Karl Stepanek

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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…

  • Acting
  • Born 27 October 1899
  • Died 25 December 1980 (age 81)
  • Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Brno, Czech Republic]
  • 71 credits

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Most-watched Karl Stepanek films currently: The Third Man (1949), Sink the Bismarck! (1960), Operation Crossbow (1965), Anastasia (1956), The Heroes of Telemark (1965).

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Selected TV credits: No Hiding Place (1959), Das Kriminalmuseum (1963), Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (1957), Armchair Theatre (1956).

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