
Karl Stepanek
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...
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...
Known For
The Fallen Idol
as First Secretary
Sink the Bismarck!
as Admiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck'
The Third Man
as Actor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)
Cast Credits
The Games
as Kubitsek
The File of the Golden Goose
as Mueller
Before Winter Comes
as Count Kerassy
Murderers Club of Brooklyn
as Dyers
The Frozen Dead
as General Lubeck
Sperrbezirk
as Inspector Wagner
The Heroes of Telemark
as Hartmuller
Licensed to Kill
as Henrik Jacobsen
Operation Crossbow
as Prof. Hoffer
Devil Doll
as Dr. Heller
Aufstand der Gehorsamen
as Jawor Stranski
Brainwashed
as Baranow
Sink the Bismarck!
as Admiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck'
Our Man in Havana
as Dr. Braun
Operation Amsterdam
as Diamond Merchant
The Traitor
as Friederich Suderman
West of Suez
as Langford
Anastasia
as Mikhail Vlados
The Man in the Road
as Dmitri Balinkev
Man of the Moment
as Lom
The Cockleshell Heroes
as Assistant Gestapo Officer
Secret Venture
as Zelinsky
A Prize of Gold
as Dr. Zachmann
Dangerous Cargo
as Pliny
Tale of Three Women
as Alfred Dykemann (segment "Final Twist' story)
City Beneath the Sea
as Dwight Trevor
Rough Shoot
as Diss
Never Let Me Go
as Commissar
Affair in Trinidad
as Walters
Walk East on Beacon
as Alexi Laschenkov / Gregory Anders