Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/3/1937
Place of Birth
Stepney, East London, England
Also Known As
استیون برکوف
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 G...
Known For
A Clockwork Orange
as Det. Const. Tom
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
as Dirch Frode
Rambo: First Blood Part II
as Lt. Col. Podovsky
RED 2
as Cobb
G.B.H.
as Chief Constable
Beverly Hills Cop
as Victor Maitland
Desperate Journey
as Raphael
Hamlet
as Polonius
Octopussy
as Orlov
Barry Lyndon
as Lord Ludd
Konga
as Student on Field Trip (uncredited)
Attila
as King Rua
Exorcist Vengeance
as Bishop Canelo
The Performance
as Sam
Absolute Beginners
as The Fanatic
Transmutations
as Hugo Motherskille
Headrush
as Wuj
The Tourist
as Reginald Shaw
Metamorphosis
as Mr. Samsa
Manhattan Night
as Hobbs