Steven Berkoff
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A singular British actor, writer and director, Steven Berkoff is a fixture of stage and screen renowned for playing hissable villains. The East London-born performer, also a celebrated avant-garde theatre maker, menaced Hollywood heroes as the villain in 'Beverly Hills Cop', 'Rambo: First Blood Part II' and 'Octopussy', and appeared in Kubrick's 'Barry Lyndon' (1975), 'The Tourist' (2010) and 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' (2011). Theatrical, intense and unmistakable, he built a parallel reputation as a provocative playwright and director. He is an English actor whose ferocious presence made him one of cinema's memorable heavies.
Steven Berkoff
85 Movies · 30 Series
A singular British actor, writer and director, Steven Berkoff is a fixture of stage and screen renowned for playing hissable villains. The East London-born performer, also a celebrated avant-garde theatre maker, menaced Hollywood heroes as the villain in 'Beverly Hills Cop', 'Rambo: First Blood Part II' and 'Octopussy', and appeared in Kubrick's 'Barry Lyndon' (1975), 'The Tourist' (2010) and 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' (2011). Theatrical, intense and unmistakable, he built a parallel reputation as a provocative playwright and director. He is an English actor whose ferocious presence made him one of cinema's memorable heavies.
Movies
Plays Det. Const. Tom
A Clockwork Orange
1971
Plays Dirch Frode
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011
Plays Reginald Shaw
The Tourist
2010
Plays Victor Maitland
Beverly Hills Cop
1984
Plays Lt. Col. Podovsky
Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985
Plays Cobb
RED 2
2013
Plays Orlov
Octopussy
1983
Plays Lord Ludd
Barry Lyndon
1975
Plays Sagan
Outland
1981
Plays Sgt. Steinkampf
Legionnaire
1998
Plays Dr. Bymmock
Nameless
Plays Charles Bessé
Head in the Clouds
2004
Plays Walter
Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher
2022
Plays British Corporal
The Devil's Disciple
1959
Plays Colonel Ilya Kazak
Fair Game
1995
Plays Hobbs
Manhattan Night
2016
Plays Vittorio DaSilva
Another 9 1/2 Weeks
1997
Plays Stephen
The Passenger
1975
Plays Pankratov
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971
Plays Sgt. Jones
Revolution
1985
Plays Flett
Strippers vs. Werewolves
2012
Plays Rabbi Goldstein
Kristallnacht
Plays George Cornell
The Krays
1990
Plays Surtayne
Steal
2002
Plays The Fanatic
Absolute Beginners
1986
Plays Charlie Archer
We Still Kill the Old Way
2014
Plays Tippi Gordon
44 Inch Chest
2009
Plays John
Slave Girls
1967
Plays Arthur
Ernie
2020
Plays Dr. Flint
Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II
2015
Plays Aleister Crowley
Creation Stories
2021
Plays Ernst Hagemann
The Flying Scotsman
2006
Plays Klaus Reicher
Flynn
1993
Plays Vic Clarke
North v South
2015
Plays Mr. Sharon
Under the Cherry Moon
1986
Director
Plays Coriolanus
Coriolanus
1997
Writer
Plays Edmund
Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart
2019
Plays Hugo Motherskille
Underworld
1985
Plays Alfie
London Heist
2017
Plays Starkov
Pu-239
2006
Plays Guru Shah
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster
2011
Plays Commandant Hoppe
Forest of the Gods
2005
Plays Governor Payne
Fanged Up
2017
Plays Karabulat
Brides
2004
Plays Polonius
Hamlet
2024
Plays Raphael
Desperate Journey
2025
Plays Dr. X (voice)
Action Man: X Missions The Movie
2005
Plays The MC
The Big I Am
2010
Plays Kenneth Mason
Dead Cert
2010
Plays Jeff
9 Dead Gay Guys
2002
TV Shows
Plays Adolf Hitler
War and Remembrance
1988
Plays King Olaf the Stout
Vikings
2013
Plays Girolamo Savonarola
The Borgias
2011
Plays King Nikolaus
Witches of East End
2013
Plays Capt. Steve Minto
UFO
1970
Plays Girolamo Savonarola
A Season of Giants
1990
Plays Karl Von Eiderfeld
Sins
1986
Plays Stilgar
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
2003
Plays Meisling
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
2002
Plays Conrad
Das jüngste Gericht
2008
Plays King Rua
Attila
2001
Plays Potiphar
In the Beginning
2000
Plays Addison Leach
Intruders
1992
Plays Augustus
Barbarians Rising
2016
Plays Dr. Paul Jorry
Space Precinct
1994
Plays Carlos
The Champions
1968
Plays Mr. Wiltshire
Hotel Babylon
2006
Plays Krasnov
The Professionals
1977
Plays Carl
The Saint
1962
Plays Dave Banks
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
Plays Mike Barratt
The Expert
1968
Plays Shakri
Doctor Who
2005
Plays Hagath
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Plays Mr. Eccles
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
Plays Councillor
The Wednesday Play
1964
Plays Dr. Kristoff Brehovy
Lore
2017
Plays Bert
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Plays Charles Sand/Carlo Giraldi
La Femme Nikita
1997
Plays Mr. Samsa
Theatre Night
1985
Plays Стилгар
Frank Herbert's Dune
2000
Latest Trailers
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Desperate Journey
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Desperate Journey
Raphael
2025
Film
The Performance
Sam
2024
Film
Bad Seed
Doctor Ainsley (voice)
2024
Film
The Can
Mason
2024
Film
Hamlet
Polonius
2024
Film
The Phantom Warrior
Hades
2024
Film
Young, Sexy & Dead
Claudio Vestiquez
2023
Film
Titanium White
Father Tornatore
2022
Film
Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher
Walter
2022
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Steven Berkoff and where are they from?
Steven Berkoff is 89 years old, born on August 3, 1937 in Stepney, East London, England.
What are the most famous roles of Steven Berkoff?
Steven Berkoff is best known for roles in A Clockwork Orange, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Tourist.
How many movies has Steven Berkoff been in?
Over a 68-year career (since 1958), Steven Berkoff has appeared in 84 movies and 29 TV shows.
What was Steven Berkoff's first movie?
The career of Steven Berkoff began with I Was Monty's Double (1958).
What is Steven Berkoff's most recent movie or series?
Steven Berkoff's most recent release is My Life As Roger Moore, which premiered on September 19, 2026.
What TV shows has Steven Berkoff appeared in?
On television, Steven Berkoff has appeared in Vikings, Doctor Who, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Borgias.
Steven Berkoff
1937-08-03 · Stepney, East London, England
Steven Berkoff (born Leslie Steven Berks; 3 August 1937) is an English actor, author, playwright, theatre practitioner and theatre director.
As a theatre maker he is recognised for staging work with a heightened performance style known as "Berkovian theatre", which combines elements of physical theatre, total theatre and expressionism. His work has sometimes been viewed as an example of in-yer-face theatre, due to the intense presentation and taboo-breaking material in a number of his plays. As a screen actor, he is known for his performances in villainous roles, including the portrayals of General Orlov in the James Bond film Octopussy (1983), Victor Maitland in Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Lt. Col. Podovsky in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and Adolf Hitler in War and Remembrance (1988–89).