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).
Known For
Doctor Who
2005
Vikings
2013
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
The Wednesday Play
1964
The South Bank Show
1978
Play for Today
1970
Natural World
1983
The Saint
1962
La Femme Nikita
1997
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
The Professionals
1977
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Filmography
Doctor Who
as Shakri · 2005
Vikings
as King Olaf the Stout · 2013
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Hagath · 1993
The Wednesday Play
as Councillor · 1964
The South Bank Show
· 1978
Play for Today
· 1970
Natural World
as Narrator · 1983
The Saint
as Carl · 1962
La Femme Nikita
as Charles Sand/Carlo Giraldi · 1997
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Mr. Eccles · 2004
The Professionals
as Krasnov · 1977
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Bert · 1965
The Champions
as Carlos · 1968
The Borgias
as Girolamo Savonarola · 2011
Witches of East End
as King Nikolaus · 2013
Beverly Hills Cop
as Victor Maitland · 1984
Rambo: First Blood Part II
as Lt. Col. Podovsky · 1985
A Clockwork Orange
as Det. Const. Tom · 1971
Dixon of Dock Green
as Dave Banks · 1955
UFO
as Capt. Steve Minto · 1970
UFO
as Steve Minto · 1970
The Expert
as Mike Barratt · 1968
War and Remembrance
as Adolf Hitler · 1988
Space Precinct
as Dr. Paul Jorry · 1994
Lore
as Dr. Kristoff Brehovy · 2017
The Tourist
as Reginald Shaw · 2010
Remembers…
as Self · 2022
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
as Dirch Frode · 2011
Hotel Babylon
· 2006
Hotel Babylon
as Mr. Wiltshire · 2006
Octopussy
as Orlov · 1983
Barry Lyndon
as Lord Ludd · 1975
RED 2
as Cobb · 2013
Festival
as Messenger · 1963
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
· 2000
Brass Eye
as Self · 1997
Frank Herbert's Dune
as Стилгар · 2000
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
as Stilgar · 2003
Manhattan Night
as Hobbs · 2016
Barbarians Rising
as Augustus · 2016
Outland
as Sagan · 1981
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
as John Roebling · 2003
Head in the Clouds
as Charles Bessé · 2004
Attila
as King Rua · 2001
Fair Game
as Colonel Ilya Kazak · 1995
Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher
as Walter · 2022
Riverside
as Self · 1982
Intruders
as Addison Leach · 1992
In the Beginning
as Potiphar · 2000
Legionnaire
as Sgt. Steinkampf · 1998
Sins
as Karl Von Eiderfeld · 1986
Another 9 1/2 Weeks
as Vittorio DaSilva · 1997
The Devil's Disciple
as British Corporal · 1959
The Passenger
as Stephen · 1975
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
as Meisling · 2002
Attila
as King Rua · 2001
The 60s: The Beatles Decade
· 2008
The Flying Scotsman
as Ernst Hagemann · 2006
Nicholas and Alexandra
as Pankratov · 1971
Revolution
as Sgt. Jones · 1985
Creation Stories
as Aleister Crowley · 2021
The Big Story
as Self - George Cornell (archive footage) · 1993
We Still Kill the Old Way
as Charlie Archer · 2014
Corrigan Blake
· 1962
Muse of Fire
as Self · 2013
Steal
as Surtayne · 2002
From Roger Moore with Love
as Self · 2024
Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II
as Dr. Flint · 2015
Under the Cherry Moon
as Mr. Sharon · 1986
Slave Girls
as John · 1967
44 Inch Chest
as Tippi Gordon · 2009
Absolute Beginners
as The Fanatic · 1986
I Was Monty's Double
as Minor Role (uncredited) · 1958
The Krays
as George Cornell · 1990
London Heist
as Alfie · 2017
Strippers vs. Werewolves
as Flett · 2012
Shadow of the Sword
as Inquisitor · 2005
Desperate Journey
as Raphael · 2025
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster
as Guru Shah · 2011
Nameless
as Dr. Bymmock
Pu-239
as Starkov · 2006
Underworld
as Hugo Motherskille · 1985
My Life As Roger Moore
as Self · 2026
Das jüngste Gericht
as Conrad · 2008
Say It in Russian
· 2007
Vendetta for The Saint
as Bertoli · 1969
Meeting Jim
as Self · 2018
Forest of the Gods
as Commandant Hoppe · 2005
Action Man: X Missions The Movie
as Dr. X (voice) · 2005
9 Dead Gay Guys
as Jeff · 2002
A Season of Giants
as Girolamo Savonarola · 1990
The Awakening
as Henry
The Big I Am
as The MC · 2010
The Performance
as Sam · 2024
Fanged Up
as Governor Payne · 2017
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
as Self · 2012
The Sacrifice
Brides
as Karabulat · 2004
At World's End
as Jack Pudovski · 2009
The Captain's Table
as (uncredited) · 1959
Kristallnacht
as Rabbi Goldstein
Joseph Andrews
as Greasy Fellow · 1977
Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart
as Edmund · 2019
Hamlet at Elsinore
as Lucianus · 1964
Silent Night
as Harry · 1990
The Road to Coronation Street
as Sidney Bernstein · 2010
Streets of Yesterday
· 1989
Dead Cert
as Kenneth Mason · 2010
Charlie
· 2004
McVicar
as Ronnie Harrison · 1980
Flynn
as Klaus Reicher · 1993
Exorcist Vengeance
as Bishop Canelo · 2022
Action Man: Robot ATAK
as Dr. X (voice) · 2004
Alice, Through the Looking
as Executive Producer · 2021
Hamlet
as Polonius · 2024
Katherine of Alexandria
as Liberius · 2014
Drop Dead Gorgeous
· 2010
Oscar Wilde's Salome
as Herod · 1992
Konga
as Student on Field Trip (uncredited) · 1961
Bad Seed
as Doctor Ainsley (voice) · 2024
Prisoner of Rio
as Jack McFarland · 1988
North v South
as Vic Clarke · 2015
Ernie
as Arthur · 2020
Coriolanus
as Coriolanus · 1997
G.B.H.
as Chief Constable · 2012
7 Cases
as Lawson · 2015
Point of No Return
as Evans · 2018
Einstein's Quantum Riddle
as Narrator · 2020
Inside 'Octopussy'
as Self · 2000
A Season of Giants
as Girolamo Savonarola · 1990
Metamorphosis
as Mr. Samsa · 1989
The Madness of Peter Howson
as Self · 2010
Red Devil
as Lazarus · 2019
Righteous Villains
as Grandfather · 2020
Expelling the Demon
as Man / Tongue · 1999
The Last Faust
as Dr. Goodfellow · 2019
L'énigme quantique d'Einstein
as narrateur · 2020
The Boy with a Camera for a Face
as Narrator · 2013
The Rapture
as The Controller · 2010
Pinter's Progress
as Self · 2009
Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian
as Friend · 2013
The Phantom Warrior
as Hades · 2024
Watch Your Own Heart Attack
as Performer · 2008
Penguins of the Antarctic
as Narrator · 2006
The 10th Man
as 'Red' Jack Weinbaum · 2006
Transhuman
as Til · 2017
Rancid Aluminium
as Mr Kant · 2000
Titanium White
as Father Tornatore · 2022
Perfect Life
as The Elder · 2010
Quails Quest: Its a Boy!
· 2005
The Awakening 2
as Henry
The Can
as Mason · 2024
Bokshu - The Myth
as Professor Metcalf · 2003
The Pistol
as Private First Class Gutkowski · 1965
Headrush
as Wuj · 2003
Beginner's Luck
as Magic Bob · 2002
Beloved Enemy
as Kozlov · 1981
Decadence
as Steve / Les / Helen's Couturier · 1994
Young, Sexy & Dead
as Claudio Vestiquez · 2023
Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs
as Host · 2018
Shakespeare’s Villains
as Himself, Richard III, Othello, Macbeth, Juliet, CAsio · 2009
Bear Hunting
· 2008