Akim Tamiroff
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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.
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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.
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Known For
143 titles
Alphaville
North West Mounted Police
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
China Seas
Dragon Seed
King of Chinatown
Chained
Reap the Wild Wind
The Buccaneer
Desert Legion
Untamed
Relentless
Sadie McKee
Reckless
The Scarlet Empress
La Classe américaine
Black Fury
Mr. Arkadin
Desire
Union Pacific
Woman Trap
His Butler's Sister
The Great Bank Robbery
The Dolls
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