Karl Stepanek

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...

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

Before Winter Comes

as Count Kerassy

The Frozen Dead

as General Lubeck

Sperrbezirk

as Inspector Wagner

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

The Cockleshell Heroes

as Assistant Gestapo Officer

Secret Venture

as Zelinsky

A Prize of Gold

as Dr. Zachmann

Tale of Three Women

as Alfred Dykemann (segment "Final Twist' story)

City Beneath the Sea

as Dwight Trevor

Never Let Me Go

as Commissar

Walk East on Beacon

as Alexi Laschenkov / Gregory Anders