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Karl Stepanek
Acting

Karl Stepanek

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

27 Oct 1899

Age

127 Years

Born In

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

Total Projects

71

Years Active

72 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.8 ★

Overview

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...

Filmography

The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway

movie

The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway

2003

The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway

The Games

movie

The Games

1970

The Games

as Kubitsek

The File of the Golden Goose

movie

The File of the Golden Goose

1969

The File of the Golden Goose

as Mueller

Before Winter Comes

movie

Before Winter Comes

1969

Before Winter Comes

as Count Kerassy

Murderers Club of Brooklyn

movie

Murderers Club of Brooklyn

1967

Murderers Club of Brooklyn

as Dyers

The Frozen Dead

movie

The Frozen Dead

1966

The Frozen Dead

as General Lubeck

Sperrbezirk

movie

Sperrbezirk

1966

Sperrbezirk

as Inspector Wagner

The Heroes of Telemark

movie

The Heroes of Telemark

1965

The Heroes of Telemark

as Hartmuller

Licensed to Kill

movie

Licensed to Kill

1965

Licensed to Kill

as Henrik Jacobsen

Operation Crossbow

movie

Operation Crossbow

1965

Operation Crossbow

as Prof. Hoffer

Devil Doll

movie

Devil Doll

1964

Devil Doll

as Dr. Heller

CineRaya

movie

Aufstand der Gehorsamen

1963

Aufstand der Gehorsamen

as Jawor Stranski

Das Kriminalmuseum

tv

Das Kriminalmuseum

1963

Das Kriminalmuseum

as Dr. Robert Großmann

Brainwashed

movie

Brainwashed

1960

Brainwashed

as Baranow

Sink the Bismarck!

movie

Sink the Bismarck!

1960

Sink the Bismarck!

as Admiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck'

Our Man in Havana

movie

Our Man in Havana

1960

Our Man in Havana

as Dr. Braun

No Hiding Place

tv

No Hiding Place

1959

No Hiding Place

as Professor Remi

Operation Amsterdam

movie

Operation Amsterdam

1959

Operation Amsterdam

as Diamond Merchant

CineRaya

tv

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

1957

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

as Rubici

West of Suez

movie

West of Suez

1957

West of Suez

as Langford

The Traitor

movie

The Traitor

1957

The Traitor

as Friederich Suderman

Anastasia

movie

Anastasia

1956

Anastasia

as Mikhail Vlados

Armchair Theatre

tv

Armchair Theatre

1956

Armchair Theatre

The Man in the Road

movie

The Man in the Road

1956

The Man in the Road

as Dmitri Balinkev

Man of the Moment

movie

Man of the Moment

1955

Man of the Moment

as Lom

The Cockleshell Heroes

movie

The Cockleshell Heroes

1955

The Cockleshell Heroes

as Assistant Gestapo Officer

Secret Venture

movie

Secret Venture

1955

Secret Venture

as Zelinsky

A Prize of Gold

movie

A Prize of Gold

1955

A Prize of Gold

as Dr. Zachmann

Dangerous Cargo

movie

Dangerous Cargo

1954

Dangerous Cargo

as Pliny

Tale of Three Women

movie

Tale of Three Women

1954

Tale of Three Women

as Alfred Dykemann (segment "Final Twist' story)

City Beneath the Sea

movie

City Beneath the Sea

1953

City Beneath the Sea

as Dwight Trevor

Rough Shoot

movie

Rough Shoot

1953

Rough Shoot

as Diss

Never Let Me Go

movie

Never Let Me Go

1953

Never Let Me Go

as Commissar

Affair in Trinidad

movie

Affair in Trinidad

1952

Affair in Trinidad

as Walters

Walk East on Beacon

movie

Walk East on Beacon

1952

Walk East on Beacon

as Alexi Laschenkov / Gregory Anders

No Highway in the Sky

movie

No Highway in the Sky

1951

No Highway in the Sky

The Third Visitor

movie

The Third Visitor

1951

The Third Visitor

as Richard Carling

State Secret

movie

State Secret

1950

State Secret

as Dr. Revo

Cairo Road

movie

Cairo Road

1950

Cairo Road

as Edouardo Pavlis

Golden Arrow

movie

Golden Arrow

1949

Golden Arrow

as Schroeder

Give Us This Day

movie

Give Us This Day

1949

Give Us This Day

as Jaroslav

The Third Man

movie

The Third Man

1949

The Third Man

as Actor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)

Conspirator

movie

Conspirator

1949

Conspirator

as Radek

The Fallen Idol

movie

The Fallen Idol

1948

The Fallen Idol

as First Secretary

Counterblast

movie

Counterblast

1948

Counterblast

as Professor Inman

Broken Journey

movie

Broken Journey

1948

Broken Journey

as Swiss Officer (uncredited)

The Captive Heart

movie

The Captive Heart

1946

The Captive Heart

as Forster

Escape to Danger

movie

Escape to Danger

1943

Escape to Danger

as Franz von Brinkman

They Met in the Dark

movie

They Met in the Dark

1943

They Met in the Dark

as Riccardo

Tomorrow We Live

movie

Tomorrow We Live

1943

Tomorrow We Live

as Seitz

Secret Mission

movie

Secret Mission

1942

Secret Mission

as Major Lang

Our Film

movie

Our Film

1942

Our Film

as Soviet Visitor

The Leghorn Hat

movie

The Leghorn Hat

1939

The Leghorn Hat

as Felix, Diener bei Farina

Hotel Sacher

movie

Hotel Sacher

1939

Hotel Sacher

as Franz

War es der im 3. Stock?

movie

War es der im 3. Stock?

1939

War es der im 3. Stock?

as Georg Kilby

Narren im Schnee

movie

Narren im Schnee

1938

Narren im Schnee

as Rolf Pinkenkötter

CineRaya

movie

Klatovští dragouni

1938

Klatovští dragouni

The Bat

movie

The Bat

1937

The Bat

as Attaché Baranoff / Orlovsky

The Unknown

movie

The Unknown

1936

The Unknown

as Manager at Regina's

Stronger Than Paragraphs

movie

Stronger Than Paragraphs

1936

Stronger Than Paragraphs

as Robert Wendland

Der Außenseiter

movie

Der Außenseiter

1935

Der Außenseiter

as Otto Burian

The Grey Pikes Wharf

movie

The Grey Pikes Wharf

1935

The Grey Pikes Wharf

as Ladewig

Pozdní láska

movie

Pozdní láska

1935

Pozdní láska

Na růžích ustláno

movie

Na růžích ustláno

1935

Na růžích ustláno

CineRaya

movie

Hermine and the Seven Upright Men

1935

Hermine and the Seven Upright Men

as Ruckstuhl

Waltz War

movie

Waltz War

1933

Waltz War

as Kellner Leopold

A Song for You

movie

A Song for You

1933

A Song for You

as Theo Bruckner

Spione im Savoy-Hotel

movie

Spione im Savoy-Hotel

1932

Spione im Savoy-Hotel

as Jackson

Five from the Jazzband

movie

Five from the Jazzband

1932

Five from the Jazzband

as Jean

Here's Berlin

movie

Here's Berlin

1932

Here's Berlin

as Max

Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf

movie

Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf

1931

Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf

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