Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1899-10-27 (73 years old)
Deathday
1972-09-17
Place of Birth
Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Also known As
Akim Tamirof
Akin Tamiroff
Аким Тамирофф
A. Tamiroff
Аким Михайлович Тамиров
Akim Mikhailovich Tamiroff
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
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as Spyros Acebos
1958
as 'Uncle' Joe Grandi
1962
as Bloch
1964
as Gerven the Cook
1965
as Schomberg
1965
as Henri Dickson
1992
as Sancho Panza
1964
as Marquis de Vigogne
1947
as Nick Jammey
1943
as Pablo
1956
as Odo the Gypsy
1940
as The Boss
1943
as Farid
1944
as The Boss
1941
as Baron Colonna
1939
as Fiesta
1934
as Riccori
1957
as Colonel Peng
1935
as Otamanu
1947
as Chato Vasquez
1955
as Jakob Zouk
1956
as Boris Adreivich Chernov
1943
as Popoff
1937
as Ivan Ogareff
1934
as Pablo, the Ranch Chef
1944
as Prince Gregory Stroganovsky
1937
as Joe Varese
1966
as Tanamashu
1940
as Dan Duroc
1935
as Spellek
1936
as Dr. Zaranoff
1935
as Guiseppe
1949
as Gitano
1938
as Red Skain
1936
as Avilia
1966
as Cesare
1941
as Stefan Janowski
1942
as Pablo
1937
as Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)
1939
as Tony
1966
as Prof. Hans Koniglich
1944
as Wu Lien
1969
as Papa (Juan's father)
1961
as Vadim Romanoff
1944
as Uncle Pio
1968
as Sergeant
1936
as General Yang
1958
as Szabuniewicz
1942
as The Lamb (uncredited) (voice)
1962
as Bishop Durso
1954
as Captain George One
1938
as Dominique You
1966
as Hotel Proprietor
1946
as Emile Vernet
1933
as Hotel desk clerk (uncredited)
1939
as Jules LaCroix / President Alvarado
1955
as Il marchese di Salpiere
1934
as Manager of Hotel
1936
as Karen Neg
1969
as Papa Bear
1949
as Lieutenant Glysko
1935
as Boris
1948
as Joe Faringo
1945
as Jim Arnold
1935
as Mexican in La Cucaracha Cantina
1961
as Teiresias
1935
as Taxi Driver
1935
as Cafe Manager
1953
as Pvt. Plevko
1937
as Big Ed Bullock
1939
as Mayor Peter Karloca
1939
as Frank Baturin
1940
as Mio Pio
1935
as Chef at Wedding (uncredited)
1962
as Mielski Zasloba
1969
as Du Harpin
1934
as Peter Korotoff
1938
as Stephen Recka
1965
as The Old Man of the Mountain
1934
as General Salazaro
1968
as Uncle Egidio
1933
as Adjutant
1964
as Pandowski
1933
as Gypsy Fiddler (uncredited)
1935
as Paul Romanoff
1961
as O Zingaro
1934
as French Jeweller (uncredited)
1940
as Joe Easter
1937
as The Great Gambini
1938
as Mike Balan
1967
as Basilio
1965
as Sheriek
1936
as Joe Ramirez de la Valle
1937
as Steve Kalkas
1936
as Self
1933
as Pedro (uncredited)
1968
as Pigsty / Dean Light
1966
as Okra
1940
as Paul Kriza
1964
as Bakker, brandmeester
1961
as Play director
1933
as Delegate to the Debt Conference (uncredited)
1959
as The Merchant
1939
as Dr. 'Tubby' Forster
1934
as Deaf-Mute Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1934
as Mr. Slavko (uncredited)
1934
as Bit Part (uncredited)
1934
as Poupolis (uncredited)
1966
as Max Portesi
1961
as Khan of the Tartars
1955
as The Uncle
1948
as Mr. Grumbach
1944
as (archive footage)
1936
as Carlo Cibo
1934
as Paul Wengler
1935
as Rudolpho
1965
as Monsignor Arendi (segment "Monsignor Cupido")
1934
as Manager at Maxim's
1966
as Joe Montano
1939
1965
as Frank Kramer
1993
as Dino's Friend (archive footage)
1932
as Bit Role (uncredited)
1965
as Prof. Lambaré / Dr. Kha
1962
as Pompey
1969
as Inspector Mehdaloun
1935
as Sokolsky
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