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Steven Berkoff is an acclaimed English actor, author, playwright, and theatre director known for his unique “Berkovian theatre” style. He has also appeared in several high-profile villain roles in films like Octopussy, Beverly Hills Cop, and Rambo: First Blood Part II.
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About the Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkoffis an English actor, author, playwright, theatre practitioner and theatre director.
As a theatre maker he is recognized for staging work with a heightened performance style eponymously 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 Octopussyand Adolf Hitler in War and Remembrance (1988-89).
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Steven Berkoff is an English actor, author, playwright, theatre practitioner, and theatre director. He is recognized for his unique ,Berkovian theatre, style that combines elements of physical theatre, total theatre, and expressionism.
Berkovian theatre is a heightened performance style associated with Steven Berkoff that combines physical theatre, total theatre, and expressionism. It is characterized by an intense presentation and taboo-breaking material in many of his plays.
Steven Berkoff is known for his performances in villainous roles, including General Orlov in the James Bond film Octopussy, Victor Maitland in Beverly Hills Cop, Lt. Col. Podovsky in Rambo: First Blood Part II, and Adolf Hitler in War and Remembrance.
Steven Berkoff was born on August 3, 1937 under the birth name Leslie Steven Berks.
Steven Berkoff is an English actor, author, playwright, theatre practitioner, and theatre director. He is known for his unique ,Berkovian theatre, style and his villainous roles in films like Octopussy, Beverly Hills Cop, and Rambo: First Blood Part II.
Steven Berkoff’s theatre 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 theatre maker, Steven Berkoff is recognized for staging work with a heightened performance style eponymously known as ,Berkovian theatre,, which combines elements of physical theatre, total theatre and expressionism.
6 Quotes by Steven Berkoff
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The great actors we had came from the actor-manager theaters. Not only did they create a team, they were the generals working with the soldiers.
Steven BerkoffBritish actor, playwright, author and director
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In London, nobody comments on what you wear – they think that’s not important to you or your state of well-being.
Steven BerkoffBritish actor, playwright, author and director
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I’m very resistant to most forms of theater.
Steven BerkoffBritish actor, playwright, author and director
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The mainstream is generally garbage. Look at the heavily subsidized theaters.
Steven BerkoffBritish actor, playwright, author and director
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Writing is an antidote for loneliness.
Steven BerkoffBritish actor, playwright, author and director
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A great opera house isn’t run by a director, but by a great administrator.
Steven BerkoffBritish actor, playwright, author and director