The Passenger
1975
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Biography. Steven Berkoff was born in Stepney, London. After studying drama and mime in London and Paris, he entered a series of repertory companies and in 1968 formed the London Theatre Group. His plays and adaptations have been performed in many countries and in many languages.
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). Oops something went wrong:
Steven Berkoff and his work in theatre and film | Buy DVD's and signed books directly from Steven's official shop here | Information about Steven, including his films and plays; East, West, Messiah, Oedipus, Decadence, Salome, Metamorphosis and more.
Apr 29, 2013 · Steven Berkoff is one of the most influential figures in the world of theatre and film, both as an actor and as a pioneering writer and director, spearheading the conception of ‘total theatre’- a method and style that, whilst avant-garde and shocking twenty years ago, is now widely mimicked in both professional and amateur theatre.
The veteran writer, director and actor, who in a long career has adapted Kafka, directed Shakespeare, written provocative plays and appeared (usually as the baddie) in Hollywood films such as...
Buy DVD Now. With thanks to Phillip Allan for his Youtube musical cover to part of the original play: Oedipus is a classic story of prophecy, destiny and betrayal. In his adaptation of the tragedy, Berkoff cuts beneath the rhetoric of the tale and reaches towards its timeless truths.
Best known for his performance as General Orlov in the James Bond film Octopussy, he is typically cast in villanous roles, such as Lt. Col Podovsky in Rambo: First Blood Part II, Victor Maitland in Beverly Hills Cop, and Adolf Hitler in epic mini-series War and Remembrance.
