Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 3, 1937
Place of Birth:
Stepney, East London, England
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Steven Berkoff
Biography
Steven Berkoff (born Leslie Steven Berks; 3 August 1937) is an English actor, author, playwright, theatre practitioner and theatre director.
As a theatre maker he is recognised for staging work with a heightened performance style known as "Berkovian theatre", which combines elements of physical theatre, total theatre and expressionism. His work has sometimes been viewed as an example of in-yer-face theatre, due to the intense presentation and taboo-breaking material in a number of his plays. As a screen actor, he is known for his performances in villainous roles, including the portrayals of General Orlov in the James Bond film Octopussy (1983), Victor Maitland in Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Lt. Col. Podovsky in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and Adolf Hitler in War and Remembrance (1988–89).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Performance | Sam |
| 2024 | Hamlet | Polonius |
| 2024 | The Phantom Warrior | Hades |
| 2024 | The Can | Mason |
| 2024 | Bad Seed | Doctor Ainsley (voice) |
| 2024 | From Roger Moore with Love | Self |
| 2023 | Young, Sexy & Dead | Claudio Vestiquez |
| 2022 | Exorcist Vengeance | Bishop Canelo |
| 2022 | Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher | Walter |
| 2022 | Titanium White | Father Tornatore |
| 2021 | Alice, Through the Looking | Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Creation Stories | Aleister Crowley |
| 2020 | L'énigme quantique d'Einstein | narrateur |
| 2020 | Ernie | Arthur |
| 2020 | Righteous Villains | Grandfather |
| 2019 | Red Devil | Lazarus |
| 2019 | The Last Faust | Dr. Goodfellow |
| 2019 | Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart | Edmund |
| 2018 | Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs | Host |
| 2018 | Point of No Return | Evans |
| 2018 | Meeting Jim | Self |
| 2017 | London Heist | Alfie |
| 2017 | Fanged Up | Governor Payne |
| 2017 | Transhuman | Til |
| 2016 | Manhattan Night | Hobbs |
| 2015 | 7 Cases | Lawson |
| 2015 | North v South | Vic Clarke |
| 2015 | Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II | Dr. Flint |
| 2014 | Katherine of Alexandria | Liberius |
| 2014 | We Still Kill the Old Way | Charlie Archer |
| 2013 | Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian | Friend |
| 2013 | The Boy with a Camera for a Face | Narrator |
| 2013 | RED 2 | Cobb |
| 2013 | Muse of Fire | Self |
| 2012 | Strippers vs. Werewolves | Flett |
| 2012 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women | Self |
| 2012 | G.B.H. | Chief Constable |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Dirch Frode |
| 2011 | Big Fat Gypsy Gangster | Guru Shah |
| 2010 | Perfect Life | The Elder |
| 2010 | The Tourist | Reginald Shaw |
| 2010 | The Big I Am | The MC |
| 2010 | Dead Cert | Kenneth Mason |
| 2010 | Drop Dead Gorgeous | |
| 2010 | The Rapture | The Controller |
| 2010 | The Road to Coronation Street | Sidney Bernstein |
| 2009 | At World's End | Jack Pudovski |
| 2009 | Pinter's Progress | Self |
| 2009 | Shakespeare’s Villains | Himself, Richard III, Othello, Macbeth, Juliet, CAsio |
| 2009 | 44 Inch Chest | Tippi Gordon |
| 2008 | Bear Hunting | |
| 2007 | Say It in Russian | |
| 2006 | Penguins of the Antarctic | Narrator |
| 2006 | The 10th Man | 'Red' Jack Weinbaum |
| 2006 | The Flying Scotsman | Ernst Hagemann |
| 2006 | Pu-239 | Starkov |
| 2005 | Shadow of the Sword | Inquisitor |
| 2005 | Forest of the Gods | Commandant Hoppe |
| 2005 | Quails Quest: Its a Boy! | |
| 2005 | Action Man: X Missions The Movie | Dr. X (voice) |
| 2004 | Head in the Clouds | Charles Bessé |
| 2004 | Action Man: Robot ATAK | Dr. X (voice) |
| 2004 | Charlie | |
| 2004 | Brides | Karabulat |
| 2003 | Headrush | Wuj |
| 2003 | Bokshu - The Myth | Professor Metcalf |
| 2003 | 9 Dead Gay Guys | Jeff |
| 2002 | Steal | Surtayne |
| 2002 | Beginner's Luck | Magic Bob |
| 2001 | Attila | King Rua |
| 2000 | Rancid Aluminium | Mr Kant |
| 2000 | Inside 'Octopussy' | Self |
| 1999 | Expelling the Demon | Man / Tongue |
| 1998 | Legionnaire | Sgt. Steinkampf |
| 1997 | Another 9 1/2 Weeks | Vittorio DaSilva |
| 1997 | Coriolanus | Coriolanus |
| 1995 | Fair Game | Colonel Ilya Kazak |
| 1994 | Decadence | Steve / Les / Helen's Couturier |
| 1993 | Flynn | Klaus Reicher |
| 1990 | The Krays | George Cornell |
| 1990 | Silent Night | Harry |
| 1990 | A Season of Giants | Girolamo Savonarola |
| 1989 | Streets of Yesterday | |
| 1988 | Prisoner of Rio | Jack McFarland |
| 1987 | Metamorphosis | Mr. Samsa |
| 1986 | Under the Cherry Moon | Mr. Sharon |
| 1986 | Absolute Beginners | The Fanatic |
| 1985 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | Lt. Col. Podovsky |
| 1985 | Revolution | Sgt. Jones |
| 1985 | Transmutations | Hugo Motherskille |
| 1984 | Beverly Hills Cop | Victor Maitland |
| 1983 | Octopussy | Orlov |
| 1981 | Outland | Sagan |
| 1981 | Beloved Enemy | Kozlov |
| 1980 | McVicar | Ronnie Harrison |
| 1977 | Joseph Andrews | Greasy Fellow |
| 1975 | Barry Lyndon | Lord Ludd |
| 1975 | The Passenger | Stephen |
| 1971 | A Clockwork Orange | Det. Const. Tom |
| 1971 | Nicholas and Alexandra | Pankratov |
| 1969 | Vendetta for The Saint | Bertoli |
| 1965 | The Pistol | Private First Class Gutkowski |
| 1964 | Hamlet at Elsinore | Lucianus |
| 1961 | Konga | Student on Field Trip (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Devil's Disciple | British Corporal |
| 1958 | I Was Monty's Double | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Nameless | Dr. Bymmock | |
| Desperate Journey | ||
| The Awakening | Henry |