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 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).
Walk East on Beacon
as Alexi Laschenkov / Gregory Anders
Age 52 (now 81)
The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway
Tale of Three Women
as Alfred Dykemann (segment "Final Twist' story)
Age 54 (now 81)
Walk East on Beacon
as Alexi Laschenkov / Gregory Anders
Age 52 (now 81)
Hermine and the Seven Upright Men
as Ruckstuhl
Age 35 (now 81)
Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
as Rubici
Age 57 (now 81)
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Also Known As
Karl Stepanek, Karel Štěpánek, Karel Stepanek
IMDB
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