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Karl Stepanek

Karl Stepanek

Acting

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).

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for Man of the Moment
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Man of the Moment

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Man of the Moment
Lom
Poster for Murderers Club of Brooklyn
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Murderers Club of Brooklyn

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Murderers Club of Brooklyn
Dyers
Poster for The Fallen Idol
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The Fallen Idol

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The Fallen Idol
First Secretary
Poster for Devil Doll
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Devil Doll

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Devil Doll
Dr. Heller
Poster for Operation Crossbow
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Operation Crossbow

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Operation Crossbow
Prof. Hoffer
Poster for Affair in Trinidad
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Affair in Trinidad

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Affair in Trinidad
Walters
Poster for Anastasia
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Anastasia

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Anastasia
Mikhail Vlados
Poster for The Cockleshell Heroes
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The Cockleshell Heroes

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The Cockleshell Heroes
Assistant Gestapo Officer
Poster for Never Let Me Go
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Never Let Me Go

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Never Let Me Go
Commissar
Poster for City Beneath the Sea
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City Beneath the Sea

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City Beneath the Sea
Dwight Trevor

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Karl Stepanek portrait
Karl Stepanek portrait
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