

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 McGinty

Honeymoon in Bali

Union Pacific

King of Chinatown

Dangerous to Know

The Great Gambini

The Soldier and the Lady

Go Into Your Dance

The Winning Ticket

Chained
