

Steven Berkoff
Acting
August 3, 1937
Stepney, East London, England
Steven Berkoff (born Leslie Steven Berks; 3 August 1937) is an English actor, author, playwright, theatre practitioner and theatre director. As a theatre maker he is recognised for staging work with a heightened performance style known as "Berkovian theatre", which combines elements of physical theatre, total theatre and expressionism. His work has sometimes been viewed as an example of in-yer-face theatre, due to the intense presentation and taboo-breaking material in a number of his plays. As a screen actor, he is known for his performances in villainous roles, including the portrayals of General Orlov in the James Bond film Octopussy (1983), Victor Maitland in Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Lt. Col. Podovsky in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and Adolf Hitler in War and Remembrance (1988–89).
The Filmography


Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher

Exorcist Vengeance

Red Devil

Point of No Return

Fanged Up

London Heist

Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II

We Still Kill the Old Way

G.B.H.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Metamorphosis

The Tourist

The Road to Coronation Street

Dead Cert

The Rapture

The Big I Am

At World's End

44 Inch Chest
