Portrait of Karl Stepanek

Karl Stepanek

Bio: 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
Born: Fri, Oct 27 1899
Birthplace: Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Brno, Czech Republic]

Death: Thu, Dec 25 1980
Karl Stepanek is 81 years old
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Poster of The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway
The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway
Karl Stepanek would have been no older than
81 in The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway
Fri, Oct 31 2003
Poster of The Games
The Games
Karl Stepanek was
70 in The Games
as 'Kubitsek'.
Fri, Aug 07 1970
Poster of The File of the Golden Goose
The File of the Golden Goose
Karl Stepanek was
69 in The File of the Golden Goose
as 'Mueller'.
Mon, Oct 13 1969
Poster of Before Winter Comes
Before Winter Comes
Karl Stepanek was
69 in Before Winter Comes
as 'Count Kerassy'.
Fri, Jan 17 1969
Poster of Murderers Club of Brooklyn
Murderers Club of Brooklyn
Karl Stepanek was
67 in Murderers Club of Brooklyn
as 'Dyers'.
Fri, Mar 17 1967
Poster of The Frozen Dead
The Frozen Dead
Karl Stepanek was
66 in The Frozen Dead
as 'General Lubeck'.
Sat, Oct 15 1966
Poster of Sperrbezirk
Sperrbezirk
Karl Stepanek was
66 in Sperrbezirk
as 'Inspector Wagner'.
Thu, Jun 02 1966
Poster of The Heroes of Telemark
The Heroes of Telemark
Karl Stepanek was
66 in The Heroes of Telemark
as 'Hartmuller'.
Fri, Nov 12 1965
Poster of Licensed to Kill
Licensed to Kill
Karl Stepanek was
65 in Licensed to Kill
as 'Henrik Jacobsen'.
Mon, Jul 05 1965
Poster of Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow
Karl Stepanek was
65 in Operation Crossbow
as 'Prof. Hoffer'.
Thu, Apr 01 1965
Poster of Devil Doll
Devil Doll
Karl Stepanek was
64 in Devil Doll
as 'Dr. Heller'.
Tue, Sep 01 1964
Poster of Aufstand der Gehorsamen
Aufstand der Gehorsamen
Karl Stepanek was
63 in Aufstand der Gehorsamen
as 'Jawor Stranski'.
Sat, Apr 20 1963
Poster of Brainwashed
Brainwashed
Karl Stepanek was
60 in Brainwashed
as 'Baranow'.
Fri, Sep 02 1960
Poster of Sink the Bismarck!
Sink the Bismarck!
Karl Stepanek was
60 in Sink the Bismarck!
as 'Admiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck''.
Thu, Feb 11 1960
Poster of Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana
Karl Stepanek was
60 in Our Man in Havana
as 'Dr. Braun'.
Wed, Jan 27 1960
Poster of Operation Amsterdam
Operation Amsterdam
Karl Stepanek was
59 in Operation Amsterdam
as 'Diamond Merchant'.
Mon, Jan 12 1959
Poster of West of Suez
West of Suez
Karl Stepanek was
57 in West of Suez
as 'Langford'.
Fri, Mar 01 1957
Poster of The Traitor
The Traitor
Karl Stepanek was
57 in The Traitor
as 'Friederich Suderman'.
Fri, Mar 01 1957
Poster of Anastasia
Anastasia
Karl Stepanek was
57 in Anastasia
as 'Mikhail Vlados'.
Thu, Dec 13 1956
Poster of The Man in the Road
The Man in the Road
Karl Stepanek was
56 in The Man in the Road
as 'Dmitri Balinkev'.
Thu, Mar 01 1956
Poster of The Cockleshell Heroes
The Cockleshell Heroes
Karl Stepanek was
56 in The Cockleshell Heroes
as 'Assistant Gestapo Officer'.
Wed, Nov 16 1955
Poster of Secret Venture
Secret Venture
Karl Stepanek was
56 in Secret Venture
as 'Zelinsky'.
Thu, Nov 10 1955
Poster of A Prize of Gold
A Prize of Gold
Karl Stepanek was
55 in A Prize of Gold
as 'Dr. Zachmann'.
Fri, Oct 14 1955
Poster of Man of the Moment
Man of the Moment
Karl Stepanek was
55 in Man of the Moment
as 'Lom'.
Sat, Jan 01 1955
Poster of Dangerous Cargo
Dangerous Cargo
Karl Stepanek was
54 in Dangerous Cargo
as 'Pliny'.
Sat, May 01 1954
Poster of Tale of Three Women
Tale of Three Women
Karl Stepanek was
54 in Tale of Three Women
as 'Alfred Dykemann (segment "Final Twist' story)'.
Fri, Jan 01 1954
Poster of City Beneath the Sea
City Beneath the Sea
Karl Stepanek was
53 in City Beneath the Sea
as 'Dwight Trevor'.
Tue, Apr 21 1953
Poster of Rough Shoot
Rough Shoot
Karl Stepanek was
53 in Rough Shoot
as 'Diss'.
Mon, Mar 30 1953
Poster of Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go
Karl Stepanek was
53 in Never Let Me Go
as 'Commissar'.
Wed, Mar 18 1953
Poster of Affair in Trinidad
Affair in Trinidad
Karl Stepanek was
52 in Affair in Trinidad
as 'Walters'.
Tue, Jul 29 1952
Poster of Walk East on Beacon
Walk East on Beacon
Karl Stepanek was
52 in Walk East on Beacon
as 'Alexi Laschenkov / Gregory Anders'.
Sun, Jun 01 1952
Poster of No Highway in the Sky
No Highway in the Sky
Karl Stepanek was
51 in No Highway in the Sky
Thu, Jun 28 1951
Poster of The Third Visitor
The Third Visitor
Karl Stepanek was
51 in The Third Visitor
as 'Richard Carling'.
Wed, Jan 31 1951
Poster of State Secret
State Secret
Karl Stepanek was
50 in State Secret
as 'Dr. Revo'.
Mon, Sep 11 1950
Poster of Cairo Road
Cairo Road
Karl Stepanek was
50 in Cairo Road
as 'Edouardo Pavlis'.
Wed, Jun 21 1950
Poster of Golden Arrow
Golden Arrow
Karl Stepanek was
50 in Golden Arrow
as 'Schroeder'.
Sat, Dec 31 1949
Poster of Give Us This Day
Give Us This Day
Karl Stepanek was
49 in Give Us This Day
as 'Jaroslav'.
Fri, Oct 14 1949
Poster of The Third Man
The Third Man
Karl Stepanek was
49 in The Third Man
as 'Actor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)'.
Wed, Aug 31 1949
Poster of Conspirator
Conspirator
Karl Stepanek was
49 in Conspirator
as 'Radek'.
Thu, Jul 28 1949
Poster of The Fallen Idol
The Fallen Idol
Karl Stepanek was
48 in The Fallen Idol
as 'First Secretary'.
Thu, Sep 30 1948
Poster of Counterblast
Counterblast
Karl Stepanek was
48 in Counterblast
as 'Professor Inman'.
Tue, May 18 1948
Poster of Broken Journey
Broken Journey
Karl Stepanek was
48 in Broken Journey
as 'Swiss Officer (uncredited)'.
Wed, Apr 14 1948
Poster of The Captive Heart
The Captive Heart
Karl Stepanek was
46 in The Captive Heart
as 'Forster'.
Mon, Apr 29 1946
Poster of Escape to Danger
Escape to Danger
Karl Stepanek was
43 in Escape to Danger
as 'Franz von Brinkman'.
Mon, Oct 18 1943
Poster of They Met in the Dark
They Met in the Dark
Karl Stepanek was
43 in They Met in the Dark
as 'Riccardo'.
Wed, Aug 11 1943
Poster of Tomorrow We Live
Tomorrow We Live
Karl Stepanek was
43 in Tomorrow We Live
as 'Seitz'.
Mon, Apr 05 1943
Poster of Secret Mission
Secret Mission
Karl Stepanek was
42 in Secret Mission
as 'Major Lang'.
Mon, Oct 05 1942
Poster of Our Film
Our Film
Karl Stepanek was
42 in Our Film
as 'Soviet Visitor'.
Mon, Aug 03 1942
Poster of The Leghorn Hat
The Leghorn Hat
Karl Stepanek was
39 in The Leghorn Hat
as 'Felix, Diener bei Farina'.
Tue, Apr 04 1939
Poster of Hotel Sacher
Hotel Sacher
Karl Stepanek was
39 in Hotel Sacher
as 'Franz'.
Wed, Mar 15 1939
Poster of War es der im 3. Stock?
War es der im 3. Stock?
Karl Stepanek was
39 in War es der im 3. Stock?
as 'Georg Kilby'.
Fri, Jan 06 1939
Poster of Narren im Schnee
Narren im Schnee
Karl Stepanek was
38 in Narren im Schnee
as 'Rolf Pinkenkötter'.
Tue, Aug 16 1938
Poster of Klatovští dragouni
Klatovští dragouni
Karl Stepanek was
38 in Klatovští dragouni
Fri, Feb 25 1938
Poster of Die Fledermaus
Die Fledermaus
Karl Stepanek was
38 in Die Fledermaus
as 'Attaché Baranoff / Orlovsky'.
Sat, Oct 30 1937
Poster of The Unknown
The Unknown
Karl Stepanek was
37 in The Unknown
as 'Manager at Regina's'.
Thu, Nov 12 1936
Poster of Der Außenseiter
Der Außenseiter
Karl Stepanek was
36 in Der Außenseiter
as 'Otto Burian'.
Thu, Nov 14 1935
Poster of Pozdní láska
Pozdní láska
Karl Stepanek was
35 in Pozdní láska
Fri, Jun 07 1935
Poster of Na růžích ustláno
Na růžích ustláno
Karl Stepanek was
35 in Na růžích ustláno
Fri, Jan 25 1935
Poster of Hermine and the Seven Upright Men
Hermine and the Seven Upright Men
Karl Stepanek was
35 in Hermine and the Seven Upright Men
as 'Ruckstuhl'.
Fri, Jan 11 1935
Poster of Waltz War
Waltz War
Karl Stepanek was
33 in Waltz War
as 'Kellner Leopold'.
Tue, Oct 03 1933
Poster of A Song for You
A Song for You
Karl Stepanek was
33 in A Song for You
as 'Theo Bruckner'.
Fri, Apr 14 1933
Poster of Spione im Savoy-Hotel
Spione im Savoy-Hotel
Karl Stepanek was
33 in Spione im Savoy-Hotel
as 'Jackson'.
Fri, Nov 04 1932
Poster of Five from the Jazzband
Five from the Jazzband
Karl Stepanek was
32 in Five from the Jazzband
as 'Jean'.
Sat, Mar 19 1932
Poster of Here's Berlin
Here's Berlin
Karl Stepanek was
32 in Here's Berlin
as 'Max'.
Mon, Mar 14 1932
Poster of Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf
Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf
Karl Stepanek was
31 in Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf
Wed, Oct 07 1931

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Poster of Das Kriminalmuseum
Das Kriminalmuseum
Karl Stepanek was
63+ in Das Kriminalmuseum
as 'Dr. Robert Großmann'.
First Air Date
Thu, Apr 04 1963