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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…
Known for
- La Classe américaine — Dino's Friend (archive footage)1993
- Don Quixote — Sancho Panza1992
- Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti1977
- The Great Bank Robbery — Papa (Juan's father)1969
- Then Came Bronson — Papa Bear1969
- Marquis de Sade: Justine — Du Harpin1969
- Death of a Jew — Inspector Mehdaloun1969
- Great Catherine — Sergeant1968
- The Girl Who Couldn't Say No — Uncle Egidio1968
- Either All or None — Pigsty / Dean Light1968
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Key facts
- Born
- Hovakim Tamiryants , ( 1899-10-29 ) October 29, 1899, Tiflis or Baku , Russian Empire
- Died
- September 17, 1972 (1972-09-17) (aged 72), Palm Springs, California , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Moscow Art Theatre
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1919–1972
- Spouse
- Tamara Shayne ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1932 )
- Relatives
- Konstantin Shayne (brother-in-law) Benjamin Nikulin (father-in-law)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Baku
- Place of death
- Palm Springs
- Spouse
- Tamara Shayne
- Occupation
- actor
- Employer
- Moscow Art Theatre
- Languages spoken
- Georgian
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodox Church
- Genre
- Western
- Image
- Touch of Evil-Akim Tamiroff2.JPG
- Residence
- United States
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- Akim Tamiroff
- date of birth
- 1899-10-29
- date of death
- 1972-09-17
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- start of work period
- 1932-00-00
- name in native language
- Akim Tamiroff
- birth name
- Հովակիմ Թամիրյանց
- ethnic group
- Armenians
- end of work period
- 1972-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Akim Mikhailovich Tamiroff (born Hovakim Tamiryants; October 29, 1899 – September 17, 1972) 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.
He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in The General Died at Dawn (1936) and For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), winning the first ever Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for the latter. Orson Welles, a friend and oft-collaborator, praised him as "the greatest of all screen actors."
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