Akim Tamiroff | |
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| Ակիմ Թամիրով | |
 Tamiroff in the Netherlands in 1964 | |
| Born | Hovakim Tamiryants October 29, 1899 |
| Died | September 17, 1972 (aged 72) Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Moscow Art Theatre |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1919–1972 |
| Spouse | |
Akim Mikhailovich Tamiroff[a] (born Hovakim Tamiryants;[b][1] October 29, 1899 – September 17, 1972) was an Armenian-American actor of film, stage, and television. One of the premier character actors of Hollywood's Golden Age,[2] Tamiroff developed a prolific career despite his thick accent, appearing in at least 80 motion pictures over a span of 37 years.[3]
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."[4]
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