Capt. Gregori Orloff — The Scarlet Empress Character Profile

About Capt. Gregori Orloff

Captain who catches Catherine's attention. He becomes her loyal supporter, helps her escape house arrest, guards her during the coup, and ultimately kills Peter to secure her rule as Empress.

Character Facts

Played by

Gavin Gordon

Appears in

The Scarlet Empress (1934)

Role

Supporting

More characters from The Scarlet Empress

• Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II (Marlene Dietrich)
• Count Alexei (John Lodge)
• Grand Duke Peter (Sam Jaffe)
• Empress Elizabeth Petrovna (Louise Dresser)
• Sophia as a Child (Maria Riva)
• Prince August (C. Aubrey Smith)
• Herr Wagner (uncredited) (Edward Van Sloan)
• Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited) (Jane Darwell)
• Bit Part (uncredited) (Akim Tamiroff)
• Princess Johanna Elizabeth (Olive Tell)
• Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky / Arch-Episcope (Davison Clark)
• Countess Elizabeth 'Lizzie' (Ruthelma Stevens)