From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Steven Berkoff (born 3 August 1937) is an English actor, writer and director. Best known for his performance as General Orlov in the James Bond film Octopussy, he is typically cast in villanous roles, such as Lt. Col Podovsky in Rambo: First Blood Part II, Victor Maitland in Beverly Hills Cop, and Adolf Hitler in epic mini-series War and Remembrance. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steven Berkoff , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.