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 | Don | Sancho Panza | 2025 |
Movie | La Classe américaine | Dino's Friend (archive footage) | 1993-12-31 |
Movie | Don Quixote | Sancho Panza | 1992-04-20 |
Movie | Death of a Jew | Inspector Mehdaloun | 1970-04-29 |
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 | A Gangster From Brooklyn | Joe Montano | 1966-10-06 |
Movie | The Vulture | Prof. Hans Koniglich | 1966-12-23 |
Movie | After the Fox | Okra | 1966-09-08 |
Movie | Lord Jim | Schomberg | 1965-02-15 |
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 | 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 | Topkapi | Gerven the Cook | 1964-09-02 |
Movie | Panic Button | Pandowski | 1964-04-10 |
Movie | Invasion 1700 | Mielski Zasloba | 1962-07-14 |
Movie | A Queen for Caesar | Pompey | 1962-12-22 |
Movie | The Reluctant Saint | Bishop Durso | 1962-11-02 |
Movie | The Trial | Bloch | 1962-12-21 |
Movie | Romanoff and Juliet | Vadim Romanoff | 1961-06-08 |
Movie | The Bacchantes | Teiresias | 1961-03-02 |
Movie | The Last Judgment | Play director | 1961-10-26 |
Movie | Seduction Of The South | O Zingaro | 1961-12-16 |
Movie | Ursus and the Tartar Princess | Khan of the Tartars | 1961-12-30 |
Movie | Ocean's Eleven | Spyros Acebos | 1960-08-10 |
Series | Route 66 | Unknown | 1960-10-07 |
Movie | Desert Desperadoes | The Merchant | 1959-06-30 |
Series | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Unknown | 1959-09-21 |
Series | Johnny Ringo | Unknown | 1959-10-02 |
Movie | Touch of Evil | 'Uncle' Joe Grandi | 1958-03-30 |
Series | Naked City | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
Movie | Me and the Colonel | Szabuniewicz | 1958-10-01 |
Series | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Unknown | 1958-10-06 |
Series | The Rifleman | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
Movie | Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst | Colonel Peng | 1957-04-01 |
Movie | Anastasia | Boris Adreivich Chernov | 1956-12-13 |
Movie | The Black Sleep | Odo the Gypsy | 1956-06-15 |
Movie | The Widow | The Uncle | 1955-08-01 |
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 | |
Series | Climax! | Unknown | 1954-10-07 |
Movie | Desert Legion | Pvt. Plevko | 1953-05-08 |
Series | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Unknown | 1951-10-05 |
Movie | Outpost in Morocco | Lieutenant Glysko | 1949-05-02 |
Movie | Black Magic | Gitano | 1949-08-19 |
Movie | Relentless | Joe Faringo | 1948-06-15 |
Movie | My Girl Tisa | Mr. Grumbach | 1948-02-07 |
Movie | The Gangster | Nick Jammey | 1947-11-25 |
Movie | Fiesta | Chato Vasquez | 1947-06-12 |
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 | Five Graves to Cairo | Farid | 1943-05-26 |
Movie | For Whom the Bell Tolls | Pablo | 1943-07-12 |
Movie | His Butler's Sister | Popoff | 1943-11-26 |
Movie | The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek | The Boss | 1943-12-12 |
Movie | Tortilla Flat | Pablo | 1942-05-21 |
Movie | Reap the Wild Wind | The Lamb (uncredited) (voice) | 1942-03-26 |
Movie | New York Town | Stefan Janowski | 1941-10-31 |
Movie | The Corsican Brothers | Baron Colonna | 1941-11-28 |
Movie | The Texas Rangers Ride Again | Mio Pio | 1940-12-13 |
Movie | Untamed | Joe Easter | 1940-07-24 |
Movie | The Way of All Flesh | Paul Kriza | 1940-07-05 |
Movie | The Great McGinty | The Boss | 1940-08-01 |
Movie | North West Mounted Police | Dan Duroc | 1940-10-22 |
Movie | King of Chinatown | Frank Baturin | 1939-03-17 |
Movie | Paris Honeymoon | Mayor Peter Karloca | 1939-01-27 |
Movie | Union Pacific | Fiesta | 1939-05-05 |
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 | Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 | 1939-09-22 | |
Movie | The Buccaneer | Dominique You | 1938-02-04 |
Movie | Dangerous to Know | Stephen Recka | 1938-03-11 |
Movie | Ride a Crooked Mile | Mike Balan | 1938-12-09 |
Movie | Spawn of the North | Red Skain | 1938-08-26 |
Movie | Her Husband Lies | Big Ed Bullock | 1937-03-13 |
Movie | The Soldier and the Lady | Ivan Ogareff | 1937-04-09 |
Movie | High, Wide and Handsome | Joe Varese | 1937-07-21 |
Movie | King of Gamblers | Steve Kalkas | 1937-04-22 |
Movie | The Great Gambini | The Great Gambini | 1937-06-24 |
Movie | This Way Please | Tartar Chieftain (uncredited) | 1937-10-15 |
Movie | Woman Trap | Joe Ramirez de la Valle | 1936-03-06 |
Movie | Desire | Avilia | 1936-04-11 |
Movie | The Story of Louis Pasteur | Dr. Zaranoff | 1936-02-22 |
Movie | The General Died at Dawn | General Yang | 1936-11-17 |
Movie | Anthony Adverse | Carlo Cibo | 1936-08-26 |
Movie | Breakdowns of 1936 | Self | 1936-12-30 |
Movie | The Jungle Princess | Karen Neg | 1936-11-27 |
Movie | Naughty Marietta | Rudolpho | 1935-03-29 |
Movie | The Winning Ticket | Guiseppe | 1935-02-08 |
Movie | The Lives of a Bengal Lancer | Otamanu | 1935-01-11 |
Movie | Go Into Your Dance | Mexican in La Cucaracha Cantina | 1935-04-20 |
Movie | Reckless | Chef at Wedding (uncredited) | 1935-04-19 |
Movie | Black Fury | Sokolsky | 1935-05-18 |
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 | Sadie McKee | Cafe Owner Riccori | 1934-05-09 |
Movie | The Great Flirtation | Paul Wengler | 1934-06-15 |
Movie | Whom the Gods Destroy | Peter Korotoff | 1934-07-12 |
Movie | Fugitive Lovers | Deaf-Mute Bus Passenger (uncredited) | 1934-01-05 |
Movie | The Scarlet Empress | Bit Part (uncredited) | 1934-05-09 |
Movie | The Merry Widow | Manager at Maxim's | 1934-11-02 |
Movie | Straight Is the Way | Mr. Slavko (uncredited) | 1934-08-10 |
Movie | Here Is My Heart | Manager of Hotel | 1934-12-28 |
Movie | The Captain Hates the Sea | General Salazaro | 1934-11-02 |
Movie | Lady by Choice | Poupolis (uncredited) | 1934-10-15 |
Movie | Chained | Pablo, the Ranch Chef | 1934-08-31 |
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 |