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Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

Highest Rated: 100% Desire (1936)

Lowest Rated: 18% Anthony Adverse (1936)

Birthday: Oct 29, 1899

Birthplace: Tiflis, Georgia, Russian Empire

Flamboyant, husky character actor in the US from 1923, who acted with the New York Theatre Guild before entering films. Ubiquitous in Paramount productions of the late 1930s, he usually played eccentric Slavic types, though he had a rare leading role in "The Way of the Flesh" (1940). From the early 1950s Tamiroff appeared in many European productions, with memorably baroque performances in Jean-Luc Godard's "Alphaville" (1965) and three Orson Welles films. (He also played the title character of Welles' unfinished "Sancho Panza.")

Highest rated movies

100% Five Graves to Cairo
100% The Great McGinty
100% Desire
100% The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
95% Topkapi
95% Touch of Evil
93% Anastasia
92% Alphaville

Photos

ANTHONY ADVERSE, Akim Tamiroff, 1936 DISPUTED PASSAGE, Akim Tamiroff, 1939 FIVE GRAVES TO CAIRO, Akim Tamiroff, 1943 KING OF GAMBLERS, Akim Tamiroff, 1937 NEW YORK TOWN, Akim Tamiroff, 1941 NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE, Akim Tamiroff, 1940 RIDE A CROOKED MILE, Akim Tamiroff, 1938 RIDE A CROOKED MILE, from left: Frances Farmer, Leif Erickson, Akim Tamiroff, 1938 SPAWN OF THE NORTH, Henry Fonda, George Raft, Dorothy Lamour, Akim Tamiroff, 1938 THE TEXAS RANGERS RIDE AGAIN, Akim Tamiroff, 1940 TOUCH OF EVIL, Akim Tamiroff, 1958 TOPKAPI, Akim Tamiroff, 1964 UNTAMED, from left: Akim Tamiroff, Ray Milland, 1940 THE WAY OF ALL FLESH, from left, Gladys George, Akim Tamiroff, 1940 OUTPOST IN MOROCCO, George Raft, Akim Tamiroff, 1949 THE BLACK SLEEP, (front row), Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., (back row) Akim Tamiroff, John Carradine, 1956 THE BUCCANEER, Akim Tamiroff, Franciska Gaal, 1938 DANGEROUS TO KNOW, Anna May Wong, Akim Tamiroff, 1938 DOWN WENT MCGINTY, William Demarest, Akim Tamiroff, Brian Donlevy, 1940 OCEAN'S ELEVEN, (aka OCEAN'S 11), Dean Martin, Akim Tamiroff, 1960
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Don Quijote de Orson Welles Unknown (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 41% Deadly Sanctuary Du Harpin (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sabra Inspector Mehdaloun (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet 29% The Great Bank Robbery Papa (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Then Came Bronson Papa Bear (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet Great Catherine Sergeant (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet 20% The Vulture Prof. Hans Koniglich (Character) - 1967
80% 65% After the Fox Okra (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet 58% Hotel Paradiso Anniello (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet 58% The Liquidator Sheriek (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet 41% Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. Tanamashu (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gangster Who Came From Brooklyn Joe Montano (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet Adulterio all'italiana Max Portesi (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet Marco the Magnificent The Old Man of the Mountain (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet Blue Panther Prof. Lambaré/Dr. Kha (Character) - 1965
53% 55% Lord Jim Schomberg (Character) - 1965
92% 81% Alphaville Henri Dickson (Character) $46.6K 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Crime on a Summer Morning Frank Kramer (Character) - 1965
95% 68% Topkapi Gerven (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet 60% The Black Tulip Marquis de Vigogne (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Italian Brigands O Zingaro (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Tartar Invasion Khan of the Tartars (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Daggers of Blood Zagloba (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet 85% The Reluctant Saint Bishop (Character) - 1962
84% 87% The Trial Bloch (Character) $90.5K 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Queen for Caesar Gnaeo Pompeio (Character) - 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Romanoff and Juliet Vadim Romanoff (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Bacchantes Teiresias (Character) - 1961
45% 81% Ocean's Eleven Spyros Acebos (Character) - 1960
71% 47% Desert Desperados The Merchant (Character) - 1959
95% 92% Touch of Evil Uncle Joe Grandi (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet 62% Me and the Colonel Szabuniewicz (Character) - 1958
93% 78% Anastasia Chernov (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet 35% The Black Sleep Odo the Gypsy (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet 83% Battle Hell Col. Peng (Character) - 1956
73% 80% Mr. Arkadin Jakob Zouk (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet You Know What Sailors Are President of Agraria (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Black Forest Baron von Moribund (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet 0% They Who Dare Captain George One (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cartouche Marchese di Salpiere (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet Desert Legion Pvt. Plevko (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 67% Black Magic Gitano (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet 10% Outpost in Morocco Lt. Glysko (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet 33% Magia Negra Unknown (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Girl Tisa Mr. Grumbach (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet 44% Fiesta Chato Vasquez (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet 38% The Gangster Nick Jammey (Character) - 1947
75% 62% A Scandal in Paris Emile (Character) - 1946
No Score Yet 50% Pardon My Past Jim Arnold (Character) - 1945
87% 82% The Miracle of Morgan's Creek The Boss (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet 40% Dragon Seed Wu Lien (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet 43% Can't Help Singing Prince Gregory Stroganovsky (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet 20% The Bridge of San Luis Rey Uncle Pio (Character) - 1944
100% 79% Five Graves to Cairo Farid (Character) - 1943
67% 64% For Whom the Bell Tolls Pablo (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet 60% His Butler's Sister Popoff (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet 43% Tortilla Flat Pablo (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet 50% The Corsican Brothers Colonna (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet Northwest Mounted Police Dan Duroc (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet Texas Rangers Ride Again Mio Pio (Character) - 1940
100% 79% The Great McGinty The Boss (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Way of All Flesh Paul Kriza (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet Untamed Joe Easter (Character) - 1940
83% 64% Union Pacific Fiesta (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet 30% My Love for Yours Tony (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Magnificent Fraud Jules LaCroix/President Alvarado (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet No Score Yet Paris Honeymoon Mayor Peter Karloca (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet No Score Yet Disputed Passage Dr. "Tubby" Forster (Character) - 1939
20% No Score Yet King of Chinatown Frank Baturin (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet No Score Yet Spawn of the North Red Skain (Character) - 1938
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dangerous to Know Stephan Recka (Character) - 1938
No Score Yet 38% The Buccaneer Dominique You (Character) - 1938
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ride a Crooked Mile Mike Balan (Character) - 1938
No Score Yet 40% High, Wide and Handsome Joe Varese (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet Her Husband Lies Big Ed Bullock (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Great Gambini The Great Gambini (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Soldier and the Lady Ivan Ogareff (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet King of Gamblers Steve Kalkas (Character) - 1937
100% 78% Desire Avilia (Character) - 1936
90% 76% The Story of Louis Pasteur Dr. Zaranoff (Character) - 1936
86% 54% The General Died at Dawn Gen. Yang (Character) - 1936
18% 48% Anthony Adverse Carlo Cibo (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet No Score Yet Woman Trap Joe Ramirez de la Valle (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Jungle Princess Karen Neg (Character) - 1936
80% 74% China Seas Romanoff (Character) - 1935
83% 50% Black Fury Sokolsky (Character) - 1935
No Score Yet 45% The Last Outpost Mirov (Character) - 1935
No Score Yet 0% Go Into Your Dance Mexican in La Cucaracha Cantina (Character) - 1935
100% 72% The Lives of a Bengal Lancer Otamanu (Character) - 1935
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Winning Ticket Guiseppe (Character) - 1935
No Score Yet No Score Yet Paris in Spring Cafe Manager (Character) - 1935
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fugitive Lovers Deaf Mute Bus Passenger (Character) - 1934
No Score Yet 68% Chained Pablo (Character) - 1934
No Score Yet 72% Sadie McKee Riccori (Character) - 1934
80% No Score Yet Captain Hates the Sea General Salazaro (Character) - 1934
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Great Flirtation Paul Wengler (Character) - 1934
81% 85% Queen Christina Pedro (uncredited) (Character) - 1933

TV

Credit
100% No Score Yet The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Unknown (Guest Star) 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet Route 66 Unknown (Guest Star) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wagon Train Joe Muharich (Guest Star) 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Johnny Ringo Andy Baranov (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rifleman Unknown (Guest Star) 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Climax! Unknown (Character) 1955