Acting
Miloš Kopecký
CS, IT, PT, DE cinema · 227 credits
Born
22 August 1922
Died
16 February 1996 (aged 73)
Birthplace
Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Also known as Milos Kopecký · Milos Kopecky
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
Filmography
The Magic Book
as Regent
Učitel tance
as Granfather of Richard
Angelic Eyes
as Krause
The Canary Connection
as Don Padre
My Pragues Understand Me
as Giacomo Casanova
Labyrinth
as Rabbi Löw
Utopím si ho sám
as Chouň
Poslední leč Alfonse Karáska
as Alfons Karásek
Fair Play
as Bayer
Eine zauberhafte Erbschaft
as Vetešník
Růžový Hubert
as Lord Henry
Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
1985
Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
as Self - Host
Extended Time
as Karel Svozil
The Three Veterans
as skřítek
Bergman a Bergman, detektivní kancelář
1984
Bergman a Bergman, detektivní kancelář
Actor
Hearty Greetings from the Globe
as Prof. Horowitz
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
as Baron Gorc z Gorců
Aucassin a Nicoletta
1981
Aucassin a Nicoletta
as Narrator (voice)
Christening
as Čirůvka
Mature Wine
as Weber
Panenka
1981
Panenka
as Mayer
Payment in Kind
as JUDr. Lukášek
How to Dupe a Lawyer
as JUDr. Horic
Escape Home
as Dr. Karel Chrástek
I'll Be Good, Old Man!
as herec Theodor "Dóďa" Bergner
The Divine Emma
as Herold Samuel
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
as baron Rupert von Kratzmar
Hokej je hra
1978
Hokej je hra
as Narrator (voice)
Silvestr na přání aneb Čí jsou hory Kavčí
1977
Silvestr na přání aneb Čí jsou hory Kavčí
as Self
To byla svatba, strýčku
as Alfons Karásek
Bohoušův syn
as Hostinský
Štrnásty v rade
1975
Štrnásty v rade
as Prosecuting Attorney
How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer
as hlavní český vodník Wassermann
A Night at Karlstein
as vévoda Štěpán
Straw Hat
as Maurice Fadinard
Miláček
1972
Miláček
as Laroche
Six Bears and a Clown
as ředitel cirkusu II
Svatby pana Voka
as Petr Vok z Rožmberka
Murder in the Excelsior Hotel
as ředitel hotelu
You Are a Widow, Sir
as profesor Somr, majitel sanatoria
There Was a Miller on a River
as Songster (voice)
Alfons Karásek v lázních
as Alfons Karásek
I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen
as Wertheim
Námluvy komtesy Gladioly aneb Přistání ve skleníku
as továrník Cyprián Kachle
Herecké Vánoce
1970
Herecké Vánoce
as Miloš Kopecký
Slasti Otce vlasti
as Jan Lucemburský
Prague Nights
as (segment "Fabricius a Zuzana")
I, Mournful God
as Adolf
Historie blechatého psa
1969
Historie blechatého psa
as Narrator (voice)
Úřad
1968
Úřad
as doktor Campilli
Přísně tajné premiéry
as módní návrhář Noiret
Zločin a trik II.
1967
Zločin a trik II.
as Man with a Cigar (segment "Sirka"), as (segment "Trik")
When You Have a Holiday Dominique
as Nácelník detektivu
Flám
1966
Flám
as Architekt Jiří Donát
The Pipes
as George Randy (voice)
The White Lady
as tajemník MNV
Lemonade Joe
as Horác Badman alias "Hogofogo"
A Star Travels South
as Šoustek - tourist guide
The King of Kings
as Izmail
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
as baron Prášil
Ceiling
as (voice)
Man in Outer Space
as Josef, calouník
Žárlivost
1962
Žárlivost
as Jaroslav Holoubek
Zelená ulice
1962
Green Street
as Commentary (voice)
Love Without Words
as Frantisek Habrada
Konec cesty
as Jirák
Caterwauling
as Mr. K
Zpívající pudřenka
as Krásný Venca
Of Things Supernatural
as (segment "Tajemství písma") / (segment "Právní případ")
Občan Brych
as Kamil Tajchman
Puppies
as Magistrate
Vintage Car
as Albert de Dion
The Good Soldier Švejk
as feldkurát Katz
Legend of Love
as Prodavachat na kilimi
Konec jasnovidce
as jasnovidec Matěj Šobolín
Silvery Wind
as Gerlic
The Windy Mountain
as Melichar Hnátek
Jan Žižka
as Sir from Sternberk
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as chytrý princ
Jan Hus
as biskupský kancléř
Directive
as Válel
The Best Man of All
as lekárník Valérian Kýla
Severní přístav
as Berka
Stará čínská opera
1954
Stará čínská opera
as Commentary (voice)
Anna the Proletarian
as Komisar
Kidnapped
as passenger Rychman, musician
The Secret of Blood
as Lékar na prednásce
Píseň o silnici
1953
Píseň o silnici
as Commentary (voice)
Hoří
1953
Hoří
as Commentary (voice)
The Proud Princess
as Kancléř
The Emperor and the Golem
as An Alchemist
Distant Journey
as Gas Chamber Builder (uncredited)
Revoluční rok 1848
1949
Year of the Revolution 1848
as Komorník u Portheima
Warriors of Faith
as student
