
Steven Berkoff
Known for Acting · 153 credits
- Born
- 1937-08-03 (age 88)
- Place of birth
- Stepney, East London, England
- Also known as
- استیون برکوف · Leslie Steven Berks
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).
Known For
TV Shows (38)

Doctor Who
2005
as Shakri

Vikings
2013
as King Olaf the Stout

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Hagath

Play for Today
1970

The Saint
1962
as Carl

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Mr. Eccles

Natural World
1983
as Narrator

The Professionals
1977
as Krasnov

The Wednesday Play
1964
as Councillor

The Borgias
2011
as Girolamo Savonarola

The Champions
1968
as Carlos

Witches of East End
2013
as King Nikolaus

Remembers…
2022
as Self

UFO
1970
as Capt. Steve Minto

The Expert
1968
as Mike Barratt

Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Dave Banks
Festival
1963
as Messenger

War and Remembrance
1988
as Adolf Hitler

Hotel Babylon
2006

Lore
2017
as Dr. Kristoff Brehovy

Space Precinct
1994
as Dr. Paul Jorry

Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
2003
as Stilgar

Frank Herbert's Dune
2000
as Стилгар

Attila
2001
as King Rua

Brass Eye
1997
as Self
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000

Barbarians Rising
2016
as Augustus

In the Beginning
2000
as Potiphar

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003
as John Roebling

Intruders
1992
as Addison Leach

Sins
1986
as Karl Von Eiderfeld
Riverside
1982
as Self

Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
2002
as Meisling

The 60s: The Beatles Decade
2008

Das jüngste Gericht
2008
as Conrad
Corrigan Blake
1962

Einstein's Quantum Riddle
2020
as Narrator
The Big Story
1993
as Self - George Cornell (archive footage)
Movies (115)

A Clockwork Orange
1971
as Det. Const. Tom

Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985
as Lt. Col. Podovsky

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011
as Dirch Frode

Beverly Hills Cop
1984
as Victor Maitland

RED 2
2013
as Cobb

Octopussy
1983
as Orlov

The Tourist
2010
as Reginald Shaw

Barry Lyndon
1975
as Lord Ludd

Outland
1981
as Sagan

Revolution
1985
as Sgt. Jones

Nicholas and Alexandra
1971
as Pankratov

Legionnaire
1998
as Sgt. Steinkampf

Fair Game
1995
as Colonel Ilya Kazak

Manhattan Night
2016
as Hobbs

Another 9 1/2 Weeks
1997
as Vittorio DaSilva

Pu-239
2006
as Starkov

Attila
2001
as King Rua

Steal
2002
as Surtayne

Absolute Beginners
1986
as The Fanatic

The Flying Scotsman
2006
as Ernst Hagemann

Charlie
2004

We Still Kill the Old Way
2014
as Charlie Archer

Head in the Clouds
2004
as Charles Bessé

Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher
2022
as Walter

The Passenger
1975
as Stephen

Desperate Journey
2025
as Raphael

Dead Cert
2010
as Kenneth Mason

44 Inch Chest
2009
as Tippi Gordon

Titanium White
2022
as Father Tornatore

Muse of Fire
2013
as Self

From Roger Moore with Love
2024
as Self

The Krays
1990
as George Cornell

Creation Stories
2021
as Aleister Crowley

I Was Monty's Double
1958
as Minor Role (uncredited)

Brides
2004
as Karabulat

At World's End
2009
as Jack Pudovski

McVicar
1980
as Ronnie Harrison

Hamlet
2024
as Polonius

Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II
2015
as Dr. Flint

Underworld
1985
as Hugo Motherskille

The Devil's Disciple
1959
as British Corporal

Shadow of the Sword
2005
as Inquisitor

London Heist
2017
as Alfie

Fanged Up
2017
as Governor Payne

The Awakening
as Henry

Under the Cherry Moon
1986
as Mr. Sharon

Joseph Andrews
1977
as Greasy Fellow

Rancid Aluminium
2000
as Mr Kant

Slave Girls
1967
as John

The Big I Am
2010
as The MC

The Phantom Warrior
2024
as Hades

Katherine of Alexandria
2014
as Liberius

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
2012
as Self

Konga
1961
as Student on Field Trip (uncredited)

Strippers vs. Werewolves
2012
as Flett

Action Man: X Missions The Movie
2005
as Dr. X (voice)

Big Fat Gypsy Gangster
2011
as Guru Shah

The Captain's Table
1959
as (uncredited)

Vendetta for The Saint
1969
as Bertoli

The Last Faust
2019
as Dr. Goodfellow

Flynn
1993
as Klaus Reicher

Prisoner of Rio
1988
as Jack McFarland

Say It in Russian
2007

Nameless
as Dr. Bymmock

Alice, Through the Looking
2021
as Executive Producer

Drop Dead Gorgeous
2010

Kristallnacht
as Rabbi Goldstein

A Season of Giants
1990
as Girolamo Savonarola

Streets of Yesterday
1989

Hamlet at Elsinore
1964
as Lucianus

Inside 'Octopussy'
2000
as Self

Meeting Jim
2018
as Self

Red Devil
2019
as Lazarus

The Road to Coronation Street
2010
as Sidney Bernstein

North v South
2015
as Vic Clarke

The 10th Man
2006
as 'Red' Jack Weinbaum

Beginner's Luck
2002
as Magic Bob

Metamorphosis
1987
as Mr. Samsa

The Performance
2024
as Sam

G.B.H.
2012
as Chief Constable

Decadence
1994
as Steve / Les / Helen's Couturier

Bear Hunting
2008

9 Dead Gay Guys
2002
as Jeff
The Pistol
1965
as Private First Class Gutkowski

Transhuman
2017
as Til

The Rapture
2010
as The Controller

Quails Quest: Its a Boy!
2005

Beloved Enemy
1981
as Kozlov

Forest of the Gods
2005
as Commandant Hoppe

Ernie
2020
as Arthur
The Awakening 2
as Henry

Coriolanus
1997
as Coriolanus

Young, Sexy & Dead
2023
as Claudio Vestiquez

Perfect Life
2010
as The Elder

Exorcist Vengeance
2022
as Bishop Canelo

7 Cases
2015
as Lawson

The Can
2024
as Mason

Righteous Villains
2020
as Grandfather

Action Man: Robot ATAK
2004
as Dr. X (voice)

Headrush
2003
as Wuj

Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart
2019
as Edmund

Point of No Return
2018
as Evans

Pinter's Progress
2009
as Self
My Life As Roger Moore
as Self

Penguins of the Antarctic
2006
as Narrator

Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian
2013
as Friend
Bokshu - The Myth
2003
as Professor Metcalf

Expelling the Demon
1999
as Man / Tongue

The Boy with a Camera for a Face
2013
as Narrator

Watch Your Own Heart Attack
2008
as Performer

Bad Seed
2024
as Doctor Ainsley (voice)

Silent Night
1990
as Harry

L'énigme quantique d'Einstein
2020
as narrateur
Shakespeare’s Villains
2009
as Himself, Richard III, Othello, Macbeth, Juliet, CAsio

Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs
2018
as Host
About 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… With 153 credits spanning from 1955 to 2025, Steven Berkoff has appeared in 115 films and 38 TV shows.
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Most Popular Steven Berkoff Movies
- A Clockwork Orange (1971) — as Det. Const. Tom
- Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) — as Lt. Col. Podovsky
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) — as Dirch Frode
- Beverly Hills Cop (1984) — as Victor Maitland
- RED 2 (2013) — as Cobb
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