Karl Stepanek

Karl Stepanek

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).

Tentang

Stage Name: Karl Stepanek

Peran: Acting

Reputasi: 0.2907

Jenis Kelamin: Laki-laki

Tanggal Lahir: 1899-10-27

Lokasi Lahir: Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Brno, Czech Republic]

Riwayat Perfilman

1970

The Games

Kubitsek

1969

Before Winter Comes

Count Kerassy

1966

The Frozen Dead

General Lubeck

1966

Sperrbezirk

Inspector Wagner

1965

The Heroes of Telemark

Hartmuller

1965

Licensed to Kill

Henrik Jacobsen

1965

Operation Crossbow

Prof. Hoffer

1964

Devil Doll

Dr. Heller

1963

Aufstand der Gehorsamen

Jawor Stranski

1963

Das Kriminalmuseum

Dr. Robert Großmann

1960

Brainwashed

Baranow

1960

Sink the Bismarck!

Admiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck'

1960

Our Man in Havana

Dr. Braun

1959

Operation Amsterdam

Diamond Merchant

1957

West of Suez

Langford

1957

The Traitor

Friederich Suderman

1956

Anastasia

Mikhail Vlados

1956

The Man in the Road

Dmitri Balinkev

1955

The Cockleshell Heroes

Assistant Gestapo Officer

1955

Secret Venture

Zelinsky

1955

A Prize of Gold

Dr. Zachmann

1954

Tale of Three Women

Alfred Dykemann (segment "Final Twist' story)

1953

City Beneath the Sea

Dwight Trevor

1953

Rough Shoot

Diss

1953

Never Let Me Go

Commissar

1952

Walk East on Beacon

Alexi Laschenkov / Gregory Anders

1951

The Third Visitor

Richard Carling

1950

State Secret

Dr. Revo

1950

Cairo Road

Edouardo Pavlis

1949

Golden Arrow

Schroeder

1949

Give Us This Day

Jaroslav

1949

The Third Man

Actor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)

1949

Conspirator

Radek

1948

The Fallen Idol

First Secretary

1948

Counterblast

Professor Inman

1948

Broken Journey

Swiss Officer (uncredited)

1946

The Captive Heart

Forster

1943

Escape to Danger

Franz von Brinkman

1942

Secret Mission

Major Lang

1942

Our Film

Soviet Visitor

1939

The Leghorn Hat

Felix, Diener bei Farina

1939

Hotel Sacher

Franz

1939

War es der im 3. Stock?

Georg Kilby

1938

Narren im Schnee

Rolf Pinkenkötter

1937

Die Fledermaus

Attaché Baranoff / Orlovsky

1936

The Unknown

Manager at Regina's

1935

Der Außenseiter

Otto Burian

1933

Waltz War

Kellner Leopold

1933

A Song for You

Theo Bruckner