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Karl Stepanek

Karl Stepanek

Acting
27 Oct 1899
25 Dec 1980
Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Brno, Czech Republic]

Biography

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 St...

Also Known As

Karl Stepanek, Karel Štěpánek, Karel Stepanek

Photos

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