Steven Berkoff
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
Credits
- 2025 · Desperate Journey as Raphael
- 2024 · From Roger Moore with Love as Self
- 2024 · The Can as Mason
- 2024 · Hamlet as Polonius
- 2024 · The Phantom Warrior as Hades
- 2022 · Titanium White as Father Tornatore
- 2022 · Exorcist Vengeance as Bishop Canelo
- 2019 · Red Devil as Lazarus
- 2018 · Point of No Return as Evans
- 2017 · Fanged Up as Governor Payne
- 2017 · Transhuman as Til
- 2015 · North v South as Vic Clarke
- 2015 · 7 Cases as Lawson
- 2014 · Katherine of Alexandria as Liberius
- 2012 · G.B.H. as Chief Constable
- 2012 · Strippers vs. Werewolves as Flett
- 2012 · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women as Self
- 2011 · Big Fat Gypsy Gangster as Guru Shah
- 2010 · The Rapture as The Controller
- 2010 · Perfect Life as The Elder
- 2009 · At World's End as Jack Pudovski
- 2008 · Bear Hunting as
- 2007 · Say It in Russian as
- 2005 · Action Man: X Missions The Movie as Dr. X (voice)
- 2000 · Rancid Aluminium as Mr Kant
- 1994 · Decadence as Steve / Les / Helen's Couturier
- 1990 · A Season of Giants as Girolamo Savonarola
- 1988 · Prisoner of Rio as Jack McFarland
- 1986 · Under the Cherry Moon as Mr. Sharon
- 1981 · Beloved Enemy as Kozlov
- 1969 · Vendetta for The Saint as Bertoli
- 1967 · Slave Girls as John
- 1965 · The Pistol as Private First Class Gutkowski
- 1964 · Hamlet at Elsinore as Lucianus
- 1961 · Konga as Student on Field Trip (uncredited)
- 1959 · The Devil's Disciple as British Corporal
- 1958 · I Was Monty's Double as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Future · The Awakening 2 as Henry
- Future · The Awakening as Henry
- Future · Kristallnacht as Rabbi Goldstein
- 2024 · The Performance as Sam
- 2024 · Bad Seed as Doctor Ainsley (voice)
- 2023 · Young, Sexy & Dead as Claudio Vestiquez
- 2022 · Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher as Walter
- 2022 · Remembers… as Self
- 2021 · Alice, Through the Looking as Executive Producer
- 2021 · Creation Stories as Aleister Crowley
- 2020 · Righteous Villains as Grandfather
- 2020 · Ernie as Arthur
- 2020 · Einstein's Quantum Riddle as Narrator
- 2020 · L'énigme quantique d'Einstein as narrateur
- 2019 · The Last Faust as Dr. Goodfellow
- 2019 · Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart as Edmund
- 2018 · Meeting Jim as Self
- 2018 · Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs as Host
- 2017 · Lore as Dr. Kristoff Brehovy
- 2017 · London Heist as Alfie
- 2016 · Barbarians Rising as Augustus
- 2016 · Manhattan Night as Hobbs
- 2015 · Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II as Dr. Flint
- 2014 · We Still Kill the Old Way as Charlie Archer
- 2013 · The Boy with a Camera for a Face as Narrator
- 2013 · Witches of East End as King Nikolaus
- 2013 · Muse of Fire as Self
- 2013 · RED 2 as Cobb
- 2013 · Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian as Friend
- 2013 · Vikings as King Olaf the Stout
- 2011 · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Dirch Frode
- 2011 · The Borgias as Girolamo Savonarola
- 2010 · The Tourist as Reginald Shaw
- 2010 · The Road to Coronation Street as Sidney Bernstein
- 2010 · Dead Cert as Kenneth Mason
- 2009 · Pinter's Progress as Self
- 2009 · Shakespeare’s Villains as Himself, Richard III, Othello, Macbeth, Juliet, CAsio
- 2008 · Watch Your Own Heart Attack as Performer
- 2006 · The 10th Man as 'Red' Jack Weinbaum
- 2006 · Penguins of the Antarctic as Narrator
- 2004 · Action Man: Robot ATAK as Dr. X (voice)
- 2002 · Beginner's Luck as Magic Bob
- Future · My Life As Roger Moore as Self
- 2010 · Drop Dead Gorgeous as
- 2010 · The Big I Am as The MC
- 2009 · 44 Inch Chest as Tippi Gordon
- 2008 · The 60s: The Beatles Decade as
- 2008 · Das jüngste Gericht as Conrad
- 2006 · Pu-239 as Starkov
- 2006 · The Flying Scotsman as Ernst Hagemann
- 2006 · Hotel Babylon as
- 2005 · Quails Quest: Its a Boy! as
- 2005 · Forest of the Gods as Commandant Hoppe
- 2005 · Shadow of the Sword as Inquisitor
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Shakri
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Mr. Eccles
- 2004 · Brides as Karabulat
- 2004 · Head in the Clouds as Charles Bessé
- 2004 · Charlie as
- 2003 · Bokshu - The Myth as Professor Metcalf
- 2003 · Seven Wonders of the Industrial World as John Roebling
- 2003 · Headrush as Wuj
- 2003 · Frank Herbert's Children of Dune as Stilgar
- 2002 · 9 Dead Gay Guys as Jeff
- 2002 · Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale as Meisling
- 2002 · Steal as Surtayne
- 2001 · Attila as King Rua
- 2001 · Attila as King Rua
- 2000 · Frank Herbert's Dune as Стилгар
- 2000 · In the Beginning as Potiphar
- 2000 · Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) as
- 2000 · Inside 'Octopussy' as Self
- 1999 · Expelling the Demon as Man / Tongue
- 1998 · Legionnaire as Sgt. Steinkampf
- 1997 · Another 9 1/2 Weeks as Vittorio DaSilva
- 1997 · Brass Eye as Self
- 1997 · Coriolanus as Coriolanus
- 1995 · Fair Game as Colonel Ilya Kazak
- 1994 · Space Precinct as Dr. Paul Jorry
- 1993 · The Big Story as Self - George Cornell (archive footage)
- 1993 · Flynn as Klaus Reicher
- 1993 · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Hagath
- 1992 · Intruders as Addison Leach
- 1990 · Silent Night as Harry
- 1990 · The Krays as George Cornell
- 1989 · Streets of Yesterday as
- 1988 · War and Remembrance as Adolf Hitler
- 1987 · Metamorphosis as Mr. Samsa
- 1986 · Absolute Beginners as The Fanatic
- 1986 · Sins as Karl Von Eiderfeld
- 1985 · Revolution as Sgt. Jones
- 1985 · Underworld as Hugo Motherskille
- 1985 · Rambo: First Blood Part II as Lt. Col. Podovsky
- 1984 · Beverly Hills Cop as Victor Maitland
- 1983 · Natural World as Narrator
- 1983 · Octopussy as Orlov
- 1982 · Riverside as Self
- 1981 · Outland as Sagan
- 1980 · McVicar as Ronnie Harrison
- 1977 · The Professionals as Krasnov
- 1977 · Joseph Andrews as Greasy Fellow
- 1975 · Barry Lyndon as Lord Ludd
- 1975 · The Passenger as Stephen
- 1971 · Nicholas and Alexandra as Pankratov
- 1971 · A Clockwork Orange as Det. Const. Tom
- 1970 · Play for Today as
- 1970 · UFO as Capt. Steve Minto
- 1970 · UFO as Steve Minto
- 1968 · The Champions as Carlos
- 1968 · The Expert as Mike Barratt
- 1965 · Thirty-Minute Theatre as Bert
- 1964 · The Wednesday Play as Councillor
- 1963 · Festival as Messenger
- 1962 · The Saint as Carl
- 1962 · Corrigan Blake as
- 1959 · The Captain's Table as (uncredited)
- 1955 · Dixon of Dock Green as Dave Banks
- Future · Nameless as Dr. Bymmock