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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 St

Born

Oct 27, 1899

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

Died

Dec 25, 1980

Known For

Acting

Movies

71 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.5

Known For

The Third Man
The Third Man
1949 • as Actor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)
★ 7.9
The Heroes of Telemark
The Heroes of Telemark
1965 • as Hartmuller
★ 6.9
Pozdní láska
★ 8.5
The Bat
The Bat
1937 • as Attaché Baranoff / Orlovsky
★ 4.2
Brainwashed
Brainwashed
1960 • as Baranow
★ 7.1
Sink the Bismarck!
Sink the Bismarck!
1960 • as Admiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck'
★ 6.9
Alles Schwindel
Alles Schwindel
1940 • as Clubdiener
★ 7.0
War es der im 3. Stock?
War es der im 3. Stock?
1939 • as Georg Kilby
★ 9.0
Anastasia
Anastasia
1956 • as Mikhail Vlados
★ 6.8
I Aim at the Stars
I Aim at the Stars
1960 • as Capt. Dornberger
★ 6.5
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow
1965 • as Prof. Hoffer
★ 6.7
Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana
1960 • as Dr. Braun
★ 6.7
The Cockleshell Heroes
The Cockleshell Heroes
1955 • as Assistant Gestapo Officer
★ 5.9
Conspirator
Conspirator
1949 • as Radek
★ 5.8
The Fallen Idol
The Fallen Idol
1948 • as First Secretary
★ 7.2
Affair in Trinidad
Affair in Trinidad
1952 • as Walters
★ 6.4
Counterblast
Counterblast
1948 • as Professor Inman
★ 6.3
City Beneath the Sea
City Beneath the Sea
1953 • as Dwight Trevor
★ 5.1
The File of the Golden Goose
The File of the Golden Goose
1969 • as Mueller
★ 5.7
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go
1953 • as Commissar
★ 5.9
Three Fathers for Anna
Three Fathers for Anna
1939 • as Matschek
★ 6.0
Devil Doll
Devil Doll
1964 • as Dr. Heller
★ 4.8
Another Experience
Another Experience
1939 • as Rechtsanwalt
★ 7.0
A Prize of Gold
A Prize of Gold
1955 • as Dr. Zachmann
★ 5.7
Man of the Moment
Man of the Moment
1955 • as Lom
★ 6.6
Walk East on Beacon
Walk East on Beacon
1952 • as Alexi Laschenkov / Gregory Anders
★ 5.3
State Secret
State Secret
1950 • as Dr. Revo
★ 6.9
The Games
The Games
1970 • as Kubitsek
★ 7.4
They Met in the Dark
They Met in the Dark
1943 • as Riccardo
★ 6.3
Licensed to Kill
Licensed to Kill
1965 • as Henrik Jacobsen
★ 7.0
Operation Amsterdam
Operation Amsterdam
1959 • as Diamond Merchant
★ 6.1
Give Us This Day
Give Us This Day
1949 • as Jaroslav
★ 5.7
The Captive Heart
The Captive Heart
1946 • as Forster
★ 6.4
Cairo Road
Cairo Road
1950 • as Edouardo Pavlis
★ 6.4
Tomorrow We Live
Tomorrow We Live
1943 • as Seitz
★ 6.6
The Man in the Road
The Man in the Road
1956 • as Dmitri Balinkev
★ 6.4
Murderers Club of Brooklyn
★ 8.8
Hotel Sacher
Hotel Sacher
1939 • as Franz
★ 7.0
Rough Shoot
Rough Shoot
1953 • as Diss
★ 6.7
Waltz War
Waltz War
1933 • as Kellner Leopold
★ 8.2
Secret Mission
Secret Mission
1942 • as Major Lang
★ 4.5
The Traitor
The Traitor
1957 • as Friederich Suderman
★ 7.6
Before Winter Comes
Before Winter Comes
1969 • as Count Kerassy
★ 6.0
Tale of Three Women
Tale of Three Women
1954 • as Alfred Dykemann (segment "Final Twist' story)
★ 10.0
Dangerous Cargo
Dangerous Cargo
1954 • as Pliny
★ 6.4
The Frozen Dead
The Frozen Dead
1966 • as General Lubeck
★ 5.2
A Song for You
A Song for You
1933 • as Theo Bruckner
★ 8.0
Here's Berlin
Here's Berlin
1932 • as Max
★ 9.0
Escape to Danger
Escape to Danger
1943 • as Franz von Brinkman
★ 8.0
Sperrbezirk
Sperrbezirk
1966 • as Inspector Wagner
★ 4.2
Golden Arrow
Golden Arrow
1949 • as Schroeder
★ 7.0
Broken Journey
Broken Journey
1948 • as Swiss Officer (uncredited)
★ 6.1
The Grey Pikes Wharf
The Grey Pikes Wharf
1935 • as Ladewig
★ 7.0
Five from the Jazzband
Five from the Jazzband
1932 • as Jean
★ 7.5
movie
★ 6.5
The Unknown
The Unknown
1936 • as Manager at Regina's
★ 7.5
The Third Visitor
The Third Visitor
1951 • as Richard Carling
★ 6.2
Secret Venture
Secret Venture
1955 • as Zelinsky
★ 6.5
Our Film
Our Film
1942 • as Soviet Visitor
Spione im Savoy-Hotel
Spione im Savoy-Hotel
1932 • as Jackson
★ 7.5
movie
★ 7.0
Stronger Than Paragraphs
Stronger Than Paragraphs
1936 • as Robert Wendland
★ 7.0
Der Außenseiter
Der Außenseiter
1935 • as Otto Burian
★ 7.0
West of Suez
West of Suez
1957 • as Langford
★ 9.0
Narren im Schnee
Narren im Schnee
1938 • as Rolf Pinkenkötter
★ 7.0
The Leghorn Hat
The Leghorn Hat
1939 • as Felix, Diener bei Farina
★ 7.5
movie
Aufstand der Gehorsamen
1963 • as Jawor Stranski