Miloš Kopecký
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
1961
as
1978
asbaron Rupert von Kratzmar
1964
asHorác Badman alias "Hogofogo"
1972
as1990
as
1962
asbaron Prášil
1964
as
1952
asKancléř
1978
as1986
askouzelník
1952
asAn Alchemist
1970
asWertheim
1974
as
1984
asskřítek
1971
asPetr Vok z Rožmberka
1957
asAlbert de Dion
1980
as1985
asSelf - Host
1979
asherec Theodor "Dóďa" Bergner
1955
aschytrý princ
1972
asMaurice Fadinard
1959
as1989
as
1974
asvévoda Štěpán
1966
asArchitekt Jiří Donát
1981
asBaron Gorc z Gorců
1988
as1980
as1987
as1960
as1971
as
1962
as(voice)
1980
asMiloš Kopecký
1981
as
1996
asRegent
1981
as
1957
asfeldkurát Katz
1976
asNovák
1982
as1954
as1965
as1981
asNarrator (voice)
1984
as1964
as
1976
asHostinský
1964
asJim Valentin
1962
as
1986
asVetešník
1966
as
1966
asGeorge Randy (voice)
1967
as1967
asAdolf
1991
asGiacomo Casanova
1967
asMan with a Cigar (segment "Sirka")
1967
as(segment "Trik")
1994
asKrause
1980
asJUDr. Lukášek
1969
as1968
as1968
as1969
as
1956
asGerlic
1957
asProdavachat na kilimi
1970
as1971
as1967
as
1987
as
1983
asProf. Horowitz
1962
asJosef, calouník
1970
as1978
asNarrator (voice)
1971
as1972
as
1972
as1972
asLaroche
1956
asMelichar Hnátek
1980
as1977
asSelf
1978
asSelf
1979
asSelf
1975
asSelf
1978
as1987
asAlfons Karásek
1973
as
1981
asČirůvka
1954
aslekárník Valérian Kýla
1967
as1974
as
1969
asJan Lucemburský
1972
asředitel cirkusu II
1971
asředitel hotelu
1975
as
1969
as(segment "Fabricius a Zuzana")
1975
as1976
as1975
asProsecuting Attorney
1983
as
1977
as
1963
asIzmail
1987
asBayer
1984
asBoss
1995
asGranfather of Richard
1965
astajemník MNV
1966
as1983
as1988
as
1949
asGas Chamber Builder (uncredited)
1963
as1967
as
1980
asJUDr. Horic
1968
as1991
asRabbi Löw
1984
as
1969
asAdolf
1968
as1967
asNácelník detektivu
1981
asWeber
1986
asLord Henry
1980
asDr. Karel Chrástek
1960
asJirák
1956
asNeplatič
1962
asJaroslav Holoubek
1957
asjasnovidec Matěj Šobolín
1981
asMayer
1984
asotec
1985
asKarel Svozil
1960
asMr. K
1977
asAlfons Karásek
1975
ashlavní český vodník Wassermann
1959
as(segment "Tajemství písma") / (segment "Právní případ")
1971
asprofesor Somr, majitel sanatoria
1987
as
1971
asSongster (voice)
1971
asAlfons Karásek
1989
asChouň
1974
as1968
asdoktor Campilli
1968
asvypravěč
1979
asHerold Samuel
1947
asstudent
1962
asCommentary (voice)
1973
as1985
as(uncredited)
1970
astovárník Cyprián Kachle
1954
as
1962
as
1952
as
1961
as
1952
as
1964
asŠoustek - tourist guide
1947
as
1992
as
1993
asDon Padre
1971
as1970
as1973
as1954
asMatějka
1970
as1949
asKomorník u Portheima
1953
asKomisar
1953
aspassenger Rychman, musician
1953
asLékar na prednásce
1954
asBerka
1986
asHost
1969
asJosef
1979
as1969
asNarrator (voice)
1988
asSepl Noowi
1956
as
1958
asMagistrate
1959
asKamil Tajchman
1955
asbiskupský kancléř
1956
asSir from Sternberk
1956
as1971
as1966
as
1986
asKing
1984
as1970
as1958
as1965
as1966
as1980
as1964
as1948
as
1949
as
1949
as1948
as
1967
as1961
as
1951
as
1962
asFrantisek Habrada
1962
as
1956
as
1968
asmódní návrhář Noiret
1955
as1954
as1954
asCommentary (voice)
1955
as(voice)
1956
as1957
as1958
as1958
as
1960
asKrásný Venca
1953
asCommentary (voice)
1953
asCommentary (voice)
1958
as1985
asKrál
1985
as1985
as1961
as
1988
as1987
as1988
as1987
asJosef Břoušek
1955
as(voice)
1989
asKouzelník
1954
as1990
as
asas 
as
asas 
asas asHost
asas 
asPepa Bepa (voice) (uncredited)
asSelf (archive footage)
asas 
asKloc
as as asSelf
asasNarrator (voice)
asMunk
asNikolas Mitropulos
as 
asNarrator
Production
Crew
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