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Akim Tamiroff

from the trailer for Fiesta (1947).
Born October 29, 1899(1899-10-29)
Tiflis, Georgia, Russian Empire
Died September 17, 1972 (aged 72)
Palm Springs, California

Akim Tamiroff (October 29, 1899, Tiflis (now Tbilisi), Georgia - September 17, 1972, Palm Springs, California) was the first Golden Globe Award-winning actor for Best Supporting Actor. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Tbilisi (ˌtbiˈliːsi in Georgian: თბილისი is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, approximately 111 miles (177 km east of Los Angeles and 136 miles (225 km northeast of Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Tbilisi (ˌtbiˈliːsi in Georgian: თბილისი is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, approximately 111 miles (177 km east of Los Angeles and 136 miles (225 km northeast of The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner He was born of Armenian ethnicity, trained at the Moscow Art Theatre drama school. The Armenians (Հայեր Hayer) are a Nation and Ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands A large Moscow Art Theatre ( Russian: Московский Художественный Академический Театр МХАТ is a theatre company in Moscow He arrived in the US in 1923 on a tour with a troupe of actors and decided to stay. [1][2] Tamiroff managed to develop a career in Hollywood despite his thick Russian accent.

Tamiroff's film debut came in 1932 in an uncredited role in Okay, America!. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. He performed in several more uncredited roles until 1935, when he co-starred in The Lives of a Bengal Lancer. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Lives of a Bengal Lancer is a 1935 Adventure film loosely adapted from the 1930 book of the same name by Francis Yeats-Brown. The following year, he was cast in the title role in The General Died at Dawn, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The General Died at Dawn is a 1936 film that tells the story of a Mercenary who meets a beautiful girl while trying to keep arms from getting to a vicious Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts He appeared in the 1937 musical High, Wide, and Handsome and the 1938 proto-noir Dangerous to Know opposite Anna May Wong, frequently singled out as his best role. High Wide and Handsome is a 1937 Hollywood film starring Irene Dunne, Randolph Scott, Alan Hale Sr Dangerous to Know is a 1938 crime film starring Anna May Wong, Akim Tamiroff, Gail Patrick, Lloyd Nolan, and Anthony Anna May Wong (or Wong Liu Tsong,, January 3 1905 – February 2 1961 was an American actress, the first Chinese American movie star and the first

In the following decade, he appeared in such films as The Buccaneer (1938), The Great McGinty (1940), The Corsican Brothers (1941), Tortilla Flat (1942), Five Graves to Cairo (1943), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), for which he received another Oscar nomination, and The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944). The Buccaneer ( 1938) is a Adventure film made by Paramount Pictures. } The Great McGinty is a Political satire Comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Brian Donlevy and The Corsican Brothers is a 1941 swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr Tortilla Flat ( 1935) is an early Steinbeck novel set in Monterey California. Five Graves to Cairo is a 1943 World War II film by Billy Wilder, starring Franchot Tone and Anne Baxter. For Whom the Bell Tolls is a 1943 film in Technicolor based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek ( is a satirical Screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Eddie Bracken In later years, Tamiroff appeared in Touch of Evil, Ocean's Eleven (1960) and Topkapi (1964). Touch of Evil ( 1958) is a black-and-white American film written directed and co-starring Orson Welles. Ocean's Eleven (or Ocean's 11) is a 1960 Heist film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring five Rat Packers Frank Topkapi ( 1964) is a Heist film made by Filmways Pictures and distributed by United Artists.

While Tamiroff may not be a household name in the present day, his malapropistic performance as the boss in The Great McGinty inspired the cartoon character Boris Badenov, the male half of the villainous husband-and-wife team Boris and Natasha on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. Boris Badenov is a fictional character in the 1960s Animated Cartoons Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show is the collective name for two separate American Television Animated series: Rocky and His Friends

Tamiroff died on September 17, 1972 from cancer. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled

Partial filmography

Awards
Preceded by
--		 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
1944
for For Whom the Bell Tolls		 Succeeded by
Barry Fitzgerald
for Going My Way

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Queen Christina is a American pre-code Historical drama film directed by Rouben Mamoulian. The Scarlet Empress is a 1934 Historical drama film made by Paramount Pictures about the life of Catherine the Great (Catherine The Merry Widow (Die lustige Witwe is an Operetta by the Austro-Hungarian Composer Franz Lehár. The Lives of a Bengal Lancer is a 1935 Adventure film loosely adapted from the 1930 book of the same name by Francis Yeats-Brown. Naughty Marietta is a 1935 movie based on the operetta of the same name by Victor Herbert: Jeanette MacDonald stars as a flirty flighty China Seas is a 1935 Adventure film starring Clark Gable as a brave sea captain Jean Harlow as an onboard floozy and Wallace The Big Broadcast of 1936 ( 1935) is a Paramount Pictures production directed by Norman Taurog, and is the second in the series of The Story of Louis Pasteur is a 1936 biographical film It starred Paul Muni as the renowned scientist. Desire is an American Romantic drama film released in 1936 and directed by Frank Borzage. Anthony Adverse is a 1936 American Drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy. The General Died at Dawn is a 1936 film that tells the story of a Mercenary who meets a beautiful girl while trying to keep arms from getting to a vicious High Wide and Handsome is a 1937 Hollywood film starring Irene Dunne, Randolph Scott, Alan Hale Sr The Buccaneer ( 1938) is a Adventure film made by Paramount Pictures. Dangerous to Know is a 1938 crime film starring Anna May Wong, Akim Tamiroff, Gail Patrick, Lloyd Nolan, and Anthony Spawn of the North is a 1938 film about rival fishermen in Alaska starring George Raft, Henry Fonda, and John Barrymore. Union Pacific is a 1939 film about the building of the Railroad across the American West. The Way of All Flesh is a 1927 Film that was written by Lajos Biró, Jules Furthman, Julian Johnson and Ernest } The Great McGinty is a Political satire Comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Brian Donlevy and North West Mounted Police was Cecil B DeMille 's first film in Technicolor, released by Paramount Pictures in 1940. The Corsican Brothers is a 1941 swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr Tortilla Flat ( 1935) is an early Steinbeck novel set in Monterey California. Five Graves to Cairo is a 1943 World War II film by Billy Wilder, starring Franchot Tone and Anne Baxter. For Whom the Bell Tolls is a 1943 film in Technicolor based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek ( is a satirical Screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Eddie Bracken The Bridge of San Luis Rey is American author Thornton Wilder 's second novel first published in 1927 to worldwide acclaim Dragon Seed is a 1944 war Drama film starring Katharine Hepburn. Can't Help Singing is a 1944 film musical in Technicolor starring Deanna Durbin. Mr Arkadin is a French-Spanish-Swiss coproduction film written and directed by Orson Welles. Anastasia is a 1956 20th Century Fox Historical drama film directed by Anatole Litvak. Yangtse Incident The Story of HMS Amethyst is a 1956 British War film that tells the story of the British Frigate HMS Amethyst Touch of Evil ( 1958) is a black-and-white American film written directed and co-starring Orson Welles. Me and the Colonel is a 1958 film based on the play " Jacobowsky und der Oberst " by Franz Werfel. Ocean's Eleven (or Ocean's 11) is a 1960 Heist film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring five Rat Packers Frank Romanoff and Juliet is a play by Peter Ustinov. A comic spoof of the Cold War, it is set in the small mythical mid- European country of Concordia The Reluctant Saint is a 1962 film which tells a somewhat fictionalized version of the story of Joseph of Cupertino, a 17th Century Italian saint The Trial (also known as Le Procès) is a 1962 film directed by Orson Welles, who also wrote the screenplay based on the Topkapi ( 1964) is a Heist film made by Filmways Pictures and distributed by United Artists. Lord Jim is a 1965 Adventure film made by Columbia Pictures. It was produced and directed by Richard Brooks with Jules Buck Alphaville is a 1965 Black-and-white French Science fiction film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Lt Robin Crusoe USN is a 1966 Comedy film released and scripted by Walt Disney. Caccia alla volpe ( After the Fox) is a 1966 Italian Comedy film starring Peter Sellers and directed by Vittorio De Sica George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor — Motion Picture was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1944 for a performance in For Whom the Bell Tolls is a 1943 film in Technicolor based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway. Barry Fitzgerald (10 March 1888 - 14 January 1961 was an Academy Award winning Irish stage film and television actor Going My Way, a 1944 Academy Award winning film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby. Turner Classic Movies ( TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial -free classic movies mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner The Internet Broadway Database ( IBDB) is an online Database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel
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