Personal Info
Known Credits
129
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1899-10-27 (126 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Also Known For
Akim TamirofAkin TamiroffАким ТамироффA. TamiroffАким Михайлович ТамировAkim Mikhailovich Tamiroff
Akim Tamiroff
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
Acting
1993 --
La Classe américaine
| Dino's Friend (archive footage)
1992 --
Don Quixote
| Sancho Panza
1970 --
Death of a Jew
| Inspector Mehdaloun
1969 --
The Great Bank Robbery
| Papa (Juan's father)
1969 --
Marquis de Sade: Justine
| Du Harpin
1969 --
Then Came Bronson
| Papa Bear
1968 --
Great Catherine
| Sergeant
1968 --
A Man Called Amen
| Pigsty / Dean Light
1968 --
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
| Uncle Egidio
1967 --
A Rose for Everyone
| Basilio
1966 --
The Vulture
| Prof. Hans Koniglich
1966 --
A Gangster From Brooklyn
| Joe Montano
1966 --
After the Fox
| Okra
1966 --
Our Husbands
| Cesare
1966 --
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
| Tanamashu
1966 --
Adultery Italian Style
| Max Portesi
1966 --
Hotel Paradiso
| Hotel Proprietor
1965 --
The Liquidator
| Sheriek
1965 --
The Blue Panther
| Prof. Lambaré / Dr. Kha
1965 --
Marco the Magnificent
| The Old Man of the Mountain
1965 --
Alphaville
| Henri Dickson
1965 --
Crime on a Summer Morning
| Frank Kramer
1965 --
Lord Jim
| Schomberg
1965 --
The Dolls
| Monsignor Arendi (segment "Monsignor Cupido")
1964 --
Andy... Andy Silly Andy
| Bakker, brandmeester
1964 --
Topkapi
| Gerven the Cook
1964 --
Panic Button
| Pandowski
1964 --
The Black Tulip
| Marquis de Vigogne
1962 --
A Queen for Caesar
| Pompey
1962 --
The Trial
| Bloch
1962 --
The Reluctant Saint
| Bishop Durso
1962 --
Invasion 1700
| Mielski Zasloba
1961 --
Ursus and the Tartar Princess
| Khan of the Tartars
1961 --
Seduction Of The South
| O Zingaro
1961 --
The Last Judgment
| Play director
1961 --
Romanoff and Juliet
| Vadim Romanoff
1961 --
The Bacchantes
| Teiresias
1961 --
La moglie di mio marito
|
1960 --
Ocean's Eleven
| Spyros Acebos
1959 --
Desert Desperadoes
| The Merchant
1958 --
Me and the Colonel
| Szabuniewicz
1958 --
Touch of Evil
| 'Uncle' Joe Grandi
1957 --
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
| Colonel Peng
1956 --
Anastasia
| Boris Adreivich Chernov
1956 --
The Black Sleep
| Odo the Gypsy
1955 --
Mr. Arkadin
| Jakob Zouk
1955 --
The Widow
| The Uncle
1955 --
Cartouche
| Il marchese di Salpiere
1954 --
You Know What Sailors Are
|
1954 --
They Who Dare
| Captain George One
1953 --
Desert Legion
| Pvt. Plevko
1949 --
Black Magic
| Gitano
1949 --
Outpost in Morocco
| Lieutenant Glysko
1948 --
Relentless
| Joe Faringo
1948 --
My Girl Tisa
| Mr. Grumbach
1947 --
The Gangster
| Nick Jammey
1947 --
Fiesta
| Chato Vasquez
1946 --
A Scandal in Paris
| Emile Vernet
1945 --
Pardon My Past
| Jim Arnold
1944 --
Can't Help Singing
| Prince Gregory Stroganovsky
1944 --
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
| The Boss
1944 --
Dragon Seed
| Wu Lien
1944 --
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
| Uncle Pio
1944 --
Twenty Years After
| (archive footage)
1943 --
His Butler's Sister
| Popoff
1943 --
For Whom the Bell Tolls
| Pablo
1943 --
Five Graves to Cairo
| Farid
1942 --
Tortilla Flat
| Pablo
1942 --
Reap the Wild Wind
| The Lamb (uncredited) (voice)
1941 --
The Corsican Brothers
| Baron Colonna
1941 --
New York Town
| Stefan Janowski
1940 --
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
| Mio Pio
1940 --
North West Mounted Police
| Dan Duroc
1940 --
The Great McGinty
| The Boss
1940 --
Untamed
| Joe Easter
1940 --
The Way of All Flesh
| Paul Kriza
1939 --
Disputed Passage
| Dr. 'Tubby' Forster
1939 --
Honeymoon in Bali
| Tony
1939 --
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
| Self
1939 --
The Magnificent Fraud
| Jules LaCroix / President Alvarado
1939 --
Union Pacific
| Fiesta
1939 --
King of Chinatown
| Frank Baturin
1939 --
Paris Honeymoon
| Mayor Peter Karloca
1938 --
Ride a Crooked Mile
| Mike Balan
1938 --
Spawn of the North
| Red Skain
1938 --
Dangerous to Know
| Stephen Recka
1938 --
The Buccaneer
| Dominique You
1937 --
This Way Please
| Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)
1937 --
High, Wide and Handsome
| Joe Varese
1937 --
The Great Gambini
| The Great Gambini
1937 --
King of Gamblers
| Steve Kalkas
1937 --
The Soldier and the Lady
| Ivan Ogareff
1937 --
Her Husband Lies
| Big Ed Bullock
1936 --
Breakdowns of 1936
| Self
1936 --
The Jungle Princess
| Karen Neg
1936 --
The General Died at Dawn
| General Yang
1936 --
Anthony Adverse
| Carlo Cibo
1936 --
Desire
| Avilia
1936 --
Woman Trap
| Joe Ramirez de la Valle
1936 --
The Story of Louis Pasteur
| Dr. Zaranoff
1935 --
Two-Fisted
| Taxi Driver
1935 --
The Big Broadcast of 1936
| Boris
1935 --
The Gay Deception
| Spellek
1935 --
China Seas
| Paul Romanoff
1935 --
Paris in Spring
| Cafe Manager
1935 --
Black Fury
| Sokolsky
1935 --
Go Into Your Dance
| Mexican in La Cucaracha Cantina
1935 --
Reckless
| Chef at Wedding (uncredited)
1935 --
Naughty Marietta
| Rudolpho
1935 --
The Winning Ticket
| Guiseppe
1935 --
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
| Otamanu
1934 --
Here Is My Heart
| Manager of Hotel
1934 --
The Merry Widow
| Manager at Maxim's
1934 --
The Captain Hates the Sea
| General Salazaro
1934 --
Lady by Choice
| Poupolis (uncredited)
1934 --
Now and Forever
| French Jeweller (uncredited)
1934 --
Chained
| Pablo, the Ranch Chef
1934 --
Straight Is the Way
| Mr. Slavko (uncredited)
1934 --
Whom the Gods Destroy
| Peter Korotoff
1934 --
The Great Flirtation
| Paul Wengler
1934 --
The Scarlet Empress
| Bit Part (uncredited)
1934 --
Sadie McKee
| Riccori
1934 --
Fugitive Lovers
| Deaf-Mute Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1933 --
Queen Christina
| Pedro (uncredited)
1933 --
The Devil's in Love
| Adjutant
1933 --
Storm at Daybreak
| Gypsy Fiddler (uncredited)
1933 --
Gabriel Over the White House
| Delegate to the Debt Conference (uncredited)
1933 --
Clear All Wires!
| Hotel desk clerk (uncredited)
1932 --
Okay, America!
| Bit Role (uncredited)