Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

​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...

Known For

Touch of Evil

as 'Uncle' Joe Grandi

The Trial

as Bloch

Alphaville

as Henri Dickson

Cast Credits

La Classe américaine

as Dino's Friend (archive footage)

Don Quixote

as Sancho Panza

The Great Bank Robbery

as Papa (Juan's father)

Then Came Bronson

as Papa Bear

Death of a Jew

as Inspector Mehdaloun

Great Catherine

as Sergeant

Either All or None

as Pigsty / Dean Light

The Vulture

as Prof. Hans Koniglich

Our Husbands

as Cesare

Hotel Paradiso

as Hotel Proprietor

The Liquidator

as Sheriek

The Blue Panther

as Prof. Lambaré / Dr. Kha

Marco the Magnificent

as The Old Man of the Mountain

Alphaville

as Henri Dickson

Lord Jim

as Schomberg

The Dolls

as Monsignor Arendi (segment "Monsignor Cupido")

Andy... Andy Silly Andy

as Bakker, brandmeester

Topkapi

as Gerven the Cook

Panic Button

as Pandowski

The Black Tulip

as Marquis de Vigogne

The Reluctant Saint

as Bishop Durso