

Akim Tamiroff
Acting
October 27, 1899
Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
September 17, 1972
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
The Filmography


The Great Bank Robbery

Marquis de Sade: Justine

Great Catherine

The Vulture

Our Husbands

Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

Adultery Italian Style

Hotel Paradiso

The Blue Panther

Marco the Magnificent

Alphaville

Lord Jim

The Dolls

Topkapi

Panic Button

The Black Tulip

The Reluctant Saint

The Trial
