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Akim Tamiroff

Acting
1899-10-27
Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
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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
Whom the Gods Destroy (1934) subtitle poster
Whom the Gods Destroy
1934 Movie
as Peter Korotoff
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Then Came Bronson (1969) subtitle poster
Then Came Bronson
1969 Movie
as Papa Bear
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Two-Fisted (1935) subtitle poster
Two-Fisted
1935 Movie
as Taxi Driver
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944) subtitle poster
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1944 Movie
as Uncle Pio
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Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957) subtitle poster
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957 Movie
as Colonel Peng
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The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936) subtitle poster
The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936 Movie
as Dr. Zaranoff
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Our Husbands (1966) subtitle poster
Our Husbands
1966 Movie
as Cesare
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Storm at Daybreak (1933) subtitle poster
Storm at Daybreak
1933 Movie
as Gypsy Fiddler (uncredited)
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Disputed Passage (1939) subtitle poster
Disputed Passage
1939 Movie
as Dr. 'Tubby' Forster
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Ride a Crooked Mile (1938) subtitle poster
Ride a Crooked Mile
1938 Movie
as Mike Balan
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The Black Sleep (1956) subtitle poster
The Black Sleep
1956 Movie
as Odo the Gypsy
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Can't Help Singing (1944) subtitle poster
Can't Help Singing
1944 Movie
as Prince Gregory Stroganovsky
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Seduction Of The South (1961) subtitle poster
Seduction Of The South
1961 Movie
as O Zingaro
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Pardon My Past (1945) subtitle poster
Pardon My Past
1945 Movie
as Jim Arnold
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Honeymoon in Bali (1939) subtitle poster
Honeymoon in Bali
1939 Movie
as Tony
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Fugitive Lovers (1934) subtitle poster
Fugitive Lovers
1934 Movie
as Deaf-Mute Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti (1977) subtitle poster
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
1977 Movie
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The Bacchantes (1961) subtitle poster
The Bacchantes
1961 Movie
as Teiresias
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Invasion 1700 (1962) subtitle poster
Invasion 1700
1962 Movie
as Mielski Zasloba
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Breakdowns of 1936 (1936) subtitle poster
Breakdowns of 1936
1936 Movie
as Self
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The Blue Panther (1965) subtitle poster
The Blue Panther
1965 Movie
as Prof. Lambaré / Dr. Kha
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Lady by Choice (1934) subtitle poster
Lady by Choice
1934 Movie
as Poupolis (uncredited)
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My Girl Tisa (1948) subtitle poster
My Girl Tisa
1948 Movie
as Mr. Grumbach
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The Devil's in Love (1933) subtitle poster
The Devil's in Love
1933 Movie
as Adjutant
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