
Miloš Kopecký
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 22, 1922
- Died
- February 16, 1996 (aged 73)
- Birthplace
- Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen

Lemonade Joe

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

The Emperor and the Golem

The Good Soldier Švejk

The Three Veterans

The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians

How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer

Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...

The Proud Princess

I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen

You Are a Widow, Sir
Filmography
Ať se lidi mají rádi... aspoň dnes
Movie
Setkání
Movie

Příběhy slavných
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

The Magic Book
Movie · as Regent

Učitel tance
Movie · as Granfather of Richard
GENUS
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Angelic Eyes
Movie · as Krause

The Canary Connection
Movie · as Don Padre

La valle di pietra
Movie
Uctivá poklona, pane Kohn
TV · as Munk · 5 eps

My Pragues Understand Me
Movie · as Giacomo Casanova

Labyrinth
Movie · as Rabbi Löw
Honorární konzul
TV · 2 eps
Devět kapitol ze starého dějepisu
Movie
Radostný život posmrtný
Movie
Šaráda
TV · 1 ep
Dokonalý muž, dokonalá žena aneb Návštěva mladé dámy
Movie

Utopím si ho sám
Movie · as Chouň
Co medvědi nevědí
Movie · as Kouzelník
Mistr Kornelius
Movie

Viktor Veliký
Movie
Stařeček vavříny vídeňské slávy ověnčený aneb Zpronevěra
Movie · as Sepl Noowi

An Angel Seduces the Devil
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Mistr Pleticha a pastýř Jehňátko
Movie
Španělská paradentóza
Movie

The Great Movie Robbery
Movie

Poslední leč Alfonse Karáska
Movie · as Alfons Karásek

Fair Play
Movie · as Bayer
O nejchytřejší princezně
Movie
Prstýnek bez kamínku
Movie
To se ti povedlo, tatínku!
Movie · as Josef Břoušek
Vyhnanství
TV · 2 eps
Sny kominíka Sazivce
Movie · as kouzelník

Eine zauberhafte Erbschaft
Movie · as Vetešník

Růžový Hubert
Movie · as Lord Henry
Písničky Na zábradlí
Movie · as Host

Klobouk, měšec a láska
Movie · as King

Slavné historky zbojnické
TV · as Narrator · 6 eps
Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
Movie · as Self - Host

Extended Time
Movie · as Karel Svozil
Prague – The Restless Heart of Europe
Movie · as (uncredited)

Jak se tančí brumbambule
Movie · as Král
Když vy jste taková jiná...
Movie
Medvěd
Movie

Paragrafy na kolech
TV · 7 eps

The Three Veterans
Movie · as skřítek

Angel in a Devil's Body
Movie

The Secret of an Old Attic
Movie · as Boss
Bergman a Bergman, detektivní kancelář
Movie
Dům na nebesích
Movie · as otec
Zbohom, sladké driemoty
Movie
Galasuperšou
TV · 1 ep

Bambinot
TV · as Nikolas Mitropulos · 5 eps

Hearty Greetings from the Globe
Movie · as Prof. Horowitz
Cesta na Borneo
Movie

Síť na bludičku
Movie

Možná přijde i kouzelník
TV · 1 ep

Ze staré drogerie
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
Románek za tři krejcary
Movie

The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
Movie · as Baron Gorc z Gorců
Zakázaný výlet
Movie
Vdova po dvou mužích
Movie
Aucassin a Nicoletta
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Christening
Movie · as Čirůvka

Mature Wine
Movie · as Weber
Panenka
Movie · as Mayer
Přišel na večeři
Movie
Grandle
Movie
Už vám není dvacet, paní Bláhová
Movie
V hlavní roli Oldřich Nový
Movie · as Miloš Kopecký

Payment in Kind
Movie · as JUDr. Lukášek
Eva Eva
Movie

How to Dupe a Lawyer
Movie · as JUDr. Horic

Escape Home
Movie · as Dr. Karel Chrástek
Přehlídka dobré pohody
Movie
Šéfredaktor čehokoli
Movie

I'll Be Good, Old Man!
Movie · as herec Theodor "Dóďa" Bergner

Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti
Movie · as Self

The Divine Emma
Movie · as Herold Samuel
Vdovcovy intimní večery
Movie
Kouzelný svět divadla a melodií
TV · as Host · 1 ep

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
Movie · as baron Rupert von Kratzmar
Úplně beznadějný případ
Movie
Hokej je hra
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Silvester 1978: Playful and Spirited
Movie · as Self
Báječné ženy na létajících strojích
Movie

Nemocnice na kraji města
TV · 20 eps
Silvestr na přání aneb Čí jsou hory Kavčí
Movie · as Self

Náš dědek Josef
Movie

To byla svatba, strýčku
Movie · as Alfons Karásek
Štipku soli
TV · 2 eps

We'll Kick Up a Fuss Tomorrow, Darling...
Movie · as Novák

Bohoušův syn
Movie · as Hostinský
Svůdnice na šest
Movie

Thirty Cases of Major Zeman
TV · as Kloc · 1 ep
Silvestr na Silvestru
Movie · as Self
Potulné pohádkové divadlo I.
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Tři muži se žralokem
Movie
Štrnásty v rade
Movie · as Prosecuting Attorney

How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer
Movie · as hlavní český vodník Wassermann
Potulné pohádkové divadlo
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A Night at Karlstein
Movie · as vévoda Štěpán

Leporelo aneb Patero obrázků z pera Jaroslava Haška
Movie

Egyptologové
Movie
Prášilové
TV · 2 eps
Kufr čili Silvestrovské kousky Miloše Kopeckého a Františka Filipovského
Movie
Lakomec
Movie
Rambling Engelbert
Movie

O Bumbrlíčkovi
Movie

Straw Hat
Movie · as Maurice Fadinard
Noc labutí
Movie

Svět otevřený náhodám
Movie
Miláček
Movie · as Laroche

Six Bears and a Clown
Movie · as ředitel cirkusu II

Bakaláři
TV · 5 eps

Hup a Hop
TV · as Pepa Bepa (voice) (uncredited) · 2 eps
Ctná paní Lucie
TV · 6 eps

Svatby pana Voka
Movie · as Petr Vok z Rožmberka

Konec draka Kusodrápa
Movie
Trapasy II
Movie
Lásky Emanuela Přibyla
Movie

Murder in the Excelsior Hotel
Movie · as ředitel hotelu

You Are a Widow, Sir
Movie · as profesor Somr, majitel sanatoria

There Was a Miller on a River
Movie · as Songster (voice)

Alfons Karásek v lázních
Movie · as Alfons Karásek

Hry lásky šálivé
Movie
Psíčci lorda Carltona
Movie
Jak se dělá televizní soutěž
Movie

I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen
Movie · as Wertheim
Trapasy
Movie
Šest uprchlíků
Movie

Námluvy komtesy Gladioly aneb Přistání ve skleníku
Movie · as továrník Cyprián Kachle
Jak se dělá divadlo
Movie
Silvestrovský trapas
Movie
Herecké Vánoce
Movie · as Miloš Kopecký
Země úsměvů a snů
TV · 6 eps

Pan Tau
TV · 2 eps
Učitel a přítel zůstal veřejnosti neznám
Movie
Pražská romance
Movie

Slasti Otce vlasti
Movie · as Jan Lucemburský

Prague Nights
Movie · as (segment "Fabricius a Zuzana")

I, Mournful God
Movie · as Adolf
Blázinec v 1. poschodí
Movie · as Josef
Historie blechatého psa
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Hříšní lidé města pražského
TV · 1 ep
Úsměvy světa
TV · 1 ep
Čirok
Movie
Křesadlo
Movie
Na návštěvě u Horníčků
Movie
Jindřich IV.
Movie
Úřad
Movie · as doktor Campilli
Pučálkovic Amina
Movie · as vypravěč

Přísně tajné premiéry
Movie · as módní návrhář Noiret

Klapzubova jedenáctka
TV · 1 ep

Never Strike A Woman... Even with A Flower
Movie
Já truchlivý bůh
Movie · as Adolf
Zločin a trik II.
Movie · as Man with a Cigar (segment "Sirka"), (segment "Trik")
Deštník
Movie
Bidýlko
Movie

Sedm žen Alfonse Karáska aneb Když holky berou, já nevím kterou
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When You Have a Holiday Dominique
Movie · as Nácelník detektivu

Ta naše písnička česká
Movie
Sirka
Movie
Flám
Movie · as Architekt Jiří Donát

Martin Speaking
Movie

The Pipes
Movie · as George Randy (voice)
Vražda v ulici de Lourcine
Movie
Sedm koní a vavříny
Movie
Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene!
Movie

Bejvávalo
TV · 2 eps
Lov na mamuta
Movie

The White Lady
Movie · as tajemník MNV
Odsouzený z Pinktownu
Movie

Lemonade Joe
Movie · as Horác Badman alias "Hogofogo"
Revue pro banjo
Movie
Zkáza Jeruzaléma
Movie
Napravení Jima Valentina
Movie · as Jim Valentin

A Star Travels South
Movie · as Šoustek - tourist guide
Trik aneb Jak dámu okouzlit aneb Jak manžela oblafnout
Movie

The King of Kings
Movie · as Izmail

Kočár nejsvětější svátosti
Movie
Melouch
Movie

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
Movie · as baron Prášil

Ceiling
Movie · as (voice)
Zhasněte lampióny
Movie

Man in Outer Space
Movie · as Josef, calouník
Žárlivost
Movie · as Jaroslav Holoubek
Green Street
Movie · as Commentary (voice)

Dva z onoho světa
Movie

Love Without Words
Movie · as Frantisek Habrada
Klíč
Movie

Tisíc pohledů za kulisy
Movie

Every Penny Counts
Movie
Ztracená revue
Movie
Herci a písničky
Movie
Zlepšovák
Movie

Konec cesty
Movie · as Jirák

Caterwauling
Movie · as Mr. K

Zpívající pudřenka
Movie · as Krásný Venca

Sny na neděli
Movie

Of Things Supernatural
Movie · as (segment "Tajemství písma") / (segment "Právní případ")

Občan Brych
Movie · as Kamil Tajchman

Puppies
Movie · as Magistrate
About The People Around The Table
Movie
O lidech před pultem a za ním II.
Movie
O lidech před pultem a za ním III.
Movie

Mezi nebem a zemí
Movie

Vintage Car
Movie · as Albert de Dion

The Good Soldier Švejk
Movie · as feldkurát Katz

Legend of Love
Movie · as Prodavachat na kilimi

Konec jasnovidce
Movie · as jasnovidec Matěj Šobolín
O lidech před pultem a za ním I.
Movie

Silvery Wind
Movie · as Gerlic

The Windy Mountain
Movie · as Melichar Hnátek
Přihlašte své televizory
Movie · as Neplatič

Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph
Movie

Jan Žižka
Movie · as Sir from Sternberk
Bill, Please
Movie

Kam s ním?
Movie
Sen
Movie

Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Movie · as chytrý princ

Jan Hus
Movie · as biskupský kancléř

Dog's Heads
Movie
Trojí setkání
Movie · as (voice)
Císařovy nové šaty
Movie · as (voice)

Directive
Movie · as Válel
Muž s puškou
Movie
Příběh lásky plné
Movie

The Best Man of All
Movie · as lekárník Valérian Kýla

The Circus Will Be
Movie
Kavárna na hlavní třídě
Movie · as Matějka

Severní přístav
Movie · as Berka
Olověný chléb
Movie
Stará čínská opera
Movie · as Commentary (voice)
Matka
Movie

Anna the Proletarian
Movie · as Komisar

Kidnapped
Movie · as passenger Rychman, musician

The Secret of Blood
Movie · as Lékar na prednásce
Píseň o silnici
Movie · as Commentary (voice)
Hoří
Movie · as Commentary (voice)

The Proud Princess
Movie · as Kancléř

Velké dobrodružství
Movie

Mikoláš Aleš
Movie

The Emperor and the Golem
Movie · as An Alchemist

Posel úsvitu
Movie

Distant Journey
Movie · as Gas Chamber Builder (uncredited)

Year of the Revolution 1848
Movie · as Komorník u Portheima

Red Lizard
Movie

Lost in the Suburbs
Movie
Až se vrátíš...
Movie
Zrcadlo
Movie

Warriors of Faith
Movie · as student

Nevíte o bytě?
Movie