Karl Stepanek

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…

Filmography

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The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway 2003 The Games ★ 7.4 The Games 1970 The File of the Golden Goose ★ 5.7 The File of the Golden Goose 1969 Before Winter Comes ★ 6.0 Before Winter Comes 1969 Murderers Club of Brooklyn ★ 8.8 Murderers Club of Brooklyn 1967 The Frozen Dead ★ 5.2 The Frozen Dead 1966 Sperrbezirk ★ 4.3 Sperrbezirk 1966 The Heroes of Telemark ★ 6.9 The Heroes of Telemark 1965 Licensed to Kill ★ 7.0 Licensed to Kill 1965 Operation Crossbow ★ 6.7 Operation Crossbow 1965 Devil Doll ★ 4.7 Devil Doll 1964 Aufstand der Gehorsamen Aufstand der Gehorsamen 1963 Das Kriminalmuseum ★ 8.0 Das Kriminalmuseum 1963 Brainwashed ★ 7.1 Brainwashed 1960 Sink the Bismarck! ★ 6.9 Sink the Bismarck! 1960 Our Man in Havana ★ 6.7 Our Man in Havana 1960 No Hiding Place ★ 4.8 No Hiding Place 1959 Operation Amsterdam ★ 6.1 Operation Amsterdam 1959 Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! ★ 9.0 Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! 1957 West of Suez ★ 9.0 West of Suez 1957 The Traitor ★ 7.6 The Traitor 1957 Anastasia ★ 6.8 Anastasia 1956 Armchair Theatre ★ 6.0 Armchair Theatre 1956 The Man in the Road ★ 7.0 The Man in the Road 1956 Man of the Moment ★ 6.6 Man of the Moment 1955 The Cockleshell Heroes ★ 5.9 The Cockleshell Heroes 1955 Secret Venture ★ 6.5 Secret Venture 1955 A Prize of Gold ★ 5.7 A Prize of Gold 1955 Dangerous Cargo ★ 6.4 Dangerous Cargo 1954 Tale of Three Women ★ 10.0 Tale of Three Women 1954 City Beneath the Sea ★ 5.1 City Beneath the Sea 1953 Rough Shoot ★ 6.7 Rough Shoot 1953 Never Let Me Go ★ 5.9 Never Let Me Go 1953 Affair in Trinidad ★ 6.3 Affair in Trinidad 1952 Walk East on Beacon ★ 5.3 Walk East on Beacon 1952 No Highway in the Sky ★ 7.0 No Highway in the Sky 1951 The Third Visitor ★ 6.3 The Third Visitor 1951 State Secret ★ 6.9 State Secret 1950 Cairo Road ★ 6.4 Cairo Road 1950 Golden Arrow ★ 7.0 Golden Arrow 1949 Give Us This Day ★ 5.7 Give Us This Day 1949 The Third Man ★ 7.9 The Third Man 1949 Conspirator ★ 5.8 Conspirator 1949 The Fallen Idol ★ 7.2 The Fallen Idol 1948 Counterblast ★ 6.3 Counterblast 1948 Broken Journey ★ 6.1 Broken Journey 1948 The Captive Heart ★ 6.4 The Captive Heart 1946 Escape to Danger ★ 8.0 Escape to Danger 1943 They Met in the Dark ★ 6.4 They Met in the Dark 1943 Tomorrow We Live ★ 6.6 Tomorrow We Live 1943 Secret Mission ★ 4.5 Secret Mission 1942 Our Film Our Film 1942 Alles Schwindel ★ 7.0 Alles Schwindel 1940 Three Fathers for Anna ★ 6.0 Three Fathers for Anna 1939 The Leghorn Hat ★ 7.5 The Leghorn Hat 1939 Hotel Sacher ★ 7.0 Hotel Sacher 1939 Another Experience ★ 7.0 Another Experience 1939 War es der im 3. Stock? ★ 9.0 War es der im 3. Stock? 1939 Narren im Schnee ★ 7.0 Narren im Schnee 1938 Klatovští dragouni ★ 7.0 Klatovští dragouni 1938 The Bat ★ 4.3 The Bat 1937 The Unknown ★ 7.5 The Unknown 1936 Stronger Than Paragraphs ★ 7.0 Stronger Than Paragraphs 1936 Der Außenseiter ★ 7.0 Der Außenseiter 1935 The Grey Pikes Wharf ★ 7.0 The Grey Pikes Wharf 1935 Pozdní láska ★ 8.5 Pozdní láska 1935 Na růžích ustláno ★ 7.0 Na růžích ustláno 1935 Hermine and the Seven Upright Men ★ 6.5 Hermine and the Seven Upright Men 1935 Waltz War ★ 8.3 Waltz War 1933 A Song for You ★ 8.0 A Song for You 1933 Spione im Savoy-Hotel ★ 7.5 Spione im Savoy-Hotel 1932 Five from the Jazzband ★ 7.5 Five from the Jazzband 1932 Here's Berlin ★ 9.0 Here's Berlin 1932 Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf ★ 6.0 Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf 1931