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Steven Berkoff

Date of birth: 1937-08-03

Place of birth: Stepney, East London, England

Known for: Acting

Also known as: استیون برکوف

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).

Movie Credits

Beverly Hills Cop
3.6

Beverly Hills Cop

1984-12-05

Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs i

Rambo: First Blood Part II
3.4

Rambo: First Blood Part II

1985-05-21

John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last pla

Octopussy
3.2

Octopussy

1983-06-05

James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Indian Fa

Outland
3.2

Outland

1981-05-22

On the sunless moon Io, Marshall William T. O’Niel goes toe-to-toe with the corrupt manager of a min

Barry Lyndon
4

Barry Lyndon

1975-12-18

An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century Englan

Legionnaire
2.9

Legionnaire

1998-12-03

Alain Lefevre is a boxer paid by a Marseille mobster to take a dive. When he wins the fight he attem

The Krays
3

The Krays

1990-04-27

Twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray are raised in east London, under the influence of their hateful but dot

Shadow of the Sword
3

Shadow of the Sword

2005-05-12

Central Europe, early 16th century: two childhood friends, Martin & Georg, find themselves on ri

Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs
1.3

Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs

2018-03-09

The effect of Pervitin on Nazi Germany.

Fair Game
2.5

Fair Game

1995-11-03

Max Kirkpatrick is a cop who protects Kate McQuean, a civil law attorney, from a renegade KGB team o

Steal
2.7

Steal

2002-05-08

An entrepreneurial criminal, Slim (Dorff) is as smart as they come. Cocky and confident, he assemble

Under the Cherry Moon
2.9

Under the Cherry Moon

1986-07-02

Two friends from Miami are in the French Riviera enjoying life by scamming money off of rich women.

Revolution
2.6

Revolution

1985-12-25

New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son

The Passenger
3.6

The Passenger

1975-02-28

David Locke is a world-weary American journalist who has been sent to cover a conflict in northern A

Perfect Life
1.6

Perfect Life

2010-04-27

About college students that experience horrifying visions from the past while undergoing a fraternit

Headrush
1

Headrush

2003-08-24

Headrush is a crime comedy about two disillusioned youths, struggling through a haze of cannabis, wh

Absolute Beginners
2.8

Absolute Beginners

1986-04-04

A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old pho

The Tourist
3.1

The Tourist

2010-12-08

American tourist Frank meets mysterious British woman Elise on the train to Venice. Romance seems to

The Big I Am
2.4

The Big I Am

2010-04-07

A cruel twist of fate catapults small time crook Mickey Skinner into the big league, as head of a br

McVicar
3.3

McVicar

1980-08-01

John McVicar was a London Bad Boy. he graduated to armed bank robbery and was Britain's "Public Enem

The Pistol
0

The Pistol

1965-06-16

A young private with a pistol deals with the aftershock of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Dead Cert
2.1

Dead Cert

2010-08-26

A gang of tough London gangsters get more than they bargained for when a group of businessmen make a

Exorcist Vengeance
2

Exorcist Vengeance

2022-05-30

When a prominent family is terrorized by a demonic force, a priest that the Vatican calls upon to do

Penguins of the Antarctic
0

Penguins of the Antarctic

2006-01-11

Antarctica's penguins are some of the most endearing animals on earth, but behind the comical behavi

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
3.7

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2011-12-14

Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece fr

Another 9 1/2 Weeks
2.3

Another 9 1/2 Weeks

1997-06-12

Despondent at losing his lover, a man wanders the streets of Paris and has an affair with her kinky

Head in the Clouds
3

Head in the Clouds

2004-04-29

Gilda Bessé shares her Paris apartment with an Irish schoolteacher, Guy Malyon, and Mia, a refugee f

Bokshu - The Myth
0

Bokshu - The Myth

2003-11-01

Two anthropologists (Heather Prete, David Millbern) have a series of strange encounters in the Himal

At World's End
2.7

At World's End

2009-10-09

An english tv-team discovers a special white flower in the indonesian rainforest, but they never get

Drop Dead Gorgeous
1.6

Drop Dead Gorgeous

2010-06-21

An aspiring model, Cynthia, becomes the focus of a documentary when she is chosen as the face for th

Big Fat Gypsy Gangster
1.6

Big Fat Gypsy Gangster

2011-09-14

After sixteen years at Her Majesty's Pleasure, Britain's hardest man is released from prison, and in

Prisoner of Rio
3

Prisoner of Rio

1988-01-01

The story of the great train robber Ronald Biggs.

Transmutations
1.9

Transmutations

1985-11-29

When high class hooker Nicole is kidnapped from her brothel, Rich businessman Hugo Motherskille hire

Rancid Aluminium
1.8

Rancid Aluminium

2000-01-21

Pete Thompson thinks he has it all. However, following the death of his father his close friend and

Strippers vs. Werewolves
1.9

Strippers vs. Werewolves

2012-04-27

Mickey, who happens to be a werewolf and a crime boss, gets all worked up and hairy during a private

Pinter's Progress
2

Pinter's Progress

2009-12-24

A personal take on working with Harold Pinter via intimate conversations with actors, directors and

Forest of the Gods
3.9

Forest of the Gods

2005-09-23

The story about one man - an artist and an intellectual - who was imprisoned by two brutal regimes,

Konga
2.1

Konga

1961-03-26

Dr. Decker returns from Africa after a year, presumed dead. In that year, he discovered a way of gro

Joseph Andrews
2.5

Joseph Andrews

1977-03-09

Lady Booby alias 'Belle', the lively wife of the fat landed squire Sir Thomas Booby, has a lusty eye

Quails Quest: Its a Boy!
1.8

Quails Quest: Its a Boy!

2005-11-27

Now known as the Quail's First Christmas. Identical, except for the title change on the cover. Imagi

Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian
2.3

Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian

2013-04-28

Told by family and friends, with rare unseen archive, this documentary reflects on the career of Dav

The Rapture
2

The Rapture

2010-06-01

Told through the eyes of Casper Harrison. The Rapture is a fast paced mystery thriller where good an

Alice, Through the Looking
0

Alice, Through the Looking

2021-11-12

What happens when after the Wonderland, Alice finds herself in the post-Brexit United Kingdom? Philo

Beloved Enemy
0

Beloved Enemy

1981-02-10

A cool hard study of 'the art of the deal' on a global scale. Sir Peter, the chillingly affable chie

Silent Night
0

Silent Night

1990-12-24

Short TV play about a lonely man at Christmas.

Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher
3.1

Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher

2022-06-30

At the turn of the 19th century, Pugilism was the sport of kings and a gifted young boxer fought his

L'énigme quantique d'Einstein
3.5

L'énigme quantique d'Einstein

2020-01-16

The Performance
0

The Performance

2024-12-13

Harold May, an excellent Jewish-American tap dancer, on tour in Europe with his company, receives an

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
3

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women

2012-03-20

Cast and crew discuss the success of the novel, transitioning it to film and condensing it for the m

Katherine of Alexandria
1.4

Katherine of Alexandria

2014-02-01

The life of Katherine of Alexandria. Constantine joins the Roman army to find his missing childhood

Flynn
2.1

Flynn

1993-05-15

A biographical movie on the film star Errol Flynn's early life before Hollywood fame.

Young, Sexy & Dead
0

Young, Sexy & Dead

2023-05-17

A major fashion campaign goes horribly wrong when its star fatally overdoses on diet pills. But she

A Season of Giants
3.3

A Season of Giants

1990-11-04

At the turn of the sixteenth century, Michelangelo (Mark Frankel), Raphael (Andrea Prodan), and Leon

Hamlet
3.8

Hamlet

2024-02-27

A tale of revenge that has stood the test of time, Shakespeare’s classic tragedy is reimagined for t

The Road to Coronation Street
3.5

The Road to Coronation Street

2010-09-15

The story of how 22 year old writer Tony Warren conceived, wrote and fought for the record breaking

A Clockwork Orange
4.1

A Clockwork Orange

1971-12-19

In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping an

Shakespeare’s Villains
0

Shakespeare’s Villains

2009-01-08

An adaptation of Steven Berkoff’s one-act play of the same name.

44 Inch Chest
2.8

44 Inch Chest

2009-10-08

Colin is in agony, shattered by his wife’s infidelity, so his friends kidnap the wife's lover so he

The Phantom Warrior
2.1

The Phantom Warrior

2024-02-20

The origin story of the masked vigilante, Nemesis Knight. A new breed of superhero for a changing wo

Manhattan Night
3

Manhattan Night

2016-05-20

Porter Wren is a Manhattan tabloid writer with an appetite for scandal. On the beat he sells murder,

We Still Kill the Old Way
3

We Still Kill the Old Way

2014-12-12

A group of aging London gangsters go on a vigilante killing spree when one of their number is murder

Action Man: X Missions The Movie
2.6

Action Man: X Missions The Movie

2005-01-06

Doctor X initiates a plan to transform innocent victims into an army of Toxic Troopers intent on des

Action Man: Robot ATAK
3

Action Man: Robot ATAK

2004-10-04

Action Man and his team have to stop the combined forces of Dr. X and No-Face, who have unleashed a

Coriolanus
1.5

Coriolanus

1997-01-01

"Set in the context of 1930s Fascism, Steven Berkoff’s reimagining of William Shakespeare’s final tr

The Can
0

The Can

2024-03-22

The Can, a steel shipping container housing a site office, stands alone in an isolated scrapyard. Sh

G.B.H.
2.3

G.B.H.

2012-10-01

Damien, a London copper has a past he's trying to forget. Before joining the force he ran with a foo

The 10th Man
0

The 10th Man

2006-10-08

Kidnapping and dirty tricks are the way of the street among the ageing Jewish community of London's

7 Cases
1.5

7 Cases

2015-07-31

Two retired bank robbers agree to one last job. A face from their past steals their proceeds and div

North v South
2.5

North v South

2015-10-16

For decades the criminal underworlds of the North and South bumped along begrudgingly. Like the Cold

Nameless
0

Nameless

Two lost souls become entwined as they each face their own past. One struggles to uncover his, the o

Charlie
2

Charlie

2004-02-06

Set in Post World War II Britain, chronicles the rise and fall of real life British crime lord Charl

Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II
2.6

Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II

2015-12-12

On the 6th December 1995, three Essex gang members were brutally murdered in cold blood. It’s now ea

The Boy with a Camera for a Face
3.7

The Boy with a Camera for a Face

2013-11-02

The Boy with a Camera for a Face is satirical fairy tale about a boy born with a camera instead of a

Desperate Journey
0

Desperate Journey

2025-11-28

The true story of Freddie Knoller, a young Jewish man who flees Vienna following the Nazi occupation

Metamorphosis
3.5

Metamorphosis

1987-02-01

TV film of Steven Berkoff's stage adaption of Kafka's famous story in which a young man, who is the

The Awakening
0

The Awakening

The Awakening follows Jason and Rebecca as they uncover a conspiracy to control the world. Their inv

9 Dead Gay Guys
3

9 Dead Gay Guys

2003-09-19

The story of two lads from Belfast as they stumble their way through the London gay underworld in se

RED 2
3.3

RED 2

2013-07-18

Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest t

Bad Seed
0

Bad Seed

2024-07-19

After a devastating loss, a troubled young woman struggles to piece together her fractured memory an

Muse of Fire
3.3

Muse of Fire

2013-09-26

Funny, passionate, exciting, and smart: ‘Muse Of Fire’ will change the way you feel about Shakespear

London Heist
2.8

London Heist

2017-06-17

Armed robber and career criminal Jack Cregan seeks to discover the truth behind his father's murder

Fanged Up
2.6

Fanged Up

2017-10-31

A young rogue is thrown into prison for the weekend, unaware that the guards are blood-sucking vampi

Transhuman
1.5

Transhuman

2017-04-15

After a dangerous trip to Africa, investigative journalist Alex Black, returns home to discover her

Beginner's Luck
0

Beginner's Luck

2002-06-21

Mark Feinman knows he’s going to be big in show business…it’s just a matter of time. In a flash of i

The Devil's Disciple
3.3

The Devil's Disciple

1959-08-20

In a small New England town during the American War of Independence, Dick Dudgeon, a revolutionary A

Expelling the Demon
3.5

Expelling the Demon

1999-06-19

The story takes place in a bedroom where, following an embarrassing sexual encounter, it shows a nak

Bear Hunting
4

Bear Hunting

2008-05-09

Остросюжетный боевик, где переплетаються большие деньги и большая политика, любовь и предательство,

Brides
3.3

Brides

2004-10-22

A young female character, Nikki Douka, from Samothraki, is sailing to the U.S. to fulfill a marriage

Point of No Return
3.1

Point of No Return

2018-09-19

Peter, a young aircraft engineer is deceived by his manager Jason into substituting faulty aircraft

The Flying Scotsman
3.3

The Flying Scotsman

2006-08-16

Based on the incredible true story of amateur cyclist Graeme Obree, who breaks the world one-hour re

Nicholas and Alexandra
3.5

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971-11-29

Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overt

Decadence
1

Decadence

1994-01-28

Two couples betray the decadence which lurks beneath the surface of high society: Steve, wealthy but

Red Devil
2.9

Red Devil

2019-11-29

An intertwining tale of sex, drugs, rock and woe. Lives criss-cross and converge thanks to the most

The Last Faust
2.7

The Last Faust

2019-12-02

Prodigal scientist and technology entrepreneur, Dr Faust, seeks to emulate Gods ability to create li

I Was Monty's Double
3.5

I Was Monty's Double

1958-10-21

The incredible but true story of how an impersonator was recruited to impersonate General Montgomery

Titanium White
0

Titanium White

2022-08-19

Dominik, a PhD student at the University of Wrocław, specializing in the history of art, is sent to

Ernie
0

Ernie

2020-06-01

Ernie is a vulnerable recluse who spends his life caring for his racist father and navigating a worl

Inside 'Octopussy'
2.8

Inside 'Octopussy'

2000-01-25

Documentary looking at the production of the James Bond movie 'Octopussy'. Narrated by Patrick Macne

Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart
0

Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart

2019-04-12

Steven Berkoff's own feature length interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe's original short story about a

Streets of Yesterday
3.5

Streets of Yesterday

1989-05-01

This is a story of a relationship between three men: Amin, a Palestinian nationalist; Joseph, an Isr

Creation Stories
2.9

Creation Stories

2021-04-15

The true story of the rise and fall of Creation Records and its infamous founder Alan McGee; the man

Righteous Villains
1.4

Righteous Villains

2020-12-01

A modern day tale of good vs evil, secret societies, sorcery and Satan.

Hamlet at Elsinore
3.9

Hamlet at Elsinore

1964-04-15

The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing the new king,

Meeting Jim
2.5

Meeting Jim

2018-06-23

Meeting Jim is a feature length documentary about a journey back to the lifetime of Jim Haynes, an e

Attila
3.7

Attila

2001-01-01

A vengeful beauty foils the plans of the bloodthirsty Hun warrior to conquer Rome.

Say It in Russian
1.8

Say It in Russian

2007-09-01

Jacqueline, a Paris society hostess (Faye Dunaway), introduces a fellow American, businessman Andrew

Pu-239
3.3

Pu-239

2006-09-12

A worker at a Russian nuclear facility gets exposed to a lethal dose of radiation. In order to provi

From Roger Moore with Love
3.9

From Roger Moore with Love

2024-12-15

Friends, family and co-stars take part in this revealing and entertaining look at British icon Roger

Vendetta for The Saint
3.4

Vendetta for The Saint

1969-01-05

Simon Templar is on holiday in Naples when a small uproar on a lunch table draws his attention. An E

Kristallnacht
0

Kristallnacht

Set in Berlin on the eve of war, police lieutenant Wilhelm Krützfeld over the course of 24 hours nav

The Captain's Table
2.9

The Captain's Table

1959-01-06

A captain is promoted by his company from tramp steamers to their flagship passenger liner. Although