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Steven Berkoff (born 3 August 1937) is an English actor, playwright, author and director, best known for his performances in villainous roles, such as 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 epic mini-series War and Remembrance.

Early life [edit]
Berkoff was born Leslie Steven Berks in Stepney in the East End of London on 3 August 1937, the son of Pauline (Hyman), a housewife and Alfred Berks (Berkovitch), a tailor. His family was of Russian-Jewish background. He attended Raine's Foundation Grammar School (1948-50), Hackney Downs School, the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art (1958) and L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq (1965).
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