Steven Berkoff

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

147

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-08-03 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Stepney, East London, England

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

  • Vikings

    Vikings

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

  • The Professionals

    The Professionals

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • Softly, Softly

    Softly, Softly

  • A Clockwork Orange

    A Clockwork Orange

  • RED 2

    RED 2

  • Rambo: First Blood Part II

    Rambo: First Blood Part II

  • The Champions

    The Champions

  • The Expert

    The Expert

  • UFO

    UFO

  • UFO

    UFO

  • Octopussy

    Octopussy

  • Festival

    Festival

  • Witches of East End

    Witches of East End

  • Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

  • Bokshu - The Myth

    Bokshu - The Myth

  • Hotel Babylon

    Hotel Babylon

  • Steal

    Steal

  • Space Precinct

    Space Precinct

  • We Still Kill the Old Way

    We Still Kill the Old Way

  • The Tourist

    The Tourist

  • Beverly Hills Cop

    Beverly Hills Cop

  • Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II

    Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II

  • Outland

    Outland

  • War and Remembrance

    War and Remembrance

  • From Roger Moore with Love

    From Roger Moore with Love

  • Desperate Journey

    Desperate Journey

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Fair Game

    Fair Game

  • Barry Lyndon

    Barry Lyndon

  • The Krays

    The Krays

  • Exorcist Vengeance

    Exorcist Vengeance

  • Brass Eye

    Brass Eye

  • Another 9 1/2 Weeks

    Another 9 1/2 Weeks

  • Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

    Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

  • Transmutations

    Transmutations

  • Revolution

    Revolution

  • The Rapture

    The Rapture

  • Frank Herbert's Children of Dune

    Frank Herbert's Children of Dune

  • Frank Herbert's Dune

    Frank Herbert's Dune

  • Head in the Clouds

    Head in the Clouds

  • Attila

    Attila

  • Vendetta for The Saint

    Vendetta for The Saint

  • Bear Hunting

    Bear Hunting

  • Brides

    Brides

  • The Can

    The Can

  • Forest of the Gods

    Forest of the Gods

  • Metamorphosis

    Metamorphosis

  • Legionnaire

    Legionnaire

  • Red Devil

    Red Devil

  • Point of No Return

    Point of No Return

  • Fanged Up

    Fanged Up

  • Barbarians Rising

    Barbarians Rising

  • Absolute Beginners

    Absolute Beginners

  • The Passenger

    The Passenger

  • The Awakening

    The Awakening

  • The Performance

    The Performance

  • Intruders

    Intruders

  • The Road to Coronation Street

    The Road to Coronation Street

  • London Heist

    London Heist

  • Nicholas and Alexandra

    Nicholas and Alexandra

  • Pu-239

    Pu-239

  • The Flying Scotsman

    The Flying Scotsman

  • Say It in Russian

    Say It in Russian

  • McVicar

    McVicar

  • Manhattan Night

    Manhattan Night

  • Inside 'Octopussy'

    Inside 'Octopussy'

  • Titanium White

    Titanium White

  • Action Man: Robot ATAK

    Action Man: Robot ATAK

  • At World's End

    At World's End

  • Creation Stories

    Creation Stories

  • Decadence

    Decadence

  • Sins

    Sins

  • In the Beginning

    In the Beginning

  • Shadow of the Sword

    Shadow of the Sword

  • 44 Inch Chest

    44 Inch Chest

  • Konga

    Konga

  • Meeting Jim

    Meeting Jim

  • The Pistol

    The Pistol

  • Righteous Villains

    Righteous Villains

  • Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher

    Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher

  • Dead Cert

    Dead Cert

  • North v South

    North v South

  • The Captain's Table

    The Captain's Table

  • The Phantom Warrior

    The Phantom Warrior

  • Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

    Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

  • Coriolanus

    Coriolanus

  • Headrush

    Headrush

  • Transhuman

    Transhuman

  • The Last Faust

    The Last Faust

  • Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale

    Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale

  • Drop Dead Gorgeous

    Drop Dead Gorgeous

  • Ernie

    Ernie

  • Nameless

    Nameless

  • The Boy with a Camera for a Face

    The Boy with a Camera for a Face

  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht

  • Charlie

    Charlie

  • Attila

    Attila

  • The Big I Am

    The Big I Am

  • Das jüngste Gericht

    Das jüngste Gericht

  • Hamlet at Elsinore

    Hamlet at Elsinore

  • Muse of Fire

    Muse of Fire

  • Katherine of Alexandria

    Katherine of Alexandria

  • Streets of Yesterday

    Streets of Yesterday

  • Strippers vs. Werewolves

    Strippers vs. Werewolves

  • 9 Dead Gay Guys

    9 Dead Gay Guys

  • Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart

    Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart

  • I Was Monty's Double

    I Was Monty's Double

  • The Devil's Disciple

    The Devil's Disciple

  • Corrigan Blake

    Corrigan Blake

  • Pinter's Progress

    Pinter's Progress

  • G.B.H.

    G.B.H.

  • Alice, Through the Looking

    Alice, Through the Looking

  • Flynn

    Flynn

  • Under the Cherry Moon

    Under the Cherry Moon

  • Beginner's Luck

    Beginner's Luck

  • Young, Sexy & Dead

    Young, Sexy & Dead

  • Einstein's Quantum Riddle

    Einstein's Quantum Riddle

  • Action Man: X Missions The Movie

    Action Man: X Missions The Movie

  • Big Fat Gypsy Gangster

    Big Fat Gypsy Gangster

  • Riverside

    Riverside

  • Prisoner of Rio

    Prisoner of Rio

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

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women

  • Joseph Andrews

    Joseph Andrews

  • A Season of Giants

    A Season of Giants

  • Beloved Enemy

    Beloved Enemy

  • 7 Cases

    7 Cases

  • Rancid Aluminium

    Rancid Aluminium

  • Quails Quest: Its a Boy!

    Quails Quest: Its a Boy!

  • Perfect Life

    Perfect Life

  • Silent Night

    Silent Night

  • Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs

    Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs

  • The 10th Man

    The 10th Man

  • L'énigme quantique d'Einstein

    L'énigme quantique d'Einstein

  • Shakespeare’s Villains

    Shakespeare’s Villains

  • Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian

    Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian

  • Bad Seed

    Bad Seed

  • Expelling the Demon

    Expelling the Demon

  • Penguins of the Antarctic

    Penguins of the Antarctic