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Miloš Kopecký
Actor, Writer
Died February 16, 1996 (73 years)
Miloš Kopecký was a Czech actor, active mainly in the second half of the 20th century. He was born into the family of craftsmen, Kopecký was involved with music and theater throughout his entire life. Starting on stage in 1939, as a member of an amateur elocution group, Kopecký performed with numerous young artists during the German occupation of then Czechoslovakia. Near the end of World War II, Kopecký’s mother was murdered at the Auschwitz concentration camp for her Jewish heritage, while Miloš was interned in the labor camp Bystřice u Benešova. He would later credit these experiences as the cause for his struggle with Bipolar Disorder, then known as Manic-Depressive Disease. Following the liberation, Kopecký began acting in the avant-garde studio Větrník in 1945, before joining the Vinohrady Theatre in 1965 at the behest of then-director František Pavlíček. Kopecký continued to make guest appearances at theaters throughout Prague, working with many notable actors of his era before appearing on film and television. His first minor role was in the historic film Jan Roháč z Dubé (1947), but he quickly graduated to more important characters and gradually became one of the most popular actors in Czechoslovakia. He may be best known today as Dr. Štrosmajer in the Czech television series Nemocnice na kraji města. During his career he played mainly negative roles of traitors, lechers, and villain, which he famously depicted with elegance and esprit.
In the mid-1980s Kopecký acted in a politically biased documentary film about emigrants, and also presented very critical speech against current communist régimes in May, 1987, at the Fourth Congress of Dramatic Artists. He was married five times, at one point to Czech actress Stella Zázvorková.
In the mid-1980s Kopecký acted in a politically biased documentary film about emigrants, and also presented very critical speech against current communist régimes in May, 1987, at the Fourth Congress of Dramatic Artists. He was married five times, at one point to Czech actress Stella Zázvorková.
Known For
Filmography
| 1996 | Das Zauberbuch · as Regent |
| 1995 | Life at the Palace (TV Series) · as Count Esperk |
| 1995 | The Dance Teacher · as Granfather Of Richard |
| 1994 | Andelské oci · as Krause |
| 1993 | The Canary Connection · as Don Padre |
| 1992 | |
| 1991 | Labyrinth · as Rabbi Löw |
| 1989 | Utopím si ho sám · as Chouň |
| 1988 | Andel svádí dábla · as Ministr Obchodu Boura |
| 1986 | Slavné historky zbojnické (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1986 | |
| 1986 | Zkrocení zlého muze · as Bayer |
| 1985 | Rùzový Hubert · as Lord Henry |
| 1984 | Prodlouzený cas · as Karel Svozil |
| 1984 | The Secret of an Old Attic · as Boss |
| 1984 | Bambinot (TV Series) · as Nikolas Mitropulos |
| 1984 | The Three Veterans · as Skřítek |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | Prague: The Restless Heart of Europe · as (uncredited) |
| 1983 | Srdecný pozdrav ze zemekoule · as Prof. Horowitz |
| 1981 | Krtiny · as Čirůvka |
| 1981 | The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians · as Baron Gorc Z Gorců |
| 1981 | Mature Wine · as Weber |
| 1980 | Úteky domu · as Dr. Karel Chrástek |
| 1980 | Jak napálit advokáta · as Judr. Horic |
| 1980 | The Rabbit Case · as Judr. Lukášek |
| 1979 | Bozská Ema · as Herold Samuel |
| 1979 | I'll Be Good, Old Man! · as Herec Theodor "dóďa" Bergner |
| 1978 | Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet · as Baron Rupert Von Kratzmar |
| 1977 | The Hospital on the Edge of Town (TV Series) |
| 1977 | |
| 1976 | We'll Kick Up a Fuss Tomorrow, Darling... · as Novák |
| 1975 | 30 cases of Major Zeman (TV Series) |
| 1975 | How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer · as Hlavní Český Vodník Wassermann |
| 1974 | A Night at Karlstein · as Vévoda Štěpán |
| 1972 | Six Bears and a Clown · as Ředitel Cirkusu Ii |
| 1972 | Straw Hat · as Maurice Fadinard |
| 1971 | Murder in the Excelsior Hotel · as Ředitel Hotelu |
| 1971 | Svatby pana Voka · as Petr Vok Z Rožmberka |
| 1971 | You Are a Widow, Sir! · as Profesor Somr, Majitel Sanatoria |
| 1970 | Pan Tau (TV Series) |
| 1970 | I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen · as Wertheim |
| 1970 | Ceiling · as (voice) |
| 1969 | Já, truchlivý buh · as Adolf |
| 1969 | Slasti Otce vlasti · as Jan Lucemburský |
| 1969 | Prague Nights · as (segment "fabricius A Zuzana") |
| 1968 | Hříšní lidé města pražského (TV Series) |
| 1967 | |
| 1967 | CBS Children's Film Festival (TV Series) · as Svihak |
| 1967 | |
| 1965 | Bílá paní · as Tajemník Mnv |
| 1964 | Lemonade Joe · as Horác Badman Alias "hogofogo" |
| 1963 | The King of Kings · as Izmail |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | The Fabulous Baron Munchausen · as Baron Prášil |
| 1962 | The Man from the First Century · as Josef, Calouník |
| 1959 | Of Things Supernatural · as (segment "tajemství Písma") / (segment "právní Případ") |
| 1957 | The Good Soldier Schweik · as Feldkurát Katz |
| 1957 | Legenda o lásce · as Prodavachat Na Kilimi |
| 1957 | Vintage Car · as Albert De Dion |
| 1956 | Silvery Wind · as Gerlic |
| 1956 | |
| 1956 | Jan Zizka · as Sir From Sternberk |
| 1955 | Jan Hus · as Biskupský Kancléř |
| 1955 | There Was Once a King... · as Chytrý Princ |
| 1954 | |
| 1953 | The Secret of Blood · as Lékar Na Prednásce |
| 1953 | Anna proletárka · as Komisar |
| 1952 | The Proud Princess · as Kancléř |
| 1952 | The Emperor and the Golem · as An Alchemist |
| 1949 | Distant Journey · as Gas Chamber Builder (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Warriors of Faith · as Student |