Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

Known for
Acting
Born
October 27, 1899
Place of birth
Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Died
September 17, 1972

Biography

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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.

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