Answer the following question: Facts: - death place: palm springs , california , u.s. - caption: akim tamiroff in the netherlands in 1964 - death date: 17 september 1972 - spouse: tamara -rrb- shayne -lrb- 1932 -- 1972 ; his death - birth date: 29 october 1899 - name: akim tamiroff - image: akim tamiroff 1964.jpg - birth place: tiflis , tiflis governorate , russian empire - yearsactive: 1932 -- 1972 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of akim tamiroff .
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akim mikhailovich tamiroff -lrb- ; birth name ' hovakim , ; 29 october 1899 -- 17 september 1972 -rrb- was an ethnic armenian actor .he won the first golden globe award for best supporting actor , was nominated twice for the academy award for best supporting actor , and appeared in at least 80 american motion pictures in a career spanning thirty-seven years .