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).
Movies (110)
Desperate Journey
2025
From Roger Moore with Love
2024
The Performance
2024
Bad Seed
2024
The Can
2024
Hamlet
2024
The Phantom Warrior
2024
Young, Sexy & Dead
2023
Titanium White
2022
Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher
2022
Exorcist Vengeance
2022
Alice, Through the Looking
2021
Creation Stories
2021
Righteous Villains
2020
Ernie
2020
L'énigme quantique d'Einstein
2020
The Last Faust
2019
Red Devil
2019
Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart
2019
Point of No Return
2018
Meeting Jim
2018
Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs
2018
Fanged Up
2017
London Heist
2017
Transhuman
2017
Manhattan Night
2016
Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II
2015
North v South
2015
7 Cases
2015
We Still Kill the Old Way
2014
Katherine of Alexandria
2014
The Boy with a Camera for a Face
2013
Muse of Fire
2013
RED 2
2013
Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian
2013
G.B.H.
2012
Strippers vs. Werewolves
2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster
2011
The Tourist
2010
The Road to Coronation Street
2010
Dead Cert
2010
Drop Dead Gorgeous
2010
The Rapture
2010
Perfect Life
2010
The Big I Am
2010
Pinter's Progress
2009
At World's End
2009
44 Inch Chest
2009
Watch Your Own Heart Attack
2008
Bear Hunting
2008
Say It in Russian
2007
The 10th Man
2006
Pu-239
2006
The Flying Scotsman
2006
Penguins of the Antarctic
2006
Quails Quest: Its a Boy!
2005
Forest of the Gods
2005
Shadow of the Sword
2005
Action Man: X Missions The Movie
2005
Brides
2004
Action Man: Robot ATAK
2004
Head in the Clouds
2004
Charlie
2004
Headrush
2003
9 Dead Gay Guys
2002
Beginner's Luck
2002
Steal
2002
Attila
2001
Inside 'Octopussy'
2000
Rancid Aluminium
2000
Expelling the Demon
1999
Legionnaire
1998
Another 9 1/2 Weeks
1997
Coriolanus
1997
Fair Game
1995
Decadence
1994
Flynn
1993
Silent Night
1990
A Season of Giants
1990
The Krays
1990
Streets of Yesterday
1989
Prisoner of Rio
1988
Metamorphosis
1987
Under the Cherry Moon
1986
Absolute Beginners
1986
Revolution
1985
Underworld
1985
Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985
Beverly Hills Cop
1984
Octopussy
1983
Outland
1981
Beloved Enemy
1981
McVicar
1980
Joseph Andrews
1977
Barry Lyndon
1975
The Passenger
1975
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971
A Clockwork Orange
1971
Vendetta for The Saint
1969
Slave Girls
1967
Hamlet at Elsinore
1964
Konga
1961
The Devil's Disciple
1959
The Captain's Table
1959
I Was Monty's Double
1958
Nameless
The Awakening
Kristallnacht
TV Shows (35)
Remembers…
2022
Einstein's Quantum Riddle
2020
Lore
2017
Barbarians Rising
2016
Witches of East End
2013
Vikings
2013
The Borgias
2011
The 60s: The Beatles Decade
2008
Das jüngste Gericht
2008
Hotel Babylon
2006
Doctor Who
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
2003
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
2002
Attila
2001
Frank Herbert's Dune
2000
In the Beginning
2000
Brass Eye
1997
Space Precinct
1994
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Intruders
1992
War and Remembrance
1988
Sins
1986
Natural World
1983
The Professionals
1977
Play for Today
1970
UFO
1970
UFO
1970
The Champions
1968
The Expert
1968
The Wednesday Play
1964
The Wednesday Play
1964
The Saint
1962
Dixon of Dock Green
1955