Steven Berkoff
Actor, Writer, Director
August 3, 1937 (88 years)
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).
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).
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Filmography
| 2025 | Desperate Journey · as Raphael |
| 2024 | The Can · as Mason |
| 2024 | Hamlet · as PoloniusOn Plex |
| 2024 | The Phantom Warrior · as Hades |
| 2023 | The Performance · as Sam |
| 2023 | Young, Sexy & Dead · as Claudio Vestiquez |
| 2022 | Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher · as Walter |
| 2022 | Exorcist Vengeance · as Bishop Canelo |
| 2021 | Creation Stories · as Aleister Crowley |
| 2020 | Righteous Villains · as Grandfather |
| 2020 | L'énigme quantique d'Einstein · as Narrateur |
| 2019 | The Last Faust · as Dr. Goodfellow |
| 2019 | Red Rage · as LazarusOn Plex |
| 2019 | Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart · as Edmund |
| 2018 | Forced March · as Host |
| 2018 | Point of no Return · as Evans |
| 2018 | Katherine of Sinai · as Senator |
| 2017 | Fanged Up · as Governor Payne |
| 2017 | Lore · as Dr. Kristoff Brehovy |
| 2017 | Gunned Down · as Alfie |
| 2017 | Transhuman · as TilOn Plex |
| 2017 | The Dot Man · as General West |
| 2016 | Wrobiony · as Father Tornatore |
| 2016 | Barbarians Rising · as Augustus |
| 2016 | Manhattan Night · as HobbsOn Plex |
| 2015 | Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II · as Dr. Flint |
| 2015 | The Frankenstein Chronicles · as William Blake |
| 2015 | North v South · as Vic Clarke |
| 2015 | 7 Cases · as Lawson |
| 2014 | We Still Kill the Old Way · as Charlie ArcherOn Plex |
| 2014 | Decline of an Empire · as Liberius |
| 2013 | The Boy with a Camera for a Face · as Narrator |
| 2013 | Man Down · as Mr. Klackov |
| 2013 | Witches of East End · as King Nikolaus |
| 2013 | RED 2 · as Cobb |
| 2013 | Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian · as Friend |
| 2013 | Vikings · as King Olaf The Stout |
| 2012 | Riot · as Chief ConstableOn Plex |
| 2012 | Strippers vs Werewolves · as FlettOn Plex |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo · as Dirch Frode |
| 2011 | Big Fat Gypsy Gangster · as Guru Shah |
| 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 |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | The Rapture · as The Controller |
| 2010 | Just for the Record · as Mike Rosferry |
| 2010 | Perfect Life · as The ElderOn Plex |
| 2010 | The Big I Am · as The McOn Plex |
| 2009 | At World's End · as Jack Pudovski |
| 2009 | 44 Inch Chest · as Tippi Gordon |
| 2008 | Das jüngste Gericht · as Conrad |
| 2008 | The Cottage · as Arnie |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | |
| 2006 | Pu-239 · as Starkov |
| 2006 | The Flying Scotsman · as Ernst Hagemann |
| 2006 | |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Dievu miskas · as Commandant Hoppe |
| 2005 | The Headsman · as Inquisitor |
| 2005 | Doctor Who (2005) · as Shakri |
| 2005 | Action Man: The Movie · as Dr. X (voice) |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple · as Mr. Eccles |
| 2004 | Head in the Clouds · as Charles Bessé |
| 2004 | Brides · as Karabulat |
| 2004 | Action Man: Robot Attack · as Dr. X (voice) |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | Headrush · as Wuj |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Children of Dune · as Stilgar |
| 2003 | New Tricks · as Ray Cook |
| 2003 | Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale · as Meisling |
| 2002 | James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute · as Cast |
| 2002 | Best of Bowie · as The Fanatic (segment "absolute Beginners") |
| 2002 | 9 Dead Gay Guys · as Jeff |
| 2002 | Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale · as Meisling |
| 2002 | Steal · as SurtayneOn Plex |
| 2002 | NCS Manhunt · as George Rolf |
| 2002 | Masters of Darkness · as Aleister Crowley |
| 2001 | Beginner's Luck · as Magic Bob |
| 2001 | Attila · as King Rua |
| 2001 | Attila · as King Rua |
| 2000 | In the Beginning · as Potiphar |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | Rancid Aluminum · as Mr Kant |
| 1999 | Expelling the Demon · as Man / Tongue |
| 1998 | Legionnaire · as Sgt. SteinkampfOn Plex |
| 1997 | Another 9½ Weeks · as Vittorio DasilvaOn Plex |
| 1997 | Jonathan Creek · as Herman Grole |
| 1997 | La Femme Nikita · as Carlo Giraldi |
| 1997 | Doppelganger · as Reginald Backhander |
| 1995 | Fair Game · as Colonel Ilya Kazak |
| 1994 | Space Precinct · as Dr. Paul JorryOn Plex |
| 1994 | Decadence · as Steve / Les / Helen's Couturier |
| 1993 | My Forgotten Man · as Klaus Reicher |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine · as Hagath |
| 1993 | Bowie: The Video Collection · as Clip From 'absolute Beginners' |
| 1992 | Intruders (1992) · as Addison Leach |
| 1990 | A Season of Giants · as Savonarola |
| 1990 | The Krays · as George Cornell |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance · as Adolf Hitler |
| 1988 | Prisoner of Rio · as Jack Mcfarland |
| 1986 | Under the Cherry Moon · as Mr. Sharon |
| 1986 | Absolute Beginners · as The Fanatic |
| 1986 | Sins · as Karl Von Eiderfeld |
| 1985 | Revolution · as Sgt. JonesOn Plex |
| 1985 | Underworld · as Hugo Motherskille |
| 1985 | Theatre Night · as Mr. Samsa |
| 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 | Coming Out of the Ice · as Atoman |
| 1981 | Outland · as Sagan |
| 1980 | McVicar · as Ronnie Harrison |
| 1977 | The Professionals · as KrasnovOn Plex |
| 1977 | Joseph Andrews · as Greasy Fellow |
| 1975 | Barry Lyndon · as Lord Ludd |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) · as William |
| 1975 | The Passenger · as Stephen |
| 1971 | Nicholas and Alexandra · as Pankratov |
| 1971 | A Clockwork Orange · as Det. Const. Tom |
| 1970 | |
| 1970 | UFO · as Steve Minto |
| 1969 | Vendetta for the Saint · as Bertoli |
| 1968 | The Expert · as Mike Barratt |
| 1968 | The Champions · as Carlos |
| 1967 | Prehistoric Women · as John |
| 1966 | Softly Softly · as Pc Archer |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre · as Bert |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play · as Councillor |
| 1964 | Hamlet at Elsinore · as Lucianus |
| 1962 | The Saint · as CarlOn Plex |
| 1961 | Konga · as Student On Field Trip (uncredited) |
| 1961 | The Avengers · as SagerOn Plex |
| 1960 | The Flesh and the Fiends · as Medical StudentOn Plex |
| 1959 | The Four Just Men · as Convict |
| 1959 | The Devil's Disciple · as British Corporal |
| 1959 | The Captain's Table · as (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Third Man · as Toni Da Costa |
| 1958 | Bachelor of Hearts · as Student |
| 1958 | The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw · as Teenage Boy |
| 1958 | Hell, Heaven or Hoboken · as Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week · as Pestryakov |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green · as Dave Banks |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart · as Screenplay |
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| 1994 | Decadence · as Screenplay |
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