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Steven Berkoff is a native of London who has been appearing in films for over four decades. He was featured in supporting roles in films such as A Clockwork Orange (1971) and Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), and worked with Stanley Kubrick a second time on 1975's Barry Lyndon. He later appeared as a Bond villain in Octopussy (1983), and also played the bad guy in the blockbuster Beverly Hills Cop (1984) with Eddie Murphy. His other roles include Rambo (1985), Absolute Beginners (1986), The Krays (1990) and numerous telefilms, including War and Remembrance (as Adolf Hitler). Berkoff is also an acclaimed stage performer and director, and has toured the world with his solo performance Shakespeare's Villains (playing Richard III, Shylock and Macbeth). He also adapted and directed the acclaimed staging of Kafka's Metamorphoses, filmed for British television in 1987 with Tim Roth; and wrote and directed the offbeat comedy Decadence (1994) with Joan Collins.
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Steven Berkoff Facts
| Birth Name | Leslie Steven Berks |
| Occupation | Actor, Writer |
| Birthday | August 3, 1937 (71) |
| Sign | Leo |
| Birthplace | London, England, United Kingdom |