Steven Berkoff
Biography
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).
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Movies (46)
Desperate Journey
as Raphael
2025
From Roger Moore with Love
as Self
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
2024
Young, Sexy & Dead
as Claudio Vestiquez
2023
Titanium White
as Father Tornatore
2022
Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher
as Walter
2022
Exorcist Vengeance
as Bishop Canelo
2022
Alice, Through the Looking
as Executive Producer
2021
Creation Stories
as Aleister Crowley
2021
Righteous Villains
as Grandfather
2020
The Secret Love Life of Ophelia
Writer (Writing)
2020
L'amore segreto di Ofelia
Author (Writing)
2020
Ernie
as Arthur
2020
L'énigme quantique d'Einstein
as narrateur
2020
The Last Faust
as Dr. Goodfellow
2019
Red Devil
as Lazarus
2019
Brighton
Author (Writing)
2019
Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart
as Edmund
2019
Point of No Return
as Evans
2018
Meeting Jim
as Self
2018
Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs
as Host
2018
Fanged Up
as Governor Payne
2017
London Heist
as Alfie
2017
Transhuman
as Til
2017
Manhattan Night
as Hobbs
2016
Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II
as Dr. Flint
2015
North v South
as Vic Clarke
2015
7 Cases
as Lawson
2015
We Still Kill the Old Way
as Charlie Archer
2014
Katherine of Alexandria
as Liberius
2014
The Boy with a Camera for a Face
as Narrator
2013
Muse of Fire
as Self
2013
RED 2
as Cobb
2013
Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian
as Friend
2013
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
2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
as Dirch Frode
2011
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster
as Guru Shah
2011
Metamorphosis
Writer (Writing)
2010
The Tourist
as Reginald Shaw
2010
The Road to Coronation Street
as Sidney Bernstein
2010
