Cast

Akim Tamiroff

1899 – 1972

Active years (films on this site)

1940–1965

Genres

DramaFilm-NoirThrillerCrimeComedy

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodFrench New Wave

Directors worked with

Orson Welles2 filmsPreston Sturges1 filmBilly Wilder1 filmJean-Luc Godard1 film

Biography

Akim Mikhailovich Tamiroff was an Armenian-American actor. 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.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

National / local

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

5 films on this site

1. The Great McGinty 1940 · Preston Sturges · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
2. Five Graves to Cairo 1943 · Billy Wilder · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
3. Mr. Arkadin 1955 · Orson Welles · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
4. Touch of Evil 1958 · Orson Welles · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
5. Alphaville 1965 · Jean-Luc Godard · IMDb 6.9 · Cast