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
Movie | La Classe américaine | Dino's Friend (archive footage) | 1993-12-31 |
Movie | Don Quixote | Sancho Panza | 1992-04-20 |
Movie | Then Came Bronson | Papa Bear | 1969-03-24 |
Movie | The Great Bank Robbery | Papa (Juan's father) | 1969-06-24 |
Movie | Marquis de Sade: Justine | Du Harpin | 1969-04-03 |
Movie | The Girl Who Couldn't Say No | Uncle Egidio | 1968-09-26 |
Movie | Great Catherine | Sergeant | 1968-11-29 |
Movie | A Man Called Amen | Pigsty / Dean Light | 1968-11-22 |
Movie | A Rose for Everyone | Basilio | 1967-01-18 |
Movie | Adultery Italian Style | Max Portesi | 1966-03-25 |
Movie | Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. | Tanamashu | 1966-07-29 |
Movie | Hotel Paradiso | Hotel Proprietor | 1966-03-01 |
Movie | Our Husbands | Cesare | 1966-08-21 |
Movie | The Vulture | Prof. Hans Koniglich | 1966-12-23 |
Movie | After the Fox | Okra | 1966-09-08 |
Movie | Crime on a Summer Morning | Frank Kramer | 1965-02-17 |
Movie | The Dolls | Monsignor Arendi (segment "Monsignor Cupido") | 1965-01-27 |
Movie | Alphaville | Henri Dickson | 1965-05-05 |
Movie | Lord Jim | Schomberg | 1965-02-15 |
Movie | The Liquidator | Sheriek | 1965-11-01 |
Movie | The Blue Panther | Prof. Lambaré / Dr. Kha | 1965-08-25 |
Movie | Marco the Magnificent | The Old Man of the Mountain | 1965-08-06 |
Movie | The Black Tulip | Marquis de Vigogne | 1964-02-28 |
Movie | Panic Button | Pandowski | 1964-04-10 |
Movie | Invasion 1700 | Mielski Zasloba | 1962-07-14 |
Movie | The Reluctant Saint | Bishop Durso | 1962-11-02 |
Movie | The Trial | Bloch | 1962-12-21 |
Movie | The Bacchantes | Teiresias | 1961-03-02 |
Movie | Romanoff and Juliet | Vadim Romanoff | 1961-06-08 |
Movie | Seduction Of The South | O Zingaro | 1961-12-16 |
Movie | Ursus and the Tartar Princess | Khan of the Tartars | 1961-12-30 |
Movie | The Last Judgment | Play director | 1961-10-26 |
Movie | Ocean's Eleven | Spyros Acebos | 1960-08-10 |
Series | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Unknown | 1959-09-21 |
Movie | Desert Desperadoes | The Merchant | 1959-06-30 |
Series | The Rifleman | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
Movie | Me and the Colonel | Szabuniewicz | 1958-10-01 |
Series | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Unknown | 1958-10-06 |
Movie | Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst | Colonel Peng | 1957-04-01 |
Movie | The Black Sleep | Odo the Gypsy | 1956-06-15 |
Movie | Anastasia | Boris Adreivich Chernov | 1956-12-13 |
Movie | Mr. Arkadin | Jakob Zouk | 1955-08-09 |
Series | Matinee Theater | Unknown | 1955-10-31 |
Movie | They Who Dare | Captain George One | 1954-02-02 |
Movie | You Know What Sailors Are | 1954-02-09 | |
Movie | Desert Legion | Pvt. Plevko | 1953-05-08 |
Movie | Outpost in Morocco | Lieutenant Glysko | 1949-05-02 |
Movie | Black Magic | Gitano | 1949-08-19 |
Movie | Relentless | Joe Faringo | 1948-06-15 |
Movie | Fiesta | Chato Vasquez | 1947-06-12 |
Movie | The Gangster | Nick Jammey | 1947-11-25 |
Movie | A Scandal in Paris | Emile Vernet | 1946-07-19 |
Movie | Pardon My Past | Jim Arnold | 1945-12-24 |
Movie | Twenty Years After | (archive footage) | 1944-01-01 |
Movie | The Bridge of San Luis Rey | Uncle Pio | 1944-02-11 |
Movie | Dragon Seed | Wu Lien | 1944-07-20 |
Movie | Can't Help Singing | Prince Gregory Stroganovsky | 1944-12-25 |
Movie | For Whom the Bell Tolls | Pablo | 1943-07-12 |
Movie | Five Graves to Cairo | Farid | 1943-05-26 |
Movie | The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek | The Boss | 1943-12-12 |
Movie | Reap the Wild Wind | The Lamb (uncredited) (voice) | 1942-03-26 |
Movie | Tortilla Flat | Pablo | 1942-05-21 |
Movie | New York Town | Stefan Janowski | 1941-10-31 |
Movie | The Corsican Brothers | Baron Colonna | 1941-11-28 |
Movie | The Way of All Flesh | Paul Kriza | 1940-07-05 |
Movie | Untamed | Joe Easter | 1940-07-24 |
Movie | The Texas Rangers Ride Again | Mio Pio | 1940-12-13 |
Movie | The Great McGinty | The Boss | 1940-08-01 |
Movie | North West Mounted Police | Dan Duroc | 1940-10-22 |
Movie | Union Pacific | Fiesta | 1939-05-05 |
Movie | Paris Honeymoon | Mayor Peter Karloca | 1939-01-27 |
Movie | King of Chinatown | Frank Baturin | 1939-03-17 |
Movie | The Magnificent Fraud | Jules LaCroix / President Alvarado | 1939-07-19 |
Movie | Disputed Passage | Dr. 'Tubby' Forster | 1939-10-25 |
Movie | Honeymoon in Bali | Tony | 1939-09-29 |
Movie | The Buccaneer | Dominique You | 1938-02-04 |
Movie | Dangerous to Know | Stephen Recka | 1938-03-11 |
Movie | Spawn of the North | Red Skain | 1938-08-26 |
Movie | Ride a Crooked Mile | Mike Balan | 1938-12-09 |
Movie | The Soldier and the Lady | Ivan Ogareff | 1937-04-09 |
Movie | Her Husband Lies | Big Ed Bullock | 1937-03-13 |
Movie | King of Gamblers | Steve Kalkas | 1937-04-22 |
Movie | This Way Please | Tartar Chieftain (uncredited) | 1937-10-15 |
Movie | The Great Gambini | The Great Gambini | 1937-06-24 |
Movie | High, Wide and Handsome | Joe Varese | 1937-07-21 |
Movie | Desire | Avilia | 1936-04-11 |
Movie | The Story of Louis Pasteur | Dr. Zaranoff | 1936-02-22 |
Movie | Woman Trap | Joe Ramirez de la Valle | 1936-03-06 |
Movie | Anthony Adverse | Carlo Cibo | 1936-08-26 |
Movie | Breakdowns of 1936 | Self | 1936-12-30 |
Movie | The General Died at Dawn | General Yang | 1936-11-17 |
Movie | The Jungle Princess | Karen Neg | 1936-11-27 |
Movie | Reckless | Chef at Wedding (uncredited) | 1935-04-19 |
Movie | Naughty Marietta | Rudolpho | 1935-03-29 |
Movie | The Lives of a Bengal Lancer | Otamanu | 1935-01-11 |
Movie | Black Fury | Sokolsky | 1935-05-18 |
Movie | The Winning Ticket | Guiseppe | 1935-02-08 |
Movie | Go Into Your Dance | Mexican in La Cucaracha Cantina | 1935-04-20 |
Movie | Two-Fisted | Taxi Driver | 1935-10-03 |
Movie | The Gay Deception | Spellek | 1935-09-13 |
Movie | The Big Broadcast of 1936 | Boris | 1935-09-20 |
Movie | China Seas | Paul Romanoff | 1935-08-09 |
Movie | Paris in Spring | Cafe Manager | 1935-05-27 |
Movie | Whom the Gods Destroy | Peter Korotoff | 1934-07-12 |
Movie | The Scarlet Empress | Bit Part (uncredited) | 1934-05-09 |
Movie | Fugitive Lovers | Deaf-Mute Bus Passenger (uncredited) | 1934-01-05 |
Movie | Straight Is the Way | Mr. Slavko (uncredited) | 1934-08-10 |
Movie | Sadie McKee | Riccori | 1934-05-09 |
Movie | Here Is My Heart | Manager of Hotel | 1934-12-28 |
Movie | Chained | Pablo, the Ranch Chef | 1934-08-31 |
Movie | The Captain Hates the Sea | General Salazaro | 1934-11-02 |
Movie | The Merry Widow | Manager at Maxim's | 1934-11-02 |
Movie | Now and Forever | French Jeweller (uncredited) | 1934-08-31 |
Movie | Clear All Wires! | Hotel desk clerk (uncredited) | 1933-02-24 |
Movie | Gabriel Over the White House | Delegate to the Debt Conference (uncredited) | 1933-03-31 |
Movie | Queen Christina | Pedro (uncredited) | 1933-12-26 |
Movie | Storm at Daybreak | Gypsy Fiddler (uncredited) | 1933-06-14 |
Movie | The Devil's in Love | Adjutant | 1933-07-21 |
Movie | Okay, America! | Bit Role (uncredited) | 1932-09-08 |
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