Steven Berkoff

Steven Berkoff

Acting
Born 1937-08-03Stepney, East London, England

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).

Movies (118)

A Clockwork Orange
8.2

A Clockwork Orange

1971Movie8.2
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
7.4

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2011Movie7.4
Rambo: First Blood Part II
6.7

Rambo: First Blood Part II

1985Movie6.7
Beverly Hills Cop
7.2

Beverly Hills Cop

1984Movie7.2
Barry Lyndon
8.0

Barry Lyndon

1975Movie8.0
The Tourist
6.2

The Tourist

2010Movie6.2
Octopussy
6.4

Octopussy

1983Movie6.4
RED 2
6.5

RED 2

2013Movie6.5
Fair Game
5.2

Fair Game

1995Movie5.2
Outland
6.4

Outland

1981Movie6.4
Legionnaire
5.9

Legionnaire

1998Movie5.9
Manhattan Night
5.9

Manhattan Night

2016Movie5.9
The Flying Scotsman
6.5

The Flying Scotsman

2006Movie6.5
44 Inch Chest
5.5

44 Inch Chest

2009Movie5.5
Strippers vs. Werewolves
3.9

Strippers vs. Werewolves

2012Movie3.9
The Passenger
7.2

The Passenger

1975Movie7.2
Revolution
5.4

Revolution

1985Movie5.4
Hamlet at Elsinore
8.0

Hamlet at Elsinore

1964Movie8.0
Slave Girls
5.0

Slave Girls

1967Movie5.0
The Krays
6.0

The Krays

1990Movie6.0
We Still Kill the Old Way
6.1

We Still Kill the Old Way

2014Movie6.1
Another 9 1/2 Weeks
4.5

Another 9 1/2 Weeks

1997Movie4.5
Head in the Clouds
5.9

Head in the Clouds

2004Movie5.9
Muse of Fire
6.5

Muse of Fire

2013Movie6.5
Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher
6.1

Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher

2022Movie6.1
Forest of the Gods
7.8

Forest of the Gods

2005Movie7.8
Underworld
4.0

Underworld

1985Movie4.0
The Sacrifice

The Sacrifice

Movie
Nicholas and Alexandra
7.0

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971Movie7.0
Attila
7.3

Attila

2001Movie7.3
Katherine of Alexandria
2.7

Katherine of Alexandria

2014Movie2.7
The Captain's Table
6.0

The Captain's Table

1959Movie6.0
Fanged Up
5.2

Fanged Up

2017Movie5.2
The Big I Am
4.8

The Big I Am

2010Movie4.8
Meeting Jim
4.3

Meeting Jim

2018Movie4.3
Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II
5.4

Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II

2015Movie5.4
The Devil's Disciple
6.6

The Devil's Disciple

1959Movie6.6
Nameless

Nameless

Movie
Vendetta for The Saint
6.8

Vendetta for The Saint

1969Movie6.8
Absolute Beginners
5.5

Absolute Beginners

1986Movie5.5
Red Devil
5.5

Red Devil

2019Movie5.5
Creation Stories
6.0

Creation Stories

2021Movie6.0
The Last Faust
4.9

The Last Faust

2019Movie4.9
Desperate Journey
8.3

Desperate Journey

2025Movie8.3
Shadow of the Sword
5.8

Shadow of the Sword

2005Movie5.8
Steal
5.4

Steal

2002Movie5.4
Kristallnacht

Kristallnacht

Movie
Under the Cherry Moon
5.4

Under the Cherry Moon

1986Movie5.4
Joseph Andrews
5.1

Joseph Andrews

1977Movie5.1
From Roger Moore with Love
8.0

From Roger Moore with Love

2024Movie8.0
North v South
5.1

North v South

2015Movie5.1
7 Cases
3.0

7 Cases

2015Movie3.0
Brides
6.4

Brides

2004Movie6.4
McVicar
6.5

McVicar

1980Movie6.5
Charlie
4.4

Charlie

2004Movie4.4
London Heist
5.6

London Heist

2017Movie5.6
Flynn
4.5

Flynn

1993Movie4.5
At World's End
5.5

At World's End

2009Movie5.5
The Performance
5.8

The Performance

2024Movie5.8
Transhuman
3.0

Transhuman

2017Movie3.0
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
6.0

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women

2012Movie6.0
Pu-239
6.7

Pu-239

2006Movie6.7
The Madness of Peter Howson

The Madness of Peter Howson

2010Movie
I Was Monty's Double
6.9

I Was Monty's Double

1958Movie6.9
My Life As Roger Moore

My Life As Roger Moore

Movie
The Awakening

The Awakening

Movie
Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart

Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart

2019Movie
Ernie

Ernie

2020Movie
Action Man: X Missions The Movie
5.3

Action Man: X Missions The Movie

2005Movie5.3
Expelling the Demon
7.0

Expelling the Demon

1999Movie7.0
Dead Cert
4.3

Dead Cert

2010Movie4.3
Hamlet
7.8

Hamlet

2024Movie7.8
Rancid Aluminium
3.8

Rancid Aluminium

2000Movie3.8
Prisoner of Rio
8.0

Prisoner of Rio

1988Movie8.0
The Phantom Warrior
3.8

The Phantom Warrior

2024Movie3.8
The 10th Man

The 10th Man

2006Movie
Pinter's Progress
4.0

Pinter's Progress

2009Movie4.0
Inside 'Octopussy'
6.2

Inside 'Octopussy'

2000Movie6.2
A Season of Giants
7.7

A Season of Giants

1990Movie7.7
Exorcist Vengeance
4.5

Exorcist Vengeance

2022Movie4.5
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster
3.2

Big Fat Gypsy Gangster

2011Movie3.2
Penguins of the Antarctic

Penguins of the Antarctic

2006Movie
The Awakening 2

The Awakening 2

Movie
Konga
4.4

Konga

1961Movie4.4
Metamorphosis
7.5

Metamorphosis

1989Movie7.5
Silent Night
8.0

Silent Night

1990Movie8.0
Say It in Russian
4.0

Say It in Russian

2007Movie4.0
Shakespeare’s Villains

Shakespeare’s Villains

2009Movie
Coriolanus
3.0

Coriolanus

1997Movie3.0
Drop Dead Gorgeous
3.1

Drop Dead Gorgeous

2010Movie3.1
Beloved Enemy
8.0

Beloved Enemy

1981Movie8.0
9 Dead Gay Guys
5.9

9 Dead Gay Guys

2002Movie5.9
Bokshu - The Myth
8.0

Bokshu - The Myth

2003Movie8.0
Alice, Through the Looking

Alice, Through the Looking

2021Movie
Headrush
4.2

Headrush

2003Movie4.2
Point of No Return
6.2

Point of No Return

2018Movie6.2
Bad Seed

Bad Seed

2024Movie
Streets of Yesterday
7.5

Streets of Yesterday

1989Movie7.5
Titanium White
9.0

Titanium White

2022Movie9.0
G.B.H.
4.4

G.B.H.

2012Movie4.4
Beginner's Luck
7.0

Beginner's Luck

2002Movie7.0
Perfect Life
3.5

Perfect Life

2010Movie3.5
The Rapture
4.0

The Rapture

2010Movie4.0
Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian
4.5

Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian

2013Movie4.5
Decadence
5.0

Decadence

1994Movie5.0
Quails Quest: Its a Boy!
3.5

Quails Quest: Its a Boy!

2005Movie3.5
Action Man: Robot ATAK
6.1

Action Man: Robot ATAK

2004Movie6.1
The Road to Coronation Street
7.1

The Road to Coronation Street

2010Movie7.1
The Can

The Can

2024Movie
Oscar Wilde's Salome

Oscar Wilde's Salome

1992Movie
Bear Hunting
8.0

Bear Hunting

2008Movie8.0
The Boy with a Camera for a Face
6.9

The Boy with a Camera for a Face

2013Movie6.9
Watch Your Own Heart Attack

Watch Your Own Heart Attack

2008Movie
Righteous Villains
2.7

Righteous Villains

2020Movie2.7
Young, Sexy & Dead

Young, Sexy & Dead

2023Movie
L'énigme quantique d'Einstein
7.0

L'énigme quantique d'Einstein

2020Movie7.0
The Pistol
7.0

The Pistol

1965Movie7.0
Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs
2.5

Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs

2018Movie2.5

TV Shows (39)

Doctor Who
7.6

Doctor Who

2005Series7.6
Vikings
8.1

Vikings

2013Series8.1
Play for Today
6.6

Play for Today

1970Series6.6
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
7.9

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993Series7.9
Natural World
7.4

Natural World

1983Series7.4
Agatha Christie's Marple
7.8

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004Series7.8
The Saint
7.4

The Saint

1962Series7.4
The Wednesday Play
5.2

The Wednesday Play

1964Series5.2
The Professionals
7.6

The Professionals

1977Series7.6
The Borgias
7.6

The Borgias

2011Series7.6
Thirty-Minute Theatre
4.3

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965Series4.3
Remembers…
7.0

Remembers…

2022Series7.0
Witches of East End
7.3

Witches of East End

2013Series7.3
UFO
7.8

UFO

1970Series7.8
The Champions
6.5

The Champions

1968Series6.5
War and Remembrance
7.9

War and Remembrance

1988Series7.9
Lore
6.9

Lore

2017Series6.9
Hotel Babylon
7.3

Hotel Babylon

2006Series7.3
Space Precinct
6.2

Space Precinct

1994Series6.2
Frank Herbert's Dune
6.8

Frank Herbert's Dune

2000Series6.8
The Expert
9.0

The Expert

1968Series9.0
Dixon of Dock Green
6.0

Dixon of Dock Green

1955Series6.0
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
6.9

Frank Herbert's Children of Dune

2003Series6.9
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
6.8

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

2000Series6.8
Festival
8.0

Festival

1963Series8.0
Barbarians Rising
7.3

Barbarians Rising

2016Series7.3
Brass Eye
7.7

Brass Eye

1997Series7.7
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
6.7

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

2003Series6.7
Riverside

Riverside

1982Series
In the Beginning
6.1

In the Beginning

2000Series6.1
The Big Story

The Big Story

1993Series
Attila
6.3

Attila

2001Series6.3
Sins
7.4

Sins

1986Series7.4
Intruders
7.0

Intruders

1992Series7.0
The 60s: The Beatles Decade

The 60s: The Beatles Decade

2008Series
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
7.1

Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale

2002Series7.1
Corrigan Blake

Corrigan Blake

1962Series
Das jüngste Gericht
9.0

Das jüngste Gericht

2008Series9.0
Einstein's Quantum Riddle
10.0

Einstein's Quantum Riddle

2020Series10.0