CHARACTER ACTORS: Akim Tamiroff
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- Date of Birth: 29 October, 1899
- Place of Birth: Tiflis, Georgia , Russian Empire
- Biography: Akim Tamiroff (29 October 1899 – 17 September 1972) was a Russian 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... Read more
Filmography
- Classe américaine, La (1993)
- Don Quijote de Orson Welles (Don Quixote) (1992)
- Moto Shel Yehudi (1970)
- The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
- Marquis de Sade: Justine (Marquis de Sade's Justine) (1969)
- 100 Rifles (1969)
- Il Suo modo di fare (1969)
- Great Catherine (1968)
- Nostri mariti, I (1968)
- O tutto o niente (Either All or None) (1968)
- The Vulture (1967)
- Una Rosa per tutti (A Rose for Everyone) (1967)
News
Akim Tamiroff
mtv.com –
1999-10-29
Earthy Russian character actor Akim Tamiroff was relatively aimless, not settling upon a theatrical career until he was nearly 19. Selected from 500 applicants, Tamiroff was trained by Stanislavsky at the Moscow Art Theater School. ... Full Article