Steven Berkoff
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
Vikings
King Olaf the Stout
2013
Series
Doctor Who
Shakri
2005
Series
Play for Today
1970
Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Hagath
1993
Series
Agatha Christie's Marple
Mr. Eccles
2004
Series
The Saint
Carl
1962
Series
The Professionals
Krasnov
1977
Series
The Wednesday Play
Councillor
1964
Series
Natural World
Narrator
1983
Series
The Borgias
Girolamo Savonarola
2011
Film
A Clockwork Orange
Det. Const. Tom
1971
Series
Remembers…
Self
2022
Film
Beverly Hills Cop
Victor Maitland
1984
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Bert
1965
Film
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Lt. Col. Podovsky
1985
Series
The Champions
Carlos
1968
Series
UFO
Capt. Steve Minto
1970
Series
UFO
Steve Minto
1970
Film
The Tourist
Reginald Shaw
2010
Series
Witches of East End
King Nikolaus
2013
Film
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Dirch Frode
2011
Film
RED 2
Cobb
2013
Film
Barry Lyndon
Lord Ludd
1975
Series
Dixon of Dock Green
Dave Banks
1955
Film
Octopussy
Orlov
1983
Series
Space Precinct
Dr. Paul Jorry
1994
Festival
Messenger
1963
Series
The Expert
Mike Barratt
1968
Series
Lore
Dr. Kristoff Brehovy
2017
Series
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
Stilgar
2003
Series
War and Remembrance
Adolf Hitler
1988
Series
Hotel Babylon
2006
Series
Frank Herbert's Dune
Стилгар
2000
Film
Fair Game
Colonel Ilya Kazak
1995
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Series
Attila
King Rua
2001
Film
Outland
Sagan
1981
Series
Brass Eye
Self
1997
Riverside
Self
1982
Film
Legionnaire
Sgt. Steinkampf
1998
Film
Head in the Clouds
Charles Bessé
2004
Series
Barbarians Rising
Augustus
2016
Series
Intruders
Addison Leach
1992
Series
In the Beginning
Potiphar
2000
Series
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
John Roebling
2003
Film
Manhattan Night
Hobbs
2016
Film
Attila
King Rua
2001
Film
The Passenger
Stephen
1975
Film
Another 9 1/2 Weeks
Vittorio DaSilva
1997
Film
Revolution
Sgt. Jones
1985
Film
Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher
Walter
2022
Film
The Krays
George Cornell
1990
Film
Nicholas and Alexandra
Pankratov
1971
Film
Forest of the Gods
Commandant Hoppe
2005
Film
Slave Girls
John
1967
Film
The Devil's Disciple
British Corporal
1959
Film
Meeting Jim
Self
2018
Film
Steal
Surtayne
2002
Series
Sins
Karl Von Eiderfeld
1986
Film
The Flying Scotsman
Ernst Hagemann
2006
Film
We Still Kill the Old Way
Charlie Archer
2014
Film
Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II
Dr. Flint
2015
Film
Desperate Journey
Raphael
2025
Film
Muse of Fire
Self
2013
Film
From Roger Moore with Love
Self
2024
Film
London Heist
Alfie
2017
Film
Absolute Beginners
The Fanatic
1986
Film
North v South
Vic Clarke
2015
Series
The 60s: The Beatles Decade
2008
The Big Story
Self - George Cornell (archive footage)
1993
Film
Pu-239
Starkov
2006
Film
Transhuman
Til
2017
Film
The Captain's Table
(uncredited)
1959
Film
Kristallnacht
Rabbi Goldstein
Film
44 Inch Chest
Tippi Gordon
2009
Film
Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart
Edmund
2019
Film
Creation Stories
Aleister Crowley
2021
Film
Underworld
Hugo Motherskille
1985
Film
Dead Cert
Kenneth Mason
2010
Film
Fanged Up
Governor Payne
2017
Series
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
Meisling
2002
Film
Strippers vs. Werewolves
Flett
2012
Film
Under the Cherry Moon
Mr. Sharon
1986
Film
McVicar
Ronnie Harrison
1980
Film
I Was Monty's Double
Minor Role (uncredited)
1958
Film
Action Man: X Missions The Movie
Dr. X (voice)
2005
My Life As Roger Moore
Self
Film
Red Devil
Lazarus
2019
Film
Shadow of the Sword
Inquisitor
2005
Film
Ernie
Arthur
2020
Film
Katherine of Alexandria
Liberius
2014
Film
Nameless
Dr. Bymmock
Series
Das jüngste Gericht
Conrad
2008
Film
Brides
Karabulat
2004
Film
Joseph Andrews
Greasy Fellow
1977
Film
Pinter's Progress
Self
2009
Corrigan Blake
1962
Film
The Road to Coronation Street
Sidney Bernstein
2010
Film
The Big I Am
The MC
2010
Film
Silent Night
Harry
1990
Film
Hamlet at Elsinore
Lucianus
1964
Film
Streets of Yesterday
1989
Film
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster
Guru Shah
2011
Film
Vendetta for The Saint
Bertoli
1969
Film
Konga
Student on Field Trip (uncredited)
1961
Film
The Phantom Warrior
Hades
2024
Film
Hamlet
Polonius
2024
Film
Charlie
2004
Film
Flynn
Klaus Reicher
1993
Film
At World's End
Jack Pudovski
2009
Film
Prisoner of Rio
Jack McFarland
1988
Film
7 Cases
Lawson
2015
The Awakening 2
Henry
Film
Expelling the Demon
Man / Tongue
1999
Film
Say It in Russian
2007
Film
9 Dead Gay Guys
Jeff
2002
Film
The Last Faust
Dr. Goodfellow
2019
Film
Exorcist Vengeance
Bishop Canelo
2022
Film
Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian
Friend
2013
Film
Beginner's Luck
Magic Bob
2002
Film
G.B.H.
Chief Constable
2012
Film
A Season of Giants
Girolamo Savonarola
1990
Film
Rancid Aluminium
Mr Kant
2000
Film
Drop Dead Gorgeous
2010
Film
Coriolanus
Coriolanus
1997
Film
Action Man: Robot ATAK
Dr. X (voice)
2004
Film
The Performance
Sam
2024
Film
The Awakening
Henry
Film
Inside 'Octopussy'
Self
2000
Film
Perfect Life
The Elder
2010
Film
Point of No Return
Evans
2018
Film
Bear Hunting
2008
Film
Decadence
Steve / Les / Helen's Couturier
1994
Film
The Boy with a Camera for a Face
Narrator
2013
Film
Beloved Enemy
Kozlov
1981
Film
The Rapture
The Controller
2010
Shakespeare’s Villains
Himself, Richard III, Othello, Macbeth, Juliet, CAsio
2009
Film
Bad Seed
Doctor Ainsley (voice)
2024
Series
Einstein's Quantum Riddle
Narrator
2020
Film
Alice, Through the Looking
Executive Producer
2021
Film
Watch Your Own Heart Attack
Performer
2008
Film
Quails Quest: Its a Boy!
2005
Film
Titanium White
Father Tornatore
2022
Film
Headrush
Wuj
2003
Film
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
Self
2012
The Pistol
Private First Class Gutkowski
1965
Film
Penguins of the Antarctic
Narrator
2006
Film
Oscar Wilde's Salome
Herod
1992
Film
Young, Sexy & Dead
Claudio Vestiquez
2023
Film
Metamorphosis
Mr. Samsa
1987
Film
The 10th Man
'Red' Jack Weinbaum
2006
Film
L'énigme quantique d'Einstein
narrateur
2020
Film
The Can
Mason
2024
Film
Righteous Villains
Grandfather
2020
Film
Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs
Host
2018
Bokshu - The Myth
Professor Metcalf
2003
The Sacrifice