1934 |
| The Girl Who Couldn't Say No | Uncle Egidio | 1968 |
| The Devil's in Love | Adjutant | 1933 |
| Panic Button | Pandowski | 1964 |
| You Know What Sailors Are | 1954 | |
| Storm at Daybreak | Gypsy Fiddler (uncredited) | 1933 |
| China Seas | Paul Romanoff | 1935 |
| Seduction Of The South | O Zingaro | 1961 |
| Now and Forever | French Jeweller (uncredited) | 1934 |
| Untamed | Joe Easter | 1940 |
| The Great Gambini | The Great Gambini | 1937 |
| Ride a Crooked Mile | Mike Balan | 1938 |
| A Rose for Everyone | Basilio | 1967 |
| The Liquidator | Sheriek | 1965 |
| Woman Trap | Joe Ramirez de la Valle | 1936 |
| King of Gamblers | Steve Kalkas | 1937 |
| Breakdowns of 1936 | Self | 1936 |
| Queen Christina | Pedro (uncredited) | 1933 |
| A Man Called Amen | Pigsty / Dean Light | 1968 |
| After the Fox | Okra | 1966 |
| The Way of All Flesh | Paul Kriza | 1940 |
| Andy... Andy Silly Andy | Bakker, brandmeester | 1964 |
| The Last Judgment | Play director | 1961 |
| Gabriel Over the White House | Delegate to the Debt Conference (uncredited) | 1933 |
| Desert Desperadoes | The Merchant | 1959 |
| Disputed Passage | Dr. 'Tubby' Forster | 1939 |
| Fugitive Lovers | Deaf-Mute Bus Passenger (uncredited) | 1934 |
| Straight Is the Way | Mr. Slavko (uncredited) | 1934 |
| The Scarlet Empress | Bit Part (uncredited) | 1934 |
| Lady by Choice | Poupolis (uncredited) | 1934 |
| Adultery Italian Style | Max Portesi | 1966 |
| Ursus and the Tartar Princess | Khan of the Tartars | 1961 |
| The Widow | The Uncle | 1955 |
| My Girl Tisa | Mr. Grumbach | 1948 |
| Twenty Years After | (archive footage) | 1944 |
| Anthony Adverse | Carlo Cibo | 1936 |
| The Great Flirtation | Paul Wengler | 1934 |
| Naughty Marietta | Rudolpho | 1935 |
| The Dolls | Monsignor Arendi (segment "Monsignor Cupido") | 1965 |
| The Merry Widow | Manager at Maxim's | 1934 |
| A Gangster From Brooklyn | Joe Montano | 1966 |
| Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 | Self | 1939 |
| Crime on a Summer Morning | Frank Kramer | 1965 |
| La Classe américaine | Dino's Friend (archive footage) | 1993 |
| Okay, America! | Bit Role (uncredited) | 1932 |
| The Blue Panther | Prof. Lambaré / Dr. Kha | 1965 |
| A Queen for Caesar | Pompey | 1962 |
| Death of a Jew | Inspector Mehdaloun | 1970 |
| Black Fury | Sokolsky | 1935 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Route 66 | 1960 | |
| Naked City | Demetru Lapesku | 1958 |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | 1958 | |
| Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Captain Torras | 1951 |
| Climax! | Albert Ganz | 1954 |
| Matinee Theater | 1955 | |
| The Rifleman | 1958 | |
| Johnny Ringo | Andy Baranov | 1959 |
| The Defenders | John Solasky | 1961 |
| The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Tony | 1959 |
| Naked City | Emil Pappas | 1958 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Mendoza | 1952 |
| DuPont Show of the Month | Governor (uncredited) | 1957 |
