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Steven Berkoff

1937 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Steven Berkoff is the 1,237th most popular actor (up from 1,305th in 2024), the 1,464th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,378th in 2019) and the 181st most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Steven Berkoff ranks 1,237 out of 13,578. Before him are Matt Smith, Jorge Garcia, Feroz Khan, Alison Steadman, Kate Beckinsale, and Billy Zane. After him are Matt Dillon, Gottfried John, Jean Dujardin, Honor Blackman, Michael Ironside, and Barbara Sukowa.

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Among people born in 1937, Steven Berkoff ranks 106. Before him are Peter Burke, Boris Pugo, Cornelius A. Smith, Mitsuo Kamata, Daniel McFadden, and Monika Ertl. After him are Nikolai Kapustin, Edward Fox, Jeannot Szwarc, Neeme Järvi, John Horton Conway, and Ange-Félix Patassé.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Steven Berkoff ranks 1,464 out of 8,785. Before him are Ethel Smyth (1858), Edmund Leighton (1852), Alison Steadman (1946), Kate Beckinsale (1973), William Walton (1902), and Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (1693). After him are Honor Blackman (1925), David Goodall (1914), Rod Evans (1947), Paul Di'Anno (1958), David Hemmings (1941), and Bob Paisley (1919).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Steven Berkoff ranks 181. Before him are Julia Ormond (1965), Vinnie Jones (1965), Anthony Daniels (1946), Matt Smith (1982), Alison Steadman (1946), and Kate Beckinsale (1973). After him are Honor Blackman (1925), David Hemmings (1941), Catherine Bell (1968), David Thewlis (1963), Claire Forlani (1971), and Edward Fox (1937).

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