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Akim Mikhailovich Tamiroff (born Hovakim Tamiryants; October 29, 1899 – September 17, 1972) was an Armenian-American actor of film, stage, and television. One of the premier character actors of Hollywood's Golden Age , [2] Tamiroff developed a prolific career despite his thick accent, appearing in at least 80 motion pictures over a span of 37 ...
Akim Tamiroff was a versatile and prolific character actor of Armenian descent, who worked in Hollywood, Broadway and European cinema. He was nominated for two Oscars for his roles in The General Died at Dawn and For Whom the Bell Tolls, and collaborated with Orson Welles in several films.
- Actor, Soundtrack
- October 29, 1899
- 2 min
- September 17, 1972
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Learn about the life and career of Akim Tamiroff, a versatile character actor who appeared in over 150 films and worked with Orson Welles. Find out his birth name, nationality, Oscar nominations, and more.
- October 29, 1899
- September 17, 1972
Akim Mikhailovich Tamiroff (born Hovakim Tamiryants; October 29, 1899 – September 17, 1972) was an Armenian-American actor of film, stage, and television. One of the premier character actors of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tamiroff developed a prolific career despite his thick accent, appearing in at least 80 motion pictures over a span of 37 years.
Akim Tamiroff was a flamboyant, husky character actor who played eccentric Slavic types in many films, especially in Paramount productions of the late 1930s. He also appeared in European films by Jean-Luc Godard and Orson Welles, and had a rare leading role in "The Way of the Flesh" (1940).
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCreditNo Score YetNo Score YetUnknown (Character)No Score Yet41%Du Harpin (Character)No Score YetNo Score YetInspector Mehdaloun (Character)No Score Yet29%Papa (Character)Sep 19, 1972 · PALM SPRINGS, Calif., Sept. 18 (AP)—Akim Tamiroff, who played hundreds of roles in a movie career of more than 35 years, died yesterday at the age of 72, a family spokesman said today.
Earthy Russian character actor Akim Tamiroff was relatively aimless, not settling upon a theatrical career until he was nearly 19. Selected from 500 applicants, Tamiroff was trained by Stanislavsky at the Moscow Art Theater School.
