Steven Berkoff

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

148

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

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Vikings

    Vikings

  • Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • UFO

    UFO

  • UFO

    UFO

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Fanged Up

    Fanged Up

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • The Professionals

    The Professionals

  • A Clockwork Orange

    A Clockwork Orange

  • The Flying Scotsman

    The Flying Scotsman

  • Transmutations

    Transmutations

  • Konga

    Konga

  • Decadence

    Decadence

  • Head in the Clouds

    Head in the Clouds

  • Attila

    Attila

  • Manhattan Night

    Manhattan Night

  • Witches of East End

    Witches of East End

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • Frank Herbert's Children of Dune

    Frank Herbert's Children of Dune

  • Rambo: First Blood Part II

    Rambo: First Blood Part II

  • Headrush

    Headrush

  • McVicar

    McVicar

  • Ernie

    Ernie

  • Transhuman

    Transhuman

  • Nameless

    Nameless

  • Metamorphosis

    Metamorphosis

  • Flynn

    Flynn

  • Meeting Jim

    Meeting Jim

  • The Champions

    The Champions

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

  • Beverly Hills Cop

    Beverly Hills Cop

  • Octopussy

    Octopussy

  • The Expert

    The Expert

  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht

  • From Roger Moore with Love

    From Roger Moore with Love

  • Festival

    Festival

  • Charlie

    Charlie

  • RED 2

    RED 2

  • Barry Lyndon

    Barry Lyndon

  • Attila

    Attila

  • The Tourist

    The Tourist

  • Muse of Fire

    Muse of Fire

  • London Heist

    London Heist

  • War and Remembrance

    War and Remembrance

  • Hotel Babylon

    Hotel Babylon

  • Streets of Yesterday

    Streets of Yesterday

  • Space Precinct

    Space Precinct

  • Strippers vs. Werewolves

    Strippers vs. Werewolves

  • Exorcist Vengeance

    Exorcist Vengeance

  • North v South

    North v South

  • Coriolanus

    Coriolanus

  • Brass Eye

    Brass Eye

  • Frank Herbert's Dune

    Frank Herbert's Dune

  • Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

    Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

  • Outland

    Outland

  • Big Fat Gypsy Gangster

    Big Fat Gypsy Gangster

  • The Devil's Disciple

    The Devil's Disciple

  • Forest of the Gods

    Forest of the Gods

  • Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

  • Hamlet at Elsinore

    Hamlet at Elsinore

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Barbarians Rising

    Barbarians Rising

  • Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

    Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

  • Shadow of the Sword

    Shadow of the Sword

  • Legionnaire

    Legionnaire

  • Fair Game

    Fair Game

  • The Last Faust

    The Last Faust

  • I Was Monty's Double

    I Was Monty's Double

  • In the Beginning

    In the Beginning

  • Revolution

    Revolution

  • Intruders

    Intruders

  • Steal

    Steal

  • We Still Kill the Old Way

    We Still Kill the Old Way

  • Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher

    Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher

  • Nicholas and Alexandra

    Nicholas and Alexandra

  • 44 Inch Chest

    44 Inch Chest

  • The Passenger

    The Passenger

  • Pu-239

    Pu-239

  • The Krays

    The Krays

  • Another 9 1/2 Weeks

    Another 9 1/2 Weeks

  • Sins

    Sins

  • Pinter's Progress

    Pinter's Progress

  • Desperate Journey

    Desperate Journey

  • Absolute Beginners

    Absolute Beginners

  • Beginner's Luck

    Beginner's Luck

  • The Big I Am

    The Big I Am

  • Creation Stories

    Creation Stories

  • Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale

    Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale

  • Corrigan Blake

    Corrigan Blake

  • Das jüngste Gericht

    Das jüngste Gericht

  • 7 Cases

    7 Cases

  • Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart

    Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart

  • G.B.H.

    G.B.H.

  • 9 Dead Gay Guys

    9 Dead Gay Guys

  • Drop Dead Gorgeous

    Drop Dead Gorgeous

  • The Phantom Warrior

    The Phantom Warrior

  • Dead Cert

    Dead Cert

  • Under the Cherry Moon

    Under the Cherry Moon

  • Riverside

    Riverside

  • Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II

    Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II

  • Young, Sexy & Dead

    Young, Sexy & Dead

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

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women

  • Joseph Andrews

    Joseph Andrews

  • Red Devil

    Red Devil

  • The Captain's Table

    The Captain's Table

  • Brides

    Brides

  • The Rapture

    The Rapture

  • Inside 'Octopussy'

    Inside 'Octopussy'

  • The Pistol

    The Pistol

  • The Road to Coronation Street

    The Road to Coronation Street

  • Bear Hunting

    Bear Hunting

  • Perfect Life

    Perfect Life

  • The Performance

    The Performance

  • Righteous Villains

    Righteous Villains

  • Titanium White

    Titanium White

  • At World's End

    At World's End

  • Action Man: X Missions The Movie

    Action Man: X Missions The Movie

  • A Season of Giants

    A Season of Giants

  • Vendetta for The Saint

    Vendetta for The Saint

  • Rancid Aluminium

    Rancid Aluminium

  • Prisoner of Rio

    Prisoner of Rio

  • The Awakening

    The Awakening

  • Katherine of Alexandria

    Katherine of Alexandria

  • Point of No Return

    Point of No Return

  • Einstein's Quantum Riddle

    Einstein's Quantum Riddle

  • Alice, Through the Looking

    Alice, Through the Looking

  • The 10th Man

    The 10th Man

  • Beloved Enemy

    Beloved Enemy

  • Shakespeare’s Villains

    Shakespeare’s Villains

  • Action Man: Robot ATAK

    Action Man: Robot ATAK

  • The Can

    The Can

  • The Boy with a Camera for a Face

    The Boy with a Camera for a Face

  • Say It in Russian

    Say It in Russian

  • Expelling the Demon

    Expelling the Demon

  • My Life As Roger Moore

    My Life As Roger Moore

  • Watch Your Own Heart Attack

    Watch Your Own Heart Attack

  • Quails Quest: Its a Boy!

    Quails Quest: Its a Boy!

  • Bokshu - The Myth

    Bokshu - The Myth

  • L'énigme quantique d'Einstein

    L'énigme quantique d'Einstein

  • Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs

    Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs

  • Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian

    Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian

  • Silent Night

    Silent Night

  • Penguins of the Antarctic

    Penguins of the Antarctic

  • Bad Seed

    Bad Seed