Steven Berkoff (born Leslie Steven Berks; born 3 August 1937) is a
British actor, author, playwright, practitioner, and theatre director.
As a film actor, he is best known for his performances in villainous
roles, including the portrayals of Lt. Col Podovsky in Rambo: First
Blood Part II, General Orlov in the James Bond film Octopussy, Victor
Maitland in Beverly Hills Cop, and Adolf Hitler in the TV mini-series
War and Remembrance.Berkoff was born Leslie Steven Berks on 3 August
1937, in Stepney in the East End of London, the son of Pauline (née
Hyman), a housewife, and Alfred Berks, a tailor. His family was
Jewish, with roots in Romania and Russia. The family name was
originally Berkoff, but had been anglicised to Berks in order to aid
the family's assimilation into Britain. Berkoff later legally changed
his surname to the original family name, and went by his middle
name.Berkoff attended Raine's Foundation Grammar School (1948â€"50),
Hackney Downs School, the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
(1958), and L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq (1965).
British actor, author, playwright, practitioner, and theatre director.
As a film actor, he is best known for his performances in villainous
roles, including the portrayals of Lt. Col Podovsky in Rambo: First
Blood Part II, General Orlov in the James Bond film Octopussy, Victor
Maitland in Beverly Hills Cop, and Adolf Hitler in the TV mini-series
War and Remembrance.Berkoff was born Leslie Steven Berks on 3 August
1937, in Stepney in the East End of London, the son of Pauline (née
Hyman), a housewife, and Alfred Berks, a tailor. His family was
Jewish, with roots in Romania and Russia. The family name was
originally Berkoff, but had been anglicised to Berks in order to aid
the family's assimilation into Britain. Berkoff later legally changed
his surname to the original family name, and went by his middle
name.Berkoff attended Raine's Foundation Grammar School (1948â€"50),
Hackney Downs School, the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
(1958), and L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq (1965).
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