Also Known As: Akim Tamirof, Akin Tamiroff, Аким Тамирофф
Akim Tamiroff
📍Born in Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
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
Known For
Ocean's Eleven
as Spyros Acebos
Touch of Evil
as 'Uncle' Joe Grandi
The Trial
as Bloch
Topkapi
as Gerven the Cook
Lord Jim
as Schomberg
Alphaville
as Henri Dickson
Don Quixote
as Sancho Panza
The Black Tulip
as Marquis de Vigogne
The Gangster
as Nick Jammey
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Pablo
The Black Sleep
as Odo the Gypsy
The Great McGinty
as The Boss
📌 Quick Info
Born
October 27, 1899
Place of Birth
Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Department
Acting
Popularity
1.1
Also Known As
📊 Career Stats
145
Acting Roles
0
Crew Roles
131
Movies
14
TV Shows