Karl Stepanek

Karl Stepanek

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1899-10-29
Deathday: 1980-12-25 (81 years old)

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Biography

Though born in Czechoslovakia, actor Karel Stepanek was generally regarded as a German actor due to his extensive film work in Germany (as Karl Stepanek) in the years before World War II. Stepanek fled to England in 1940, where, like many European refugee actors, he specialized in portraying Teutonic villains. He tried to stay away from out-and-out Nazi roles, but his predilection for wearing black uniforms and barking out guttural commands left little doubt as to the political preferences of Stepanek's screen characters. One of his most typical characterizations could be found in the 1946 POW drama, The Captive Heart; Stepanek also registered well as a friendlier foreigner in The Fallen Idol (1949). Commuting between London and Hollywood, Karel Stepanek continued to fight World War II, usually on the wrong side, into such '60s films as Sink the Bismarck! (1960), I Aim at the Stars (1960) and Operation Crossbow (1965).

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Filmography

all 66

Movies 64

TV Shows 2

The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway

The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway (2003)

Movie
Kubitsek
The Games

The Games (1970)

Movie
Mueller
The File of the Golden Goose

The File of the Golden Goose (1969)

Movie
Count Kerassy
Before Winter Comes

Before Winter Comes (1969)

Movie
Dyers
Murderers Club of Brooklyn

Murderers Club of Brooklyn (1967)

Movie
General Lubeck
The Frozen Dead

The Frozen Dead (1966)

Movie
Inspector Wagner
Sperrbezirk

Sperrbezirk (1966)

Movie
Hartmuller
The Heroes of Telemark

The Heroes of Telemark (1965)

Movie
6
Henrik Jacobsen
Licensed to Kill

Licensed to Kill (1965)

Movie
Prof. Hoffer
Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow (1965)

Movie
Dr. Heller
Devil Doll

Devil Doll (1964)

Movie
Jawor Stranski
Aufstand der Gehorsamen

Aufstand der Gehorsamen (1963)

Movie
Dr. Robert Großmann
Das Kriminalmuseum

Das Kriminalmuseum (1963)

TV
Admiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck'
Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck! (1960)

Movie
Dr. Braun
Our Man in Havana

Our Man in Havana (1960)

Movie
4
Diamond Merchant
Operation Amsterdam

Operation Amsterdam (1959)

Movie
Langford
West of Suez

West of Suez (1957)

Movie
Friederich Suderman
The Traitor

The Traitor (1957)

Movie
Mikhail Vlados
Anastasia

Anastasia (1956)

Movie
Dmitri Balinkev
The Man in the Road

The Man in the Road (1956)

Movie
Hodek
Colonel March of Scotland Yard

Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1956)

TV
Assistant Gestapo Officer
The Cockleshell Heroes

The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)

Movie
Zelinsky
Secret Venture

Secret Venture (1955)

Movie
Dr. Zachmann
A Prize of Gold

A Prize of Gold (1955)

Movie
Lom
Man of the Moment

Man of the Moment (1955)

Movie
Pliny
Dangerous Cargo

Dangerous Cargo (1954)

Movie
6
Alfred Dykemann (segment 'Final Twist' story)
Tale of Three Women

Tale of Three Women (1954)

Movie
Dwight Trevor
City Beneath the Sea

City Beneath the Sea (1953)

Movie
Diss
Rough Shoot

Rough Shoot (1953)

Movie
Commissar
Never Let Me Go

Never Let Me Go (1953)

Movie
Walters
Affair in Trinidad

Affair in Trinidad (1952)

Movie
Alexi Laschenkov aka Gregory Anders
Walk East on Beacon!

Walk East on Beacon! (1952)

Movie
No Highway

No Highway (1951)

Movie
Richard Carling
The Third Visitor

The Third Visitor (1951)

Movie
Dr. Revo
State Secret

State Secret (1950)

Movie
Edouardo Pavlis
Cairo Road

Cairo Road (1950)

Movie
6
Schroeder
Golden Arrow

Golden Arrow (1949)

Movie
Jaroslav
Give Us This Day

Give Us This Day (1949)

Movie
Actor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)
The Third Man

The Third Man (1949)

Movie
6.07
Radek
Conspirator

Conspirator (1949)

Movie
First Secretary
The Fallen Idol

The Fallen Idol (1948)

Movie
Professor Inman
Counterblast

Counterblast (1948)

Movie
Swiss Officer (uncredited)
Broken Journey

Broken Journey (1948)

Movie
Forster
The Captive Heart

The Captive Heart (1946)

Movie
Franz von Brinkman
Escape to Danger

Escape to Danger (1943)

Movie
Riccardo
They Met in the Dark

They Met in the Dark (1943)

Movie
6
Seitz
Tomorrow We Live

Tomorrow We Live (1943)

Movie
Major Lang
Secret Mission

Secret Mission (1942)

Movie
Soviet Visitor
Our Film

Our Film (1942)

Movie
Felix, Diener bei Farina
The Leghorn Hat

The Leghorn Hat (1939)

Movie
Franz
Hotel Sacher

Hotel Sacher (1939)

Movie
Georg Kilby
War es der im 3. Stock?

War es der im 3. Stock? (1939)

Movie
Rolf Pinkenkötter
Narren im Schnee

Narren im Schnee (1938)

Movie
Klatovští dragouni

Klatovští dragouni (1938)

Movie
Attaché Baranoff / Orlovsky
Die Fledermaus

Die Fledermaus (1937)

Movie
Manager at Regina's
The Unknown

The Unknown (1936)

Movie
Otto Burian
Der Außenseiter

Der Außenseiter (1935)

Movie
Pozdní láska

Pozdní láska (1935)

Movie
Na růžích ustláno

Na růžích ustláno (1935)

Movie
Ruckstuhl
Hermine and the Seven Upright Men

Hermine and the Seven Upright Men (1935)

Movie
Kellner Leopold
Waltz War

Waltz War (1933)

Movie
Theo Bruckner
A Song for You

A Song for You (1933)

Movie
Jackson
Spione im Savoy-Hotel

Spione im Savoy-Hotel (1932)

Movie
Jean
Five from the Jazzband

Five from the Jazzband (1932)

Movie
Max
Here's Berlin

Here's Berlin (1932)

Movie
Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf

Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf (1931)

Movie

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Karl StepanekKarl Stepanek

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1899-10-29

Deathday
1980-12-25 (81 years old)

Birth Place
Brno, Czech Republic

Citizenships
Czechoslovakia, Austria-Hungary

Also Known As
Karl Stepanek, Karel Štěpánek, Karel Stepanek


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