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.
Series | Příběhy slavných | Himself (archive footage) | 2000-06-15 |
Movie | The Magic Book | Regent | 1996-02-22 |
Series | GENUS | Himself | 1995-01-02 |
Movie | Učitel tance | Granfather of Richard | 1995-01-26 |
Movie | Angelic Eyes | Krause | 1994-01-20 |
Movie | The Canary Connection | Don Padre | 1993-09-08 |
Movie | La valle di pietra | 1992-01-01 | |
Movie | Utopím si ho sám | Chouň | 1989-01-01 |
Movie | Viktor Veliký | 1988-01-01 | |
Series | Vyhnanství | 1987-10-18 | |
Movie | Poslední leč Alfonse Karáska | 1987-01-01 | |
Movie | O nejchytřejší princezně | 1987-03-19 | |
Movie | Písničky Na zábradlí | Host | 1986-01-01 |
Movie | Fair Play | Bayer | 1986-01-01 |
Series | Slavné historky zbojnické | Narrator | 1986-03-08 |
Movie | The Great Movie Robbery | 1986-01-01 | |
Movie | Čarovné dědictví | Vetešník | 1986-10-01 |
Movie | Růžový Hubert | Lord Henry | 1985-01-01 |
Movie | Prague – The Restless Heart of Europe | (uncredited) | 1985-02-06 |
Movie | Extended Time | Karel Svozil | 1985-10-01 |
Series | Galasuperšou | Unknown | 1984-01-01 |
Movie | Dům na nebesích | otec | 1984-01-01 |
Movie | Angel in a Devil's Body | 1984-02-01 | |
Movie | Zbohom, sladké driemoty | 1984-04-01 | |
Movie | The Secret of an Old Attic | Boss | 1984-10-17 |
Series | Bambinot | Nikolas Mitropulos | 1984-10-06 |
Movie | The Three Veterans | skřítek | 1984-07-01 |
Movie | Hearty Greetings from the Globe | Prof. Horowitz | 1983-07-01 |
Movie | Cesta na Borneo | 1983-12-24 | |
Movie | Síť na bludičku | 1983-10-15 | |
Movie | Zakázaný výlet | 1981-05-01 | |
Movie | Panenka | Mayer | 1981-03-14 |
Movie | Mature Wine | Weber | 1981-07-31 |
Movie | Vdova po dvou mužích | 1981-09-26 | |
Movie | The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians | Baron Gorc z Gorců | 1981-10-02 |
Movie | Christening | Čirůvka | 1981-12-25 |
Movie | Eva Eva | 1980-01-01 | |
Movie | Payment in Kind | JUDr. Lukášek | 1980-02-26 |
Movie | Escape Home | Dr. Karel Chrástek | 1980-10-17 |
Movie | How to Dupe a Lawyer | JUDr. Horic | 1980-09-12 |
Movie | Vdovcovy intimní večery | 1979-01-01 | |
Movie | I'll Be Good, Old Man! | herec Theodor "Dóďa" Bergner | 1979-07-27 |
Movie | The Divine Emma | Herold Samuel | 1979-12-21 |
Movie | Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti | Self | 1979-12-31 |
Movie | Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet | baron Rupert von Kratzmar | 1978-08-04 |
Movie | Úplně beznadějný případ | 1978-06-18 | |
Series | Nemocnice na kraji města | MUDr. Josef Štrosmajer | 1978-11-05 |
Movie | Silvestr 1978 | Self | 1978-12-31 |
Movie | To byla svatba, strýčku | Alfons Karásek | 1977-02-13 |
Movie | Silvestr na přání aneb Čí jsou hory Kavčí | Self | 1977-12-31 |
Movie | Náš dědek Josef | 1977-09-23 | |
Movie | We'll Kick Up a Fuss Tomorrow, Darling... | Novák | 1976-11-19 |
Movie | Bohoušův syn | Hostinský | 1976-12-31 |
Movie | Štrnásty v rade | Prosecuting Attorney | 1975-01-01 |
Movie | How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer | hlavní český vodník Wassermann | 1975-03-01 |
Movie | Tři muži se žralokem | 1975-07-04 | |
Movie | Leporelo aneb Patero obrázků z pera Jaroslava Haška | 1974-01-01 | |
Movie | A Night at Karlstein | vévoda Štěpán | 1974-07-12 |
Movie | Egyptologové | 1974-09-01 | |
Movie | Rambling Engelbert | 1973-01-01 | |
Movie | Lakomec | 1973-02-11 | |
Movie | Miláček | 1972-01-01 | |
Movie | Noc labutí | 1972-01-06 | |
Movie | Straw Hat | Maurice Fadinard | 1972-03-24 |
Series | Ctná paní Lucie | 1972-11-11 | |
Movie | Six Bears and a Clown | ředitel cirkusu II | 1972-12-29 |
Movie | Svět otevřený náhodám | 1972-04-14 | |
Movie | You Are a Widow, Sir | profesor Somr, majitel sanatoria | 1971-01-15 |
Movie | There Was a Miller on a River | Songster (voice) | 1971-01-01 |
Movie | Trapasy II | 1971-01-01 | |
Movie | Svatby pana Voka | Petr Vok z Rožmberka | 1971-03-26 |
Movie | Alfons Karásek v lázních | Alfons Karásek | 1971-12-31 |
Movie | Murder in the Excelsior Hotel | ředitel hotelu | 1971-10-08 |
Movie | Lásky Emanuela Přibyla | 1971-12-31 | |
Movie | Hry lásky šálivé | 1971-10-22 | |
Movie | Trapasy | 1970-05-21 | |
Movie | Námluvy komtesy Gladioly aneb Přistání ve skleníku | továrník Cyprián Kachle | 1970-01-01 |
Movie | I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen | Wertheim | 1970-02-27 |
Movie | Jak se dělá divadlo | 1970-05-31 | |
Movie | Psíčci lorda Carltona | 1970-12-31 | |
Movie | Pražská romance | 1969-01-01 | |
Movie | Prague Nights | (segment "Fabricius a Zuzana") | 1969-06-06 |
Movie | Slasti Otce vlasti | Jan Lucemburský | 1969-07-08 |
Movie | I, Mournful God | Adolf | 1969-10-17 |
Movie | Pučálkovic Amina | vypravěč | 1968-01-01 |
Movie | Úřad | doktor Campilli | 1968-01-03 |
Movie | Jindřich IV. | 1968-01-01 | |
Movie | Křesadlo | 1968-12-25 | |
Series | Klapzubova jedenáctka | Unknown | 1968-01-06 |
Movie | Never Strike A Woman... Even with A Flower | 1967-01-13 | |
Movie | When You Have a Holiday Dominique | Nácelník detektivu | 1967-04-04 |
Movie | Sedm žen Alfonse Karáska aneb Když holky berou, já nevím kterou | 1967-12-31 | |
Movie | Bidýlko | 1967-05-24 | |
Movie | Sedm koní a vavříny | 1966-01-01 | |
Movie | Flám | Architekt Jiří Donát | 1966-12-09 |
Movie | The Pipes | George Randy (voice) | 1966-08-30 |
Movie | Lov na mamuta | 1965-04-23 | |
Movie | Odsouzený z Pinktownu | 1965-12-31 | |
Movie | The White Lady | tajemník MNV | 1965-09-24 |
Movie | Revue pro banjo | 1964-01-04 | |
Movie | A Star Travels South | Šoustek - tourist guide | 1964-05-15 |
Movie | Lemonade Joe | Horác Badman alias "Hogofogo" | 1964-10-16 |
Movie | The King of Kings | Izmail | 1963-07-12 |
Movie | Kočár nejsvětější svátosti | 1963-10-18 | |
Movie | Ceiling | (voice) | 1962-03-15 |
Movie | Žárlivost | Jaroslav Holoubek | 1962-01-01 |
Movie | Klíč | 1962-01-01 | |
Movie | Kolik slov stačí lásce? | Frantisek Habrada | 1962-05-18 |
Movie | Dva z onoho světa | 1962-12-28 | |
Movie | The Fabulous Baron Munchausen | baron Prášil | 1962-07-01 |
Movie | Man in Outer Space | Josef, calouník | 1962-03-23 |
Movie | Every Penny Counts | 1961-09-29 | |
Movie | Green Street | 1960-01-01 | |
Movie | Caterwauling | Mr. K | 1960-01-01 |
Movie | Konec cesty | Jirák | 1960-03-11 |
Movie | Občan Brych | Kamil Tajchman | 1959-02-20 |
Movie | Of Things Supernatural | (segment "Tajemství písma") / (segment "Právní případ") | 1959-01-09 |
Movie | Sny na neděli | 1959-08-28 | |
Movie | O lidech okolo stolu | 1958-01-01 | |
Movie | O lidech před pultem a za ním II. | 1958-01-01 | |
Movie | Mezi nebem a zemí | 1958-10-24 | |
Movie | Puppies | Magistrate | 1958-03-21 |
Movie | Konec jasnovidce | jasnovidec Matěj Šobolín | 1957-01-01 |
Movie | Vintage Car | Albert de Dion | 1957-03-29 |
Movie | The Good Soldier Švejk | feldkurát Katz | 1957-08-23 |
Movie | Legend of Love | Prodavachat na kilimi | 1957-08-09 |
Movie | The Windy Mountain | Melichar Hnátek | 1956-02-03 |
Movie | Jan Žižka | Sir from Sternberk | 1956-02-05 |
Movie | Bill, Please | 1956-01-01 | |
Movie | Silvery Wind | Gerlic | 1956-11-30 |
Movie | Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph | 1956-06-01 | |
Movie | Kam s ním? | 1956-12-14 | |
Movie | Přihlašte své televizory | Neplatič | 1956-08-09 |
Movie | Trojí setkání | (voice) | 1955-01-01 |
Movie | Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... | chytrý princ | 1955-02-11 |
Movie | Dog's Heads | 1955-03-25 | |
Movie | Jan Hus | biskupský kancléř | 1955-04-29 |
Movie | Kavárna na hlavní třídě | Matějka | 1954-01-22 |
Movie | Olověný chléb | 1954-04-30 | |
Movie | The Best Man | lekárník Valérian Kýla | 1954-12-25 |
Movie | Severní přístav | Berka | 1954-05-28 |
Movie | The Circus Will Be | 1954-10-15 | |
Movie | Kidnapped | passenger Rychman, musician | 1953-01-30 |
Movie | The Secret of Blood | Lékar na prednásce | 1953-12-25 |
Movie | Anna the Proletarian | Komisar | 1953-02-20 |
Movie | Mikoláš Aleš | 1952-01-11 | |
Movie | The Emperor and the Golem | An Alchemist | 1952-01-04 |
Movie | The Proud Princess | Kancléř | 1952-09-26 |
Movie | Velké dobrodružství | 1952-11-21 | |
Movie | Posel úsvitu | 1951-09-28 | |
Movie | Lost in the Suburbs | 1949-01-28 | |
Movie | Red Lizard | 1949-02-11 | |
Movie | Distant Journey | Gas Chamber Builder (uncredited) | 1949-06-03 |
Movie | Revoluční rok 1848 | Komorník u Portheima | 1949-12-23 |
Movie | Zrcadlo | 1948-01-01 | |
Movie | Až se vrátíš... | 1948-11-23 | |
Movie | Warriors of Faith | student | 1947-03-28 |
Movie | Nevíte o bytě? | 1947-11-14 |