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 · The Can as Mason
- 2024 · The Phantom Warrior as Hades
- 2023 · Young, Sexy & Dead as Claudio Vestiquez
- 2022 · Titanium White as Father Tornatore
- 2022 · Exorcist Vengeance as Bishop Canelo
- 2021 · Alice, Through the Looking as Executive Producer
- 2020 · Righteous Villains as Grandfather
- 2019 · Red Devil as Lazarus
- 2019 · Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart as Edmund
- 2017 · Fanged Up as Governor Payne
- 2015 · North v South as Vic Clarke
- 2014 · Katherine of Alexandria as Liberius
- 2012 · G.B.H. as Chief Constable
- 2012 · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women as Self
- 2010 · The Road to Coronation Street as Sidney Bernstein
- 2010 · Dead Cert as Kenneth Mason
- 2010 · Drop Dead Gorgeous as
- 2010 · The Rapture as The Controller
- 2010 · Perfect Life as The Elder
- 2010 · The Big I Am as The MC
- 2009 · At World's End as Jack Pudovski
- 2008 · Bear Hunting as
- 2005 · Forest of the Gods as Commandant Hoppe
- 2005 · Shadow of the Sword as Inquisitor
- 2003 · 9 Dead Gay Guys as Jeff
- 2000 · Inside 'Octopussy' as Self
- 1990 · A Season of Giants as Girolamo Savonarola
- 1969 · Vendetta for The Saint as Bertoli
- 1961 · Konga as Student on Field Trip (uncredited)
- Future · The Awakening as Henry
- 2024 · Bad Seed as Doctor Ainsley (voice)
- 2024 · Hamlet as Polonius
- 2022 · Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher as Walter
- 2021 · Creation Stories as Aleister Crowley
- 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
- 2018 · Point of No Return as Evans
- 2018 · Meeting Jim as Self
- 2018 · Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs as Host
- 2017 · London Heist as Alfie
- 2017 · Transhuman as Til
- 2016 · Barbarians Rising as Augustus
- 2016 · Manhattan Night as Hobbs
- 2015 · Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II as Dr. Flint
- 2015 · 7 Cases as Lawson
- 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
- 2012 · Strippers vs. Werewolves as Flett
- 2011 · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Dirch Frode
- 2011 · Big Fat Gypsy Gangster as Guru Shah
- 2010 · The Tourist as Reginald Shaw
- 2009 · Pinter's Progress as Self
- 2009 · 44 Inch Chest as Tippi Gordon
- 2009 · Shakespeare’s Villains as Himself, Richard III, Othello, Macbeth, Juliet, CAsio
- 2008 · Das jüngste Gericht as Conrad
- 2007 · Say It in Russian as
- 2006 · The 10th Man as 'Red' Jack Weinbaum
- 2006 · Pu-239 as Starkov
- 2006 · The Flying Scotsman as Ernst Hagemann
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · Hotel Babylon as
- 2006 · Penguins of the Antarctic as Narrator
- 2005 · Quails Quest: Its a Boy! as
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Shakri
- 2005 · Action Man: X Missions The Movie as Dr. X (voice)
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Mr. Eccles
- 2004 · Brides as Karabulat
- 2004 · Action Man: Robot ATAK as Dr. X (voice)
- 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
- 2003 · Headrush as Wuj
- 2003 · Frank Herbert's Children of Dune as Stilgar
- 2002 · Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale as Meisling
- 2002 · Beginner's Luck as Magic Bob
- 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 · Rancid Aluminium as Mr Kant
- 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
- 1994 · Decadence as Steve / Les / Helen's Couturier
- 1993 · Flynn as Klaus Reicher
- 1993 · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Hagath
- 1992 · Intruders as Addison Leach
- Future · Nameless as Dr. Bymmock
- 1990 · Silent Night as Harry
- 1990 · The Krays as George Cornell
- 1989 · Streets of Yesterday as
- 1988 · War and Remembrance as Adolf Hitler
- 1988 · Prisoner of Rio as Jack McFarland
- 1987 · Metamorphosis as Mr. Samsa
- 1986 · Under the Cherry Moon as Mr. Sharon
- 1986 · Absolute Beginners as The Fanatic
- 1986 · Sins as Karl Von Eiderfeld
- 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
- Future · Desperate Journey as
- 1981 · Beloved Enemy as Kozlov
- 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 · 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
- 1965 · The Pistol as Private First Class Gutkowski
- 1964 · The Wednesday Play as
- 1964 · The Wednesday Play as Councillor
- 1964 · Hamlet at Elsinore as Lucianus
- 1963 · Festival as Messenger
- 1962 · The Saint as Carl
- 1962 · Corrigan Blake as
- 1959 · The Devil's Disciple as British Corporal
- 1958 · I Was Monty's Double as Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1955 · Dixon of Dock Green as Dave Banks