Steven Berkoff

Acting · Born 1937-08-03 in Stepney, 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…

Filmography

• Beverly Hills Cop as Victor Maitland
• Barry Lyndon as Lord Ludd
• The Passenger as Stephen
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Dirch Frode
• A Clockwork Orange as Det. Const. Tom
• Rambo: First Blood Part II as Lt. Col. Podovsky
• Octopussy as Orlov
• Outland as Sagan
• Legionnaire as Sgt. Steinkampf
• The Krays as George Cornell

TV

• Doctor Who as Shakri
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Hagath
• Agatha Christie's Marple as Mr. Eccles
• Vikings as King Olaf the Stout
• Brass Eye as Self
• Hotel Babylon
• The Professionals as Krasnov
• UFO as Capt. Steve Minto
• Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
• Space Precinct as Dr. Paul Jorry