Steven Berkoff
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).
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Desperate Journey as Raphael
- 2024 · From Roger Moore with Love as Self
- 2024 · The Performance as Sam
- 2024 · The Can as Mason
- 2024 · Hamlet as Polonius
- 2022 · Titanium White as Father Tornatore
- 2022 · Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher as Walter
- 2022 · Exorcist Vengeance as Bishop Canelo
- 2021 · Alice, Through the Looking as Executive Producer
- 2021 · Creation Stories as Aleister Crowley
- 2020 · Righteous Villains as Grandfather
- 2020 · Ernie as Arthur
- 2019 · The Last Faust as Dr. Goodfellow
- 2019 · Red Devil as Lazarus
- 2018 · Point of No Return as Evans
- 2018 · Meeting Jim as Self
- 2017 · Fanged Up as Governor Payne
- 2017 · London Heist as Alfie
- 2016 · Barbarians Rising as Augustus
- 2016 · Manhattan Night as Hobbs
- 2015 · Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II as Dr. Flint
- 2015 · North v South as Vic Clarke
- 2014 · We Still Kill the Old Way as Charlie Archer
- 2013 · The Boy with a Camera for a Face as Narrator
- 2013 · Witches of East End as King Nikolaus
- 2013 · Muse of Fire as Self
- 2013 · RED 2 as Cobb
- 2013 · Vikings as King Olaf the Stout
- 2012 · Strippers vs. Werewolves as Flett
- 2011 · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Dirch Frode
- 2010 · The Tourist as Reginald Shaw
- 2010 · The Road to Coronation Street as Sidney Bernstein
- 2010 · Dead Cert as Kenneth Mason
- 2010 · Drop Dead Gorgeous as
- 2010 · The Rapture as The Controller
- 2010 · The Big I Am as The MC
- 2009 · At World's End as Jack Pudovski
- 2009 · 44 Inch Chest as Tippi Gordon
- 2008 · Bear Hunting as
- 2007 · Say It in Russian as
- 2006 · Pu-239 as Starkov
- 2006 · The Flying Scotsman as Ernst Hagemann
- 2006 · Hotel Babylon as
- 2005 · Forest of the Gods as Commandant Hoppe
- 2005 · Shadow of the Sword as Inquisitor
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Shakri
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Mr. Eccles
- 2004 · Brides as Karabulat
- 2004 · Head in the Clouds as Charles Bessé
- 2004 · Charlie as
- 2003 · Bokshu - The Myth as Professor Metcalf
- 2003 · Headrush as Wuj
- 2003 · Frank Herbert's Children of Dune as Stilgar
- 2002 · Steal as Surtayne
- 2001 · Attila as King Rua
- 2001 · Attila as King Rua
- 2000 · Frank Herbert's Dune as Стилгар
- 2000 · In the Beginning as Potiphar
- 2000 · Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) as
- 2000 · Inside 'Octopussy' as Self
- 1998 · Legionnaire as Sgt. Steinkampf
- 1997 · Another 9 1/2 Weeks as Vittorio DaSilva
- 1997 · Brass Eye as Self
- 1997 · Coriolanus as Coriolanus
- 1995 · Fair Game as Colonel Ilya Kazak
- 1994 · Space Precinct as Dr. Paul Jorry
- 1994 · Decadence as Steve / Les / Helen's Couturier
- 1993 · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Hagath
- 1992 · Intruders as Addison Leach
- 1990 · The Krays as George Cornell
- 1988 · War and Remembrance as Adolf Hitler
- 1987 · Metamorphosis as Mr. Samsa
- 1986 · Absolute Beginners as The Fanatic
- 1986 · Sins as Karl Von Eiderfeld
- 1985 · Revolution as Sgt. Jones
- 1985 · Transmutations as Hugo Motherskille
- 1985 · Rambo: First Blood Part II as Lt. Col. Podovsky
- 1984 · Beverly Hills Cop as Victor Maitland
- 1983 · Natural World as Narrator
- 1983 · Octopussy as Orlov
- 1982 · Riverside as Self
- 1981 · Outland as Sagan
- 1981 · Beloved Enemy as Kozlov
- 1980 · McVicar as Ronnie Harrison
- 1977 · The Professionals as Krasnov
- 1975 · Barry Lyndon as Lord Ludd
- 1975 · The Passenger as Stephen
- 1971 · A Clockwork Orange as Det. Const. Tom
- 1971 · Nicholas and Alexandra as Pankratov
- 1970 · Play for Today as
- 1970 · UFO as Capt. Steve Minto
- 1970 · UFO as Captain Steve Minto
- 1969 · Vendetta for The Saint as Bertoli
- 1968 · The Champions as Carlos
- 1968 · The Expert as Mike Barratt
- 1966 · Softly, Softly as
- 1965 · The Pistol as Private First Class Gutkowski
- 1964 · The Wednesday Play as
- 1964 · The Wednesday Play as Councillor
- 1964 · Hamlet at Elsinore as Lucianus
- 1963 · Festival as Messenger
- 1962 · The Saint as Carl
- 1962 · Corrigan Blake as
- 1961 · Konga as Student on Field Trip (uncredited)
- 1959 · The Devil's Disciple as British Corporal
- 1959 · The Captain's Table as (uncredited)
- Future · The Awakening as Henry
- 1958 · I Was Monty's Double as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Future · Kristallnacht as Rabbi Goldstein
- Future · Nameless as Dr. Bymmock
- 2024 · Bad Seed as Doctor Ainsley (voice)
- 2024 · The Phantom Warrior as Hades
- 2023 · Young, Sexy & Dead as Claudio Vestiquez
- 2020 · Einstein's Quantum Riddle as Narrator
- 2020 · L'énigme quantique d'Einstein as narrateur
- 2019 · Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart as Edmund
- 2018 · Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs as Host
- 2017 · Transhuman as Til
- 2015 · 7 Cases as Lawson
- 2014 · Katherine of Alexandria as Liberius
- 2013 · Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian as Friend
- 2012 · G.B.H. as Chief Constable
- 2012 · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women as Self
- 2011 · Big Fat Gypsy Gangster as Guru Shah
- 2010 · Perfect Life as The Elder
- 2009 · Pinter's Progress as Self
- 2009 · Shakespeare’s Villains as Himself, Richard III, Othello, Macbeth, Juliet, CAsio
- 2008 · Das jüngste Gericht as Conrad
- 2006 · The 10th Man as 'Red' Jack Weinbaum
- 2006 · Penguins of the Antarctic as Narrator
- 2005 · Quails Quest: Its a Boy! as
- 2005 · Action Man: X Missions The Movie as Dr. X (voice)
- 2004 · Action Man: Robot ATAK as Dr. X (voice)
- 2003 · 9 Dead Gay Guys as Jeff
- 2003 · Seven Wonders of the Industrial World as
- 2002 · Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale as Meisling
- 2002 · Beginner's Luck as Magic Bob
- 2000 · Rancid Aluminium as Mr Kant
- 1999 · Expelling the Demon as Man / Tongue
- 1993 · Flynn as Klaus Reicher
- 1990 · Silent Night as Harry
- 1990 · A Season of Giants as Girolamo Savonarola
- 1989 · Streets of Yesterday as
- 1988 · Prisoner of Rio as Jack McFarland
- 1986 · Under the Cherry Moon as Mr. Sharon
- 1977 · Joseph Andrews as Greasy Fellow
- 1955 · Dixon of Dock Green as Dave Banks