Akim Tamiroff
| Sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Oct 29, 1899 Tiflis, Republic of Georgia] |
| Died | Sep 17, 1972 Palm Springs, CA |
| Age | Died at 72 |
| Final Resting PlaceCremated | |
Akim Tamiroff | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1932-1972 |
| Top Roles | Pablo, Dr. Zaranoff, Gen. Yang, Chef at Wedding, Anniello, owner of Hotel Paradiso |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Comedy, Adventure, Crime, Action |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Romance (Comic), Pre-Code Cinema |
| Top Collaborators | Cecil B. DeMille (Director), William LeBaron (Producer), Lewis Milestone (Director), Orson Welles |
| Shares birthday with | Fanny Brice, Richard Dreyfuss, Hope Emerson see more.. |
Akim Tamiroff Overview:
Actor, Akim Tamiroff, was born on Oct 29, 1899 in Tiflis, Republic of Georgia]. Tamiroff died at the age of 72 on Sep 17, 1972 in Palm Springs, CA and was cremated and his ashes scattered in unknown location.
MINI BIO:
One can almost still see Akim Tamiroff in that white trilby, mustache glistening with sweat, and white handkerchief mopping the brow, cooking up some new double-deal. Nearly all the characters created by this Russian-born actor (in America since the early twenties) were disreputable, whether in a filthy sweat-shirt or lurking beneath semi-respectable clothes. Small, round and beetle-like, he was invaluable to any film. He received Academy Award Supporting Actor nominations for "The General Died At Dawn and "For Whom The Bell Tolls".
(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Tamiroff was nominated for two Oscars, he never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1936 | Best Supporting Actor | The General Died at Dawn (1936) | General Yang | Nominated |
| 1943 | Best Supporting Actor | For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) | Pablo | Nominated |
He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.
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Akim Tamiroff Quotes:
Lt. Schwegler: [checking his guidebook entry about the hotel] You have a native cook by the name of Berek.
Farid: [nervous] Terek, sir. Terek. Yes, sir. But he ran away this morning. With the British to Alexandria.
Lt. Schwegler: [checking the guidebook] You have a wife.
Farid: Oh, yes, sir. Yes. But *she* run away. Yes, sir.
Lt. Schwegler: With the British to Alexandria?
Farid: [sadly] No, sir. With a Greek to Casablanca.
The Politician: If it wasn't for graft, you'd get a very low type of people in politics, men without ambition, jellyfish!
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