Akim Tamiroff
Known For
Acting
Born
1899-10-27 in Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Died
1972-09-17
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 his thick Russian accent. Description above from the Wikipedia article Akim Tamiroff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Most Known For
The Rifleman
Climax!
as Albert Ganz
Route 66
Naked City
as Demetru Lapesku
Naked City
as Emil Pappas
The Defenders
as John Solasky
Matinee Theater
Four Star Playhouse
as Mendoza
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Chairman Georgi Koz
Johnny Ringo
as Andy Baranov
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
DuPont Show of the Month
as Governor (uncredited)
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Tony
Lord Jim
as Schomberg
Ocean's Eleven
as Spyros Acebos
Black Magic
as Gitano
Fiesta
as Chato Vasquez
Naughty Marietta
as Rudolpho
Desire
as Avilia
Touch of Evil
as 'Uncle' Joe Grandi