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
- 2024 · From Roger Moore with Love as Self
- 2024 · The Performance as Sam
- 2024 · Hamlet as Polonius
- 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
- 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 · Witches of East End as King Nikolaus
- 2013 · RED 2 as Cobb
- 2013 · Vikings as King Olaf the Stout
- 2012 · G.B.H. as Chief Constable
- 2011 · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Dirch Frode
- 2010 · The Tourist as Reginald Shaw
- 2010 · Dead Cert as Kenneth Mason
- 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
- 2006 · The Flying Scotsman as Ernst Hagemann
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · Hotel Babylon as
- 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
- 2003 · Frank Herbert's Children of Dune as Stilgar
- 2002 · Steal as Surtayne
- 2001 · Attila as King Rua
- 2000 · Frank Herbert's Dune as Стилгар
- 2000 · Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) as
- 2000 · Inside 'Octopussy' as Self
- 2000 · Rancid Aluminium as Mr Kant
- 1998 · Legionnaire as Sgt. Steinkampf
- 1995 · Fair Game as Colonel Ilya Kazak
- 1994 · Space Precinct as Dr. Paul Jorry
- 1993 · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Hagath
- 1990 · A Season of Giants as Girolamo Savonarola
- 1990 · The Krays as George Cornell
- 1988 · War and Remembrance as Adolf Hitler
- 1987 · Metamorphosis as Mr. Samsa
- 1986 · Under the Cherry Moon as Mr. Sharon
- 1986 · Absolute Beginners as The Fanatic
- 1985 · Revolution as Sgt. Jones
- 1985 · Transmutations 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
- 1981 · Outland as Sagan
- 1980 · McVicar as Ronnie Harrison
- 1977 · The Professionals as Krasnov
- 1975 · Barry Lyndon as Lord Ludd
- 1975 · The Passenger as Stephen
- 1971 · A Clockwork Orange as Det. Const. Tom
- 1971 · Nicholas and Alexandra as Pankratov
- 1970 · Play for Today as
- 1970 · UFO as Capt. Steve Minto
- 1970 · UFO as Captain Steve Minto
- 1968 · The Champions as Carlos
- 1968 · The Expert as Mike Barratt
- 1966 · Softly, Softly as
- 1964 · The Wednesday Play as
- 1964 · The Wednesday Play as Councillor
- 1963 · Festival as Messenger
- 1962 · The Saint as Carl
- 1961 · Konga as Student on Field Trip (uncredited)
- 1955 · Dixon of Dock Green as Dave Banks
- Future · The Awakening as Henry
- 2024 · The Can as Mason
- 2024 · The Phantom Warrior as Hades
- 2022 · Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher as Walter
- 2021 · Creation Stories as Aleister Crowley
- 2020 · Righteous Villains as Grandfather
- 2020 · Ernie as Arthur
- 2019 · The Last Faust as Dr. Goodfellow
- 2017 · London Heist as Alfie
- 2017 · Transhuman as Til
- 2016 · Barbarians Rising as Augustus
- 2015 · North v South as Vic Clarke
- 2013 · The Boy with a Camera for a Face as Narrator
- 2010 · The Road to Coronation Street as Sidney Bernstein
- 2010 · The Big I Am as The MC
- 2009 · Pinter's Progress as Self
- 2009 · 44 Inch Chest as Tippi Gordon
- 2006 · Pu-239 as Starkov
- 2005 · Forest of the Gods as Commandant Hoppe
- 2005 · Action Man: X Missions The Movie as Dr. X (voice)
- 2003 · Bokshu - The Myth as Professor Metcalf
- 2003 · Seven Wonders of the Industrial World as
- 2003 · Headrush as Wuj
- 2002 · Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale as Meisling
- 2001 · Attila as King Rua
- 2000 · In the Beginning as Potiphar
- 1997 · Another 9 1/2 Weeks as Vittorio DaSilva
- 1997 · Brass Eye as Self
- 1994 · Decadence as Steve / Les / Helen's Couturier
- 1992 · Intruders as Addison Leach
- 1986 · Sins as Karl Von Eiderfeld
- 1981 · Beloved Enemy as Kozlov
- 1969 · Vendetta for The Saint as Bertoli
- Future · Kristallnacht as Rabbi Goldstein
- 2025 · Desperate Journey as
- 2024 · Bad Seed as Doctor Ainsley (voice)
- 2023 · Young, Sexy & Dead as Claudio Vestiquez
- 2021 · Alice, Through the Looking as Executive Producer
- 2020 · Einstein's Quantum Riddle as Narrator
- 2020 · L'énigme quantique d'Einstein as narrateur
- 2019 · Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart as Edmund
- 2018 · Meeting Jim as Self
- 2018 · Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs as Host
- 2015 · 7 Cases as Lawson
- 2014 · Katherine of Alexandria as Liberius
- 2013 · Muse of Fire as Self
- 2013 · Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian as Friend
- 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 · Drop Dead Gorgeous as
- 2009 · Shakespeare’s Villains as Himself, Richard III, Othello, Macbeth, Juliet, CAsio
- 2008 · Das jüngste Gericht as Conrad
- 2006 · The 10th Man as 'Red' Jack Weinbaum
- 2006 · Penguins of the Antarctic as Narrator
- 2005 · Quails Quest: Its a Boy! as
- 2004 · Action Man: Robot ATAK as Dr. X (voice)
- 2004 · Charlie as
- 2003 · 9 Dead Gay Guys as Jeff
- 2002 · Beginner's Luck as Magic Bob
- 1999 · Expelling the Demon as Man / Tongue
- 1997 · Coriolanus as Coriolanus
- 1993 · Flynn as Klaus Reicher
- 1989 · Streets of Yesterday as
- 1959 · The Devil's Disciple as British Corporal
- Future · Nameless as Dr. Bymmock
- 1990 · Silent Night as Harry
- 1988 · Prisoner of Rio as Jack McFarland
- 1977 · Joseph Andrews as Greasy Fellow
- 1965 · The Pistol as Private First Class Gutkowski
- 1964 · Hamlet at Elsinore as Lucianus
- 1962 · Corrigan Blake as
- 1958 · I Was Monty's Double as Minor Role (uncredited)