Karl Stepanek
Acting Born Oct 27, 1899 Died Dec 25, 1980 Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Brno, Czech Republic] 74 credits
Biography
Karl Stepanek works in acting. Born October 27, 1899 in Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Brno, Czech Republic]. Died December 25, 1980. Archytele tracks 74 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway
The Games
The File of the Golden GooseBefore Winter Comes
Murderers Club of Brooklyn
SperrbezirkThe Frozen Dead
The Heroes of TelemarkOperation CrossbowLicensed to Kill
Devil Doll
Das KriminalmuseumAufstand der Gehorsamen
Sink the Bismarck!BrainwashedOur Man in Havana
No Hiding PlaceOperation Amsterdam
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!The TraitorWest of Suez
Armchair TheatreAnastasiaThe Man in the Road
The Cockleshell HeroesA Prize of GoldMan of the MomentSecret Venture
Dangerous CargoTale of Three Women
Never Let Me GoCity Beneath the SeaRough Shoot
Affair in TrinidadWalk East on Beacon
No Highway in the SkyThe Third Visitor
State SecretCairo Road
The Third ManConspiratorGive Us This DayGolden Arrow
The Fallen IdolCounterblastBroken Journey
The Captive Heart
They Met in the DarkTomorrow We LiveEscape to Danger
Secret MissionOur Film
Alles Schwindel
Three Fathers for AnnaAnother ExperienceWar es der im 3. Stock?The Leghorn HatHotel Sacher
Klatovští dragouniNarren im Schnee
The Bat
The UnknownStronger Than Paragraphs
Na růžích ustlánoPozdní láskaHermine and the Seven Upright MenDer AußenseiterThe Grey Pikes Wharf
A Song for YouWaltz War
Full Filmography
74 titles- The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway (2003)
- The Games (1970) as Kubitsek
- The File of the Golden Goose (1969) as Mueller
- Before Winter Comes (1969) as Count Kerassy
- Murderers Club of Brooklyn (1967) as Dyers
- Sperrbezirk (1966) as Inspector Wagner
- The Frozen Dead (1966) as General Lubeck
- The Heroes of Telemark (1965) as Hartmuller
- Operation Crossbow (1965) as Prof. Hoffer
- Licensed to Kill (1965) as Henrik Jacobsen
- Devil Doll (1964) as Dr. Heller
- Das Kriminalmuseum (1963) as Dr. Robert Großmann
- Aufstand der Gehorsamen (1963) as Jawor Stranski
- Sink the Bismarck! (1960) as Admiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck'
- Brainwashed (1960) as Baranow
- Our Man in Havana (1960) as Dr. Braun
- No Hiding Place (1959) as Professor Remi
- Operation Amsterdam (1959) as Diamond Merchant
- Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (1957) as Rubici
- The Traitor (1957) as Friederich Suderman
- West of Suez (1957) as Langford
- Armchair Theatre (1956)
- Anastasia (1956) as Mikhail Vlados
- The Man in the Road (1956) as Dmitri Balinkev
- The Cockleshell Heroes (1955) as Assistant Gestapo Officer
- A Prize of Gold (1955) as Dr. Zachmann
- Man of the Moment (1955) as Lom
- Secret Venture (1955) as Zelinsky
- Dangerous Cargo (1954) as Pliny
- Tale of Three Women (1954) as Alfred Dykemann (segment "Final Twist' story)
- Never Let Me Go (1953) as Commissar
- City Beneath the Sea (1953) as Dwight Trevor
- Rough Shoot (1953) as Diss
- Affair in Trinidad (1952) as Walters
- Walk East on Beacon (1952) as Alexi Laschenkov / Gregory Anders
- No Highway in the Sky (1951)
- The Third Visitor (1951) as Richard Carling
- State Secret (1950) as Dr. Revo
- Cairo Road (1950) as Edouardo Pavlis
- The Third Man (1949) as Actor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)
- Conspirator (1949) as Radek
- Give Us This Day (1949) as Jaroslav
- Golden Arrow (1949) as Schroeder
- The Fallen Idol (1948) as First Secretary
- Counterblast (1948) as Professor Inman
- Broken Journey (1948) as Swiss Officer (uncredited)
- The Captive Heart (1946) as Forster
- They Met in the Dark (1943) as Riccardo
- Tomorrow We Live (1943) as Seitz
- Escape to Danger (1943) as Franz von Brinkman
- Secret Mission (1942) as Major Lang
- Our Film (1942) as Soviet Visitor
- Alles Schwindel (1940) as Clubdiener
- Three Fathers for Anna (1939) as Matschek
- Another Experience (1939) as Rechtsanwalt
- War es der im 3. Stock? (1939) as Georg Kilby
- The Leghorn Hat (1939) as Felix, Diener bei Farina
- Hotel Sacher (1939) as Franz
- Klatovští dragouni (1938)
- Narren im Schnee (1938) as Rolf Pinkenkötter
- The Bat (1937) as Attaché Baranoff / Orlovsky
- The Unknown (1936) as Manager at Regina's
- Stronger Than Paragraphs (1936) as Robert Wendland
- Na růžích ustláno (1935)
- Pozdní láska (1935)
- Hermine and the Seven Upright Men (1935) as Ruckstuhl
- Der Außenseiter (1935) as Otto Burian
- The Grey Pikes Wharf (1935) as Ladewig
- A Song for You (1933) as Theo Bruckner
- Waltz War (1933) as Kellner Leopold
- Five from the Jazzband (1932) as Jean
- Spione im Savoy-Hotel (1932) as Jackson
- Here's Berlin (1932) as Max
- Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf (1931)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Karl Stepanek best known for?
Karl Stepanek is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The File of the Golden Goose (1969), I'll Fly Away (1991), The Heroes of Telemark (1965), Operation Crossbow (1965).
When and where was Karl Stepanek born?
Karl Stepanek was born on October 27, 1899 in Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Brno, Czech Republic]. They passed away on December 25, 1980.
How many credits does Karl Stepanek have?
Karl Stepanek has accumulated over 74 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1931 to 2003.
What is Karl Stepanek's background in cinema and television?
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...
Karl Stepanek by the numbers
74credits
70films
4TV series
1931–2003active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Das Kriminalmuseum (1963) as Dr. Robert Großmann — aged about 63
- The Third Man (1949) as Actor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited) — aged about 49
- Brainwashed (1960) as Baranow — aged about 60
- No Highway in the Sky (1951) — aged about 51
- The Heroes of Telemark (1965) as Hartmuller — aged about 65
- Sink the Bismarck! (1960) as Admiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck' — aged about 60
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