
Akim Tamiroff
Acting
Born 1899-10-27 · Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
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
Known for

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · TV

The Rifleman
1958 · TV

Route 66
1960 · TV

DuPont Show of the Month
1957 · TV

Four Star Playhouse
1952 · TV

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · TV

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 · TV

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · TV

The Defenders
1961 · TV

Johnny Ringo
1959 · TV

Matinee Theater
1955 · TV

Naked City
1958 · TV

Climax!
1954 · TV