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Akim Tamiroff was an Armenian-American actor of film, stage, and television. He was nominated twice for the Academy Award and won the first Golden Globe for his role in For Whom the Bell Tolls.
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.
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- Palm Springs, California, USA
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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
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Akim Mikhailovich Tamiroff 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.
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.
Flamboyant, husky character actor in the US from 1923, who acted with the New York Theatre Guild before entering films. Ubiquitous in Paramount productions of the late 1930s, he usually played eccentric Slavic types, though he had a rare leading role in.
Akim Tamiroff was an Armenian actor who won the first Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. He appeared in over 140 films, including Touch of Evil, The Trial, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and Mr. Arkadin.
