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).
Acting (105 movies)
Beverly Hills Cop
1984
Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985
Octopussy
1983
Outland
1981
Barry Lyndon
1975
Legionnaire
1998
The Krays
1990
Shadow of the Sword
2005
Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs
2018
Fair Game
1995
Steal
2002
Under the Cherry Moon
1986
Revolution
1985
The Passenger
1975
Perfect Life
2010
Headrush
2003
Absolute Beginners
1986
The Tourist
2010
The Big I Am
2010
McVicar
1980
Dead Cert
2010
Exorcist Vengeance
2022
Penguins of the Antarctic
2006
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011
Another 9 1/2 Weeks
1997
Head in the Clouds
2004
At World's End
2009
Drop Dead Gorgeous
2010
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster
2011
Prisoner of Rio
1988
Transmutations
1985
Rancid Aluminium
2000
Strippers vs. Werewolves
2012
Pinter's Progress
2009
Forest of the Gods
2005
Konga
1961
Joseph Andrews
1977
Quails Quest: Its a Boy!
2005
Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian
2013
The Rapture
2010
Alice, Through the Looking
2021
Beloved Enemy
1981
Silent Night
1990
Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher
2022
L'énigme quantique d'Einstein
2020
The Performance
2024
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
2012
Katherine of Alexandria
2014
Flynn
1993
Young, Sexy & Dead
2023
A Season of Giants
1990
Hamlet
2024
The Road to Coronation Street
2010
A Clockwork Orange
1971
44 Inch Chest
2009
The Phantom Warrior
2024
Manhattan Night
2016
We Still Kill the Old Way
2014
Action Man: X Missions The Movie
2005
Action Man: Robot ATAK
2004
Coriolanus
1997
The Can
2024
G.B.H.
2012
The 10th Man
2006
7 Cases
2015
North v South
2015
Charlie
2004
Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II
2015
The Boy with a Camera for a Face
2013
Desperate Journey
2025
Metamorphosis
1987
9 Dead Gay Guys
2003
RED 2
2013
Bad Seed
2024
Muse of Fire
2013
London Heist
2017
Fanged Up
2017
Transhuman
2017
Beginner's Luck
2002
The Devil's Disciple
1959
Expelling the Demon
1999
Bear Hunting
2008
Brides
2004
Point of No Return
2018
The Flying Scotsman
2006
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971
Decadence
1994
Red Devil
2019
The Last Faust
2019
I Was Monty's Double
1958
Titanium White
2022
Ernie
2020
Inside 'Octopussy'
2000
Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart
2019
Streets of Yesterday
1989
Creation Stories
2021
Righteous Villains
2020
Hamlet at Elsinore
1964
Meeting Jim
2018
Attila
2001
Directing (4 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Metamorphosis | 1987 | Writer |
| Decadence | 1994 | Screenplay |
| Shakespeare’s Villains | 2009 | Writer |
| Metamorphosis | 2010 | Writer |
| Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart | 2019 | Screenplay |
| The Secret Love Life of Ophelia | 2020 | Writer |