Steven Berkoff
British actor, playwright, author and director / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Steven Leslie Berks (born 3 August 1937), known professionally as Steven Berkoff, is an English character actor, author, playwright and theatre director.
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Steven Berkoff | |
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Born | Steven Leslie Berks (1937-08-03) 3 August 1937 (age 86) |
Education | Raine's Foundation Grammar School Hackney Downs School Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art |
Alma mater | L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq |
Occupation(s) | Actor, playwright and theatre director |
Years active | 1962–present |
Notable work | Sink the Belgrano! (1986) Shakespeare's Villains (1998) |
Spouse |
Shelley Lee (m. 1976) |
Awards | Total Theatre Lifetime Achievement Award (1997) LA Weekly Theater Award for Solo Performance (2000) |
Website | www |
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As an actor, he is best known for his performances in villainous roles, such as Lt. Col Podovsky in Rambo: First Blood Part II, General Orlov in the James Bond movie Octopussy, Victor Maitland in Beverly Hills Cop and Adolf Hitler in the TV mini-series War and Remembrance.[1] He also played Det. Const. Tom in the 1971 movie A Clockwork Orange.[2][3]