Akim Tamiroff
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Akim Tamiroff is one of the more persistent actors of his generation who arrived well before the current crop and stayed. 'Alphaville' is the other credit that tends to come up. Counting cinema and television together, the tally passes 130 titles. Of everything on the filmography, 'Touch of Evil' is the work that traveled the furthest. He earned a the Academy Award nomination for 'The General Died at Dawn'.
Akim Tamiroff
121 Movies
9 Series
Akim Tamiroff is one of the more persistent actors of his generation who arrived well before the current crop and stayed. 'Alphaville' is the other credit that tends to come up. Counting cinema and television together, the tally passes 130 titles. Of everything on the filmography, 'Touch of Evil' is the work that traveled the furthest. He earned a the Academy Award nomination for 'The General Died at Dawn'.
Movies
Plays Spyros Acebos
Ocean's Eleven
1960
Plays 'Uncle' Joe Grandi
Touch of Evil
1958
Plays Henri Dickson
Alphaville
1965
Plays Schomberg
Lord Jim
1965
Plays O Zingaro
Seduction Of The South
1961
Plays Boris Adreivich Chernov
Anastasia
1956
Plays Marquis de Vigogne
The Black Tulip
1964
Plays Gitano
Black Magic
1949
Plays Farid
Five Graves to Cairo
1943
Plays Bloch
The Trial
1962
Plays Du Harpin
Marquis de Sade: Justine
1969
Plays Pablo
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
Plays Captain George One
They Who Dare
1954
Plays Avilia
Desire
1936
Plays Fiesta
Union Pacific
1939
Plays Rudolpho
Naughty Marietta
1935
Plays Chato Vasquez
Fiesta
1947
Plays Gerven the Cook
Topkapi
1964
Plays Szabuniewicz
Me and the Colonel
1958
Plays Frank Kramer
Crime on a Summer Morning
1965
Plays Jakob Zouk
Mr. Arkadin
1955
Plays Emile Vernet
A Scandal in Paris
1946
Plays Dan Duroc
North West Mounted Police
1940
Plays Tanamashu
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
1966
Plays Riccori
Sadie McKee
1934
Plays The Boss
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
Plays Wu Lien
Dragon Seed
1944
Plays Otamanu
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935
Plays Odo the Gypsy
The Black Sleep
1956
Plays Sokolsky
Black Fury
1935
Plays Paul Romanoff
China Seas
1935
Plays Pompey
A Queen for Caesar
1962
Plays Dr. Zaranoff
The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936
Plays Baron Colonna
The Corsican Brothers
1942
Plays Okra
After the Fox
1966
Plays General Yang
The General Died at Dawn
1936
Plays Sheriek
The Liquidator
1965
Plays Papa (Juan's father)
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
Plays Colonel Peng
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957
Plays Play director
The Last Judgment
1961
Plays Pvt. Plevko
Desert Legion
1953
Plays Nick Jammey
The Gangster
1947
Plays Red Skain
Spawn of the North
1938
Plays Basilio
A Rose for Everyone
1967
Plays Prof. Lambaré / Dr. Kha
The Blue Panther
1965
Plays Pandowski
Panic Button
1964
Plays Mielski Zasloba
Invasion 1700
1962
Plays Joe Varese
High, Wide and Handsome
1937
Plays The Old Man of the Mountain
Marco the Magnificent
1965
Plays Monsignor Arendi (segment "Monsignor Cupido")
The Dolls
1965
TV Shows
Plays Demetru Lapesku
Naked City
1958
Plays Tony
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
Plays Captain Torras
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Plays Albert Ganz
Climax!
1954
Plays Andy Baranov
Johnny Ringo
1959
Plays John Solasky
The Defenders
1961
Plays Mendoza
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Plays Chairman Georgi Koz
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
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The Great Bank Robbery
Full Filmography
The Great Bank Robbery
Papa (Juan's father)
1969
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Marquis de Sade: Justine
Du Harpin
1969
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Death of a Jew
Inspector Mehdaloun
1969
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Great Catherine
Sergeant
1968
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Either All or None
Pigsty / Dean Light
1968
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The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
Uncle Egidio
1968
Film
A Rose for Everyone
Basilio
1967
Film
The Vulture
Prof. Hans Koniglich
1966
Film
A Gangster From Brooklyn
Joe Montano
1966
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Akim Tamiroff still alive?
Akim Tamiroff passed away on September 17, 1972 at age 72.
What are the most famous roles of Akim Tamiroff?
Akim Tamiroff is best known for roles in Touch of Evil, Alphaville, The Trial.
How many movies has Akim Tamiroff been in?
Over a 40-year career (since 1932), Akim Tamiroff has appeared in 121 movies and 9 TV shows.
What was Akim Tamiroff's first movie?
The career of Akim Tamiroff began with Okay, America! (1932).
What is Akim Tamiroff's most recent movie or series?
Akim Tamiroff's most recent release is The Great Bank Robbery, which premiered on June 24, 1969.
What TV shows has Akim Tamiroff appeared in?
On television, Akim Tamiroff has appeared in The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Rifleman, Route 66, Naked City.
Akim Tamiroff
1899-10-27 · Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
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.Akim Tamiroff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia