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Steven Berkoff
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British actor, playwright, author and director (born 1937)
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Steven Berkoff is a male actor, writer, film director, and playwright from the United Kingdom. Born in Stepney, East London, England, in 1937, he began his work period in 1958. He is educated at L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq and the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, where he was a student of Jacques Lecoq. Berkoff resides in East London and practices Judaism.
His professional activities include work in the video game industry and acting. He has authored 102 works, with notable titles including *Sod the bitches!*, *Trial*, *Metamorphosis*, *in the Penal Colony*, *Agamemnon*, *Steven Berkoff*, and *West and Other Plays*. His works are held in the collection of the Tate. Berkoff speaks English and is known by the name Steven Berkoff in his native language.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 102
Top works
- Sod the bitches!
- Trial, Metamorphosis, in the Penal Colony
- Agamemnon
- Steven Berkoff
- West and Other Plays
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Film & TV
Stepney, East London, England
Steven Berkoff (born Leslie Steven Berks; 3 August 1937) is an English actor, author, playwright, theatre practitioner and theatre director. As a theatre maker he is recognised for staging work with a heightened performance style known as "Berkovian theatre", which combines elements of physical theatre, total theatre and expressionism. His work has sometimes been viewed as an example of…
Known for
- Desperate Journey — Raphael2025
- The Performance — Sam2024
- Hamlet — Polonius2024
- The Phantom Warrior — Hades2024
- The Can — Mason2024
- Bad Seed — Doctor Ainsley (voice)2024
- From Roger Moore with Love — Self2024
- Young, Sexy & Dead — Claudio Vestiquez2023
- Exorcist Vengeance — Bishop Canelo2022
- Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher — Walter2022
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Key facts
- Born
- Leslie Steven Berks , ( 1937-08-03 ) 3 August 1937 (age 88) , Stepney , London , England
- Alma mater
- Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art , L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq
- Occupations
- Actor playwright theatre director
- Years active
- 1958–present
- Notable work
- East (1975) , Shakespeare's Villains (1998)
- Spouses
- Alison Minto ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1970 , divorced ) Shelley Lee ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1976 , divorced )
- Partner
- Clara Fischer
- Awards
- Total Theatre Lifetime Achievement Award (1997), LA Weekly Theater Award for Solo Performance (2000)
- Website
- www .stevenberkoff .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Steven
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Stepney
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Student of
- Jacques Lecoq
- Field of work
- video game industry
- Official website
- www.stevenberkoff.com
- Residence
- East London
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Encyclopedic overview
Steven Berkoff (born Leslie Steven Berks; 3 August 1937) is an English actor, author, playwright, theatre practitioner and theatre director.
As a theatre maker he is recognised for staging work with a heightened performance style known as "Berkovian theatre", which combines elements of physical theatre, total theatre and expressionism. His work has sometimes been viewed as an example of in-yer-face theatre, due to the intense presentation and taboo-breaking material in a number of his plays.
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