Karl Stepanek
Acting
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).
Known for
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movieThe Games
1970
Kubitsek
movieBefore Winter Comes
1969
Count Kerassy
movieThe Frozen Dead
1966
General Lubeck
movieSperrbezirk
1966
Inspector Wagner
movieThe Heroes of Telemark
1965
Hartmuller
movieLicensed to Kill
1965
Henrik Jacobsen
movieOperation Crossbow
1965
Prof. Hoffer
movieDevil Doll
1964
Dr. Heller
Aufstand der Gehorsamen
1963
Jawor Stranski
tvDas Kriminalmuseum
1963
Dr. Robert Großmann
movieBrainwashed
1960
Baranow
movieSink the Bismarck!
1960
Admiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck'
movieOur Man in Havana
1960
Dr. Braun
tvNo Hiding Place
1959
Professor Remi
movieOperation Amsterdam
1959
Diamond Merchant
movieWest of Suez
1957
Langford
movieThe Traitor
1957
Friederich Suderman
movieAnastasia
1956
Mikhail Vlados
movieThe Man in the Road
1956
Dmitri Balinkev
movieThe Cockleshell Heroes
1955
Assistant Gestapo Officer
movieSecret Venture
1955
Zelinsky
movieA Prize of Gold
1955
Dr. Zachmann
movieTale of Three Women
1954
Alfred Dykemann (segment "Final Twist' story)
movieCity Beneath the Sea
1953
Dwight Trevor
movieNever Let Me Go
1953
Commissar
movieAffair in Trinidad
1952
Walters
movieWalk East on Beacon
1952
Alexi Laschenkov / Gregory Anders
movieThe Third Visitor
1951
Richard Carling
movieState Secret
1950
Dr. Revo
movieCairo Road
1950
Edouardo Pavlis
movieGolden Arrow
1949
Schroeder
movieGive Us This Day
1949
Jaroslav
movieThe Third Man
1949
Actor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)
movieConspirator
1949
Radek
movieThe Fallen Idol
1948
First Secretary
movieCounterblast
1948
Professor Inman
movieBroken Journey
1948
Swiss Officer (uncredited)
movieThe Captive Heart
1946
Forster
movieEscape to Danger
1943
Franz von Brinkman
movieThey Met in the Dark
1943
Riccardo
movieSecret Mission
1942
Major Lang
movieOur Film
1942
Soviet Visitor
movieAlles Schwindel
1940
Clubdiener
movieThree Fathers for Anna
1939
Matschek
movieThe Leghorn Hat
1939
Felix, Diener bei Farina
movieAnother Experience
1939
Rechtsanwalt
movieWar es der im 3. Stock?
1939
Georg Kilby
movieNarren im Schnee
1938
Rolf Pinkenkötter
movieThe Bat
1937
Attaché Baranoff / Orlovsky
movieThe Unknown
1936
Manager at Regina's
movieStronger Than Paragraphs
1936
Robert Wendland
movieDer Außenseiter
1935
Otto Burian
movieWaltz War
1933
Kellner Leopold
movieA Song for You
1933
Theo Bruckner
