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Akim Tamiroff

Acting

Born: 1899-10-27
Died: 1972-09-17
From: Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.8

Also Known As

Akim TamirofAkin TamiroffАким ТамироффA. TamiroffАким Михайлович ТамировAkim Mikhailovich Tamiroff

Biography

​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

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Awards & Nominations1 won · 2 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1944
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

The General Died at Dawn

1937
🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting142 titles

The Magnificent Fraud
9.0
Movie

The Magnificent Fraud

1939Drama
Andy... Andy Silly Andy
9.0
Movie

Andy... Andy Silly Andy

1964Comedy
The Widow
9.0
Movie

The Widow

1955Romance
My Girl Tisa
9.0
Movie

My Girl Tisa

1948Drama
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
9.0
Movie

Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti

1977Documentary
New York Town
8.5
Movie

New York Town

1941Comedy
Two-Fisted
8.5
Movie

Two-Fisted

1935Comedy
Woman Trap
8.0
Movie

Woman Trap

1936Drama
Twenty Years After
8.0
Movie

Twenty Years After

1944Documentary
Death of a Jew
8.0
Movie

Death of a Jew

1969Drama
The Reluctant Saint
7.8
Movie

The Reluctant Saint

1962Drama
Touch of Evil
7.7
Movie

Touch of Evil

1958Thriller
La Classe américaine
7.6
Movie

La Classe américaine

1993Comedy
Honeymoon in Bali
7.5
Movie

Honeymoon in Bali

1939Comedy
The Great Gambini
7.5
Movie

The Great Gambini

1937Thriller
King of Gamblers
7.5
Movie

King of Gamblers

1937Thriller
The Trial
7.4
Movie

The Trial

1962Thriller
DuPont Show of the Month
7.4
Series

DuPont Show of the Month

1957-1961Drama
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
7.3
Movie

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

1957Action
The Soldier and the Lady
7.3
Movie

The Soldier and the Lady

1937Action
Here Is My Heart
7.3
Movie

Here Is My Heart

1934Comedy
His Butler's Sister
7.2
Movie

His Butler's Sister

1943Comedy
Go Into Your Dance
7.2
Movie

Go Into Your Dance

1935Drama
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
Series

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951-1963Drama
Chained
7.1
Movie

Chained

1934Romance
The Rifleman
7.1
Series

The Rifleman

1958-1963Action
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.1
Series

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964-1968Action
The Great McGinty
7.0
Movie

The Great McGinty

1940Comedy
Five Graves to Cairo
7.0
Movie

Five Graves to Cairo

1943Action
The Corsican Brothers
7.0
Movie

The Corsican Brothers

1941Action
Sadie McKee
7.0
Movie

Sadie McKee

1934Drama
Desire
7.0
Movie

Desire

1936Romance
This Way Please
7.0
Movie

This Way Please

1937Comedy
Paris in Spring
7.0
Movie

Paris in Spring

1935Comedy
Her Husband Lies
7.0
Movie

Her Husband Lies

1937Thriller
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
7.0
Movie

The Girl Who Couldn't Say No

1968Comedy
Ride a Crooked Mile
7.0
Movie

Ride a Crooked Mile

1938Action
Disputed Passage
7.0
Movie

Disputed Passage

1939Drama
A Gangster From Brooklyn
7.0
Movie

A Gangster From Brooklyn

1966Comedy
Alphaville
6.9
Movie

Alphaville

1965Drama
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
6.9
Movie

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

1944Comedy
The Story of Louis Pasteur
6.9
Movie

The Story of Louis Pasteur

1936Drama
Queen Christina
6.9
Movie

Queen Christina

1934Romance
Gabriel Over the White House
6.9
Movie

Gabriel Over the White House

1933Drama
The Scarlet Empress
6.9
Movie

The Scarlet Empress

1934Drama
Lady by Choice
6.9
Movie

Lady by Choice

1934Romance
Lord Jim
6.8
Movie

Lord Jim

1965Action
Mr. Arkadin
6.8
Movie

Mr. Arkadin

1955Thriller
Anastasia
6.8
Movie

Anastasia

1956Drama
High, Wide and Handsome
6.8
Movie

High, Wide and Handsome

1937Drama
Now and Forever
6.8
Movie

Now and Forever

1934Drama
The Merry Widow
6.8
Movie

The Merry Widow

1934Comedy
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
6.8
Series

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959-1961Drama
Union Pacific
6.7
Movie

Union Pacific

1939Drama
Dragon Seed
6.7
Movie

Dragon Seed

1944Drama
Clear All Wires!
6.7
Movie

Clear All Wires!

1933Comedy
Pardon My Past
6.7
Movie

Pardon My Past

1945Comedy
Route 66
6.7
Series

Route 66

1960-1964Drama
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
6.6
Movie

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

1935Action
The Great Bank Robbery
6.6
Movie

The Great Bank Robbery

1969Action
Invasion 1700
6.6
Movie

Invasion 1700

1962Action
Dangerous to Know
6.6
Movie

Dangerous to Know

1938Thriller
Storm at Daybreak
6.6
Movie

Storm at Daybreak

1933Drama
Crime on a Summer Morning
6.6
Movie

Crime on a Summer Morning

1965Thriller
Topkapi
6.5
Movie

Topkapi

1964Comedy
For Whom the Bell Tolls
6.5
Movie

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1943Action
The General Died at Dawn
6.5
Movie

The General Died at Dawn

1936Drama
Me and the Colonel
6.5
Movie

Me and the Colonel

1958Comedy
La moglie di mio marito
6.5
Movie

La moglie di mio marito

1961Comedy
The Last Judgment
6.5
Movie

The Last Judgment

1961Comedy
Ocean's Eleven
6.4
Movie

Ocean's Eleven

1960Thriller
North West Mounted Police
6.4
Movie

North West Mounted Police

1940Action
Reap the Wild Wind
6.4
Movie

Reap the Wild Wind

1942Action
The Buccaneer
6.4
Movie

The Buccaneer

1938Action
A Scandal in Paris
6.4
Movie

A Scandal in Paris

1946Thriller
The Jungle Princess
6.4
Movie

The Jungle Princess

1936Action
Relentless
6.4
Movie

Relentless

1948Action
The Captain Hates the Sea
6.4
Movie

The Captain Hates the Sea

1934Comedy
The Black Tulip
6.3
Movie

The Black Tulip

1964Action
The Gay Deception
6.3
Movie

The Gay Deception

1935Comedy
Black Magic
6.3
Movie

Black Magic

1949Drama
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
6.3
Movie

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

1944Drama
The Liquidator
6.3
Movie

The Liquidator

1965Action
Straight Is the Way
6.3
Movie

Straight Is the Way

1934Drama
Black Fury
6.3
Movie

Black Fury

1935Drama
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
6.3
Series

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958-1960Drama
The Defenders
6.3
Series

The Defenders

1961-1965Drama
Don Quixote
6.2
Movie

Don Quixote

1992Action
The Black Sleep
6.2
Movie

The Black Sleep

1956Horror
Fiesta
6.2
Movie

Fiesta

1947Drama
China Seas
6.2
Movie

China Seas

1935Action
Fugitive Lovers
6.2
Movie

Fugitive Lovers

1934Comedy
Adultery Italian Style
6.2
Movie

Adultery Italian Style

1966Comedy
Desert Legion
6.1
Movie

Desert Legion

1953Action
After the Fox
6.1
Movie

After the Fox

1966Thriller
Can't Help Singing
6.0
Movie

Can't Help Singing

1944Action
Spawn of the North
6.0
Movie

Spawn of the North

1938Action
Our Husbands
6.0
Movie

Our Husbands

1966Comedy
Hotel Paradiso
6.0
Movie

Hotel Paradiso

1966Comedy
Whom the Gods Destroy
6.0
Movie

Whom the Gods Destroy

1934Drama
The Devil's in Love
6.0
Movie

The Devil's in Love

1933Drama
A Rose for Everyone
6.0
Movie

A Rose for Everyone

1967Romance
Great Catherine
5.9
Movie

Great Catherine

1968Comedy
They Who Dare
5.9
Movie

They Who Dare

1954Action
Johnny Ringo
5.9
Series

Johnny Ringo

1959-1960Action
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
5.8
Movie

Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

1966Action
Tortilla Flat
5.8
Movie

Tortilla Flat

1942Comedy
Cartouche
5.8
Movie

Cartouche

1955Drama
The Big Broadcast of 1936
5.8
Movie

The Big Broadcast of 1936

1935Drama
Anthony Adverse
5.8
Movie

Anthony Adverse

1936Drama
Okay, America!
5.8
Movie

Okay, America!

1932Drama
Romanoff and Juliet
5.7
Movie

Romanoff and Juliet

1961Comedy
Naked City
5.7
Series

Naked City

1958-1963Drama
King of Chinatown
5.6
Movie

King of Chinatown

1939Action
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
5.6
Movie

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

1940Action
Paris Honeymoon
5.5
Movie

Paris Honeymoon

1939Comedy
Ursus and the Tartar Princess
5.5
Movie

Ursus and the Tartar Princess

1961Drama
Naughty Marietta
5.4
Movie

Naughty Marietta

1935Drama
A Queen for Caesar
5.4
Movie

A Queen for Caesar

1962Action
Outpost in Morocco
5.3
Movie

Outpost in Morocco

1949Action
The Bacchantes
5.3
Movie

The Bacchantes

1961Sci-Fi
Seduction Of The South
5.3
Movie

Seduction Of The South

1961Drama
The Dolls
5.3
Movie

The Dolls

1965Comedy
Matinee Theater
5.3
Series

Matinee Theater

1955-1958Drama
The Gangster
5.2
Movie

The Gangster

1947Thriller
You Know What Sailors Are
5.2
Movie

You Know What Sailors Are

1954Comedy
Reckless
5.1
Movie

Reckless

1935Drama
Marquis de Sade: Justine
5.1
Movie

Marquis de Sade: Justine

1969Drama
The Vulture
5.0
Movie

The Vulture

1966Horror
Untamed
5.0
Movie

Untamed

1940Romance
The Blue Panther
5.0
Movie

The Blue Panther

1965Action
Then Came Bronson
4.9
Movie

Then Came Bronson

1969Action
Marco the Magnificent
4.8
Movie

Marco the Magnificent

1965Action
Panic Button
4.7
Movie

Panic Button

1964Comedy
The Way of All Flesh
4.6
Movie

The Way of All Flesh

1940Romance
Either All or None
4.5
Movie

Either All or None

1968Action
The Winning Ticket
4.3
Movie

The Winning Ticket

1935Comedy
Desert Desperadoes
3.8
Movie

Desert Desperadoes

1959Drama
Climax!
3.8
Series

Climax!

1954-1958Drama
The Great Flirtation
3.5
Movie

The Great Flirtation

1934Drama
Breakdowns of 1936
0
Movie

Breakdowns of 1936

1936Documentary
The Miracle Worker
0
Movie

The Miracle Worker

1957Drama