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
- 2022 · Exorcist Vengeance as Bishop Canelo
- 2018 · Point of No Return as Evans
- 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
- 2011 · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Dirch Frode
- 2010 · The Tourist as Reginald Shaw
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · Hotel Babylon as
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Shakri
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Mr. Eccles
- 2002 · Steal as Surtayne
- 1997 · Brass Eye as Self
- 1993 · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Hagath
- 1990 · A Season of Giants as Girolamo Savonarola
- 1990 · The Krays as George Cornell
- 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
- 1977 · The Professionals as Krasnov
- 1975 · Barry Lyndon as Lord Ludd
- 1971 · A Clockwork Orange as Det. Const. Tom
- 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
- 1955 · Dixon of Dock Green as Dave Banks
- Future · The Awakening as Henry
- 2022 · Titanium White as Father Tornatore
- 2022 · Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher as Walter
- 2021 · Alice, Through the Looking as Executive Producer
- 2021 · Creation Stories as Aleister Crowley
- 2020 · Ernie as Arthur
- 2019 · The Last Faust as Dr. Goodfellow
- 2018 · Meeting Jim as Self
- 2017 · Transhuman as Til
- 2016 · Barbarians Rising as Augustus
- 2016 · Manhattan Night as Hobbs
- 2015 · North v South as Vic Clarke
- 2013 · The Boy with a Camera for a Face as Narrator
- 2013 · Muse of Fire as Self
- 2012 · G.B.H. as Chief Constable
- 2010 · Perfect Life as The Elder
- 2010 · The Big I Am as The MC
- 2009 · 44 Inch Chest as Tippi Gordon
- 2008 · Das jüngste Gericht as Conrad
- 2006 · Pu-239 as Starkov
- 2005 · Forest of the Gods as Commandant Hoppe
- 2004 · Charlie as
- 2003 · Seven Wonders of the Industrial World as
- 2002 · Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale as Meisling
- 2001 · Attila as King Rua
- 1997 · Another 9 1/2 Weeks as Vittorio DaSilva
- 1994 · Decadence as Steve / Les / Helen's Couturier
- 1992 · Intruders as Addison Leach
- 1986 · Absolute Beginners as The Fanatic
- 1986 · Sins as Karl Von Eiderfeld
- 1981 · Beloved Enemy as Kozlov
- 1969 · Vendetta for The Saint as Bertoli
- 1965 · The Pistol as Private First Class Gutkowski
- 1964 · Hamlet at Elsinore as Lucianus
- 1959 · The Devil's Disciple as British Corporal
- Future · Kristallnacht as Rabbi Goldstein
- 2025 · Desperate Journey as
- 2024 · The Performance as Sam
- 2024 · Bad Seed as Doctor Ainsley (voice)
- 2024 · The Can as Mason
- 2024 · Hamlet as Polonius
- 2024 · The Phantom Warrior as Hades
- 2023 · Young, Sexy & Dead as Claudio Vestiquez
- 2020 · Righteous Villains as Grandfather
- 2020 · Einstein's Quantum Riddle as Narrator
- 2020 · L'énigme quantique d'Einstein as narrateur
- 2019 · Red Devil as Lazarus
- 2019 · Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart as Edmund
- 2018 · Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs as Host
- 2017 · Fanged Up as Governor Payne
- 2017 · London Heist as Alfie
- 2015 · 7 Cases as Lawson
- 2014 · Katherine of Alexandria as Liberius
- 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 · 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
- 2009 · Pinter's Progress as Self
- 2009 · At World's End as Jack Pudovski
- 2009 · Shakespeare’s Villains as Himself, Richard III, Othello, Macbeth, Juliet, CAsio
- 2008 · Bear Hunting as
- 2007 · Say It in Russian as
- 2006 · The 10th Man as 'Red' Jack Weinbaum
- 2006 · The Flying Scotsman as Ernst Hagemann
- 2006 · Penguins of the Antarctic as Narrator
- 2005 · Quails Quest: Its a Boy! as
- 2005 · Shadow of the Sword as Inquisitor
- 2005 · Action Man: X Missions The Movie as Dr. X (voice)
- 2004 · Brides as Karabulat
- 2004 · Action Man: Robot ATAK as Dr. X (voice)
- 2004 · Head in the Clouds as Charles Bessé
- 2003 · Bokshu - The Myth as Professor Metcalf
- 2003 · 9 Dead Gay Guys as Jeff
- 2003 · Headrush as Wuj
- 2003 · Frank Herbert's Children of Dune as Stilgar
- 2002 · Beginner's Luck as Magic Bob
- 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
- 2000 · Rancid Aluminium as Mr Kant
- 1999 · Expelling the Demon as Man / Tongue
- 1998 · Legionnaire as Sgt. Steinkampf
- 1997 · Coriolanus as Coriolanus
- 1995 · Fair Game as Colonel Ilya Kazak
- 1994 · Space Precinct as Dr. Paul Jorry
- 1993 · Flynn as Klaus Reicher
- 1990 · Silent Night as Harry
- 1989 · Streets of Yesterday as
- 1988 · War and Remembrance as Adolf Hitler
- 1977 · Joseph Andrews as Greasy Fellow
- Future · Nameless as Dr. Bymmock
- 1988 · Prisoner of Rio as Jack McFarland
- 1987 · Metamorphosis as Mr. Samsa
- 1986 · Under the Cherry Moon as Mr. Sharon
- 1985 · Revolution as Sgt. Jones
- 1980 · McVicar as Ronnie Harrison
- 1975 · The Passenger as Stephen
- 1971 · Nicholas and Alexandra as Pankratov
- 1962 · Corrigan Blake as
- 1961 · Konga as Student on Field Trip (uncredited)
- 1958 · I Was Monty's Double as Minor Role (uncredited)