Akim Tamiroff

AKIM TAMIROFF d1972. Armenian-American film, stage and television actor. One of the premier characater actors of Hollywood's Golden age. He appeared in over 80 motion pictures in a career spanning 37 years, developing a prolific career despite his thick accent. 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). The latter won him his first Golden Globe. Orson Welles a personal friend and oft-collaborator, praised him as "the greatest of all screen actors". He died in California aged 72 on September 17th 1972