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.
Movie | The Magic Book | Regent | 1996-02-22 |
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 |
Series | Uctivá poklona, pane Kohn | Munk | 1992-01-01 |
Movie | Utopím si ho sám | Chouň | 1989-01-01 |
Movie | Stařeček vavříny vídeňské slávy ověnčený aneb Zpronevěra | Sepl Noowi | 1988-01-01 |
Movie | Španělská paradentóza | 1987-01-01 | |
Movie | Poslední leč Alfonse Karáska | 1987-01-01 | |
Movie | O nejchytřejší princezně | 1987-03-19 | |
Series | Vyhnanství | 1987-10-18 | |
Movie | Písničky Na zábradlí | Host | 1986-01-01 |
Movie | The Great Movie Robbery | 1986-01-01 | |
Movie | Fair Play | Bayer | 1986-01-01 |
Movie | Klobouk, měšec a láska | King | 1986-02-01 |
Movie | Čarovné dědictví | Vetešník | 1986-10-01 |
Series | Slavné historky zbojnické | Narrator | 1986-03-08 |
Movie | Růžový Hubert | Lord Henry | 1985-01-01 |
Movie | Extended Time | Karel Svozil | 1985-10-01 |
Movie | Prague – The Restless Heart of Europe | (uncredited) | 1985-02-06 |
Movie | Angel in a Devil's Body | 1984-02-01 | |
Movie | Dům na nebesích | otec | 1984-01-01 |
Movie | Zbohom, sladké driemoty | 1984-04-01 | |
Movie | The Three Veterans | skřítek | 1984-07-01 |
Movie | The Secret of an Old Attic | Boss | 1984-10-17 |
Series | Bambinot | Nikolas Mitropulos | 1984-10-06 |
Movie | Hearty Greetings from the Globe | Prof. Horowitz | 1983-07-01 |
Movie | Zakázaný výlet | 1981-05-01 | |
Movie | Panenka | Mayer | 1981-03-14 |
Movie | Christening | Čirůvka | 1981-12-25 |
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 | How to Dupe a Lawyer | JUDr. Horic | 1980-09-12 |
Movie | Přehlídka dobré pohody | 1980-01-01 | |
Movie | Payment in Kind | JUDr. Lukášek | 1980-02-26 |
Movie | Escape Home | Dr. Karel Chrástek | 1980-10-17 |
Movie | V hlavní roli Oldřich Nový | Miloš Kopecký | 1980-12-05 |
Movie | I'll Be Good, Old Man! | herec Theodor "Dóďa" Bergner | 1979-07-27 |
Movie | Vdovcovy intimní večery | 1979-01-01 | |
Movie | The Divine Emma | Herold Samuel | 1979-12-21 |
Movie | Adele Hasn't Had Her Dinner Yet | baron Rupert von Kratzmar | 1978-08-04 |
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 | 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 | How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer | hlavní český vodník Wassermann | 1975-03-01 |
Movie | Tři muži se žralokem | 1975-07-04 | |
Movie | Potulné pohádkové divadlo | 1974-01-01 | |
Movie | Egyptologové | 1974-09-01 | |
Movie | A Night at Karlstein | vévoda Štěpán | 1974-07-12 |
Movie | Rambling Engelbert | 1973-01-01 | |
Movie | Lakomec | 1973-02-11 | |
Movie | O Bumbrlíčkovi | 1972-01-01 | |
Movie | Straw Hat | Maurice Fadinard | 1972-03-24 |
Movie | Noc labutí | 1972-01-06 | |
Movie | Six Bears and a Clown | ředitel cirkusu II | 1972-12-29 |
Series | Ctná paní Lucie | 1972-11-11 | |
Movie | There Was a Miller on a River | Songster (voice) | 1971-01-01 |
Movie | Trapasy II | 1971-01-01 | |
Movie | You Are a Widow, Sir | profesor Somr, majitel sanatoria | 1971-01-15 |
Movie | Jak se dělá televizní soutěž | 1971-01-01 | |
Movie | Murder in the Excelsior Hotel | ředitel hotelu | 1971-10-08 |
Movie | Svatby pana Voka | Petr Vok z Rožmberka | 1971-03-26 |
Movie | Alfons Karásek v lázních | Alfons Karásek | 1971-12-31 |
Movie | Lásky Emanuela Přibyla | 1971-12-31 | |
Movie | Hry lásky šálivé | 1971-10-22 | |
Movie | I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen | Wertheim | 1970-02-27 |
Movie | Trapasy | 1970-05-21 | |
Movie | Námluvy komtesy Gladioly aneb Přistání ve skleníku | továrník Cyprián Kachle | 1970-12-31 |
Movie | Jak se dělá divadlo | 1970-05-31 | |
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 | Jindřich IV. | 1968-01-01 | |
Movie | Úřad | doktor Campilli | 1968-01-03 |
Movie | Přísně tajné premiéry | módní návrhář Noiret | 1968-01-26 |
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 | Ta naše písnička česká | 1967-08-11 | |
Movie | Sedm koní a vavříny | 1966-01-01 | |
Movie | The Pipes | George Randy (voice) | 1966-08-30 |
Movie | Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene! | 1966-12-31 | |
Movie | Martin Speaking | 1966-09-23 | |
Movie | Flám | Architekt Jiří Donát | 1966-12-09 |
Movie | The White Lady | tajemník MNV | 1965-09-24 |
Movie | Zkáza Jeruzaléma | 1964-01-01 | |
Movie | Lemonade Joe | Horác Badman alias "Hogofogo" | 1964-10-16 |
Movie | A Star Travels South | Šoustek - tourist guide | 1964-05-15 |
Movie | The King of Kings | Izmail | 1963-07-12 |
Movie | Kočár nejsvětější svátosti | 1963-10-18 | |
Movie | Žárlivost | Jaroslav Holoubek | 1962-01-01 |
Movie | Klíč | 1962-01-01 | |
Movie | Ceiling | (voice) | 1962-03-15 |
Movie | Man in Outer Space | Josef, calouník | 1962-03-23 |
Movie | The Fabulous Baron Munchausen | baron Prášil | 1962-09-21 |
Movie | Kolik slov stačí lásce? | Frantisek Habrada | 1962-05-18 |
Movie | Dva z onoho světa | 1962-12-28 | |
Movie | Ztracená revue | 1961-01-01 | |
Movie | Every Penny Counts | 1961-09-29 | |
Movie | Caterwauling | Mr. K | 1960-01-01 |
Movie | Zpívající pudřenka | Krásný Venca | 1960-01-21 |
Movie | Konec cesty | Jirák | 1960-03-11 |
Movie | Of Things Supernatural | (segment "Tajemství písma") / (segment "Právní případ") | 1959-01-09 |
Movie | Sny na neděli | 1959-08-28 | |
Movie | Občan Brych | Kamil Tajchman | 1959-02-20 |
Movie | O lidech okolo stolu | 1958-01-01 | |
Movie | O lidech před pultem a za ním III. | 1958-01-01 | |
Movie | O lidech před pultem a za ním II. | 1958-01-01 | |
Movie | Puppies | Magistrate | 1958-03-21 |
Movie | Mezi nebem a zemí | 1958-10-24 | |
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 | Bill, Please | 1956-01-01 | |
Movie | Jan Žižka | Sir from Sternberk | 1956-02-05 |
Movie | Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph | 1956-06-01 | |
Movie | Přihlašte své televizory | Neplatič | 1956-08-09 |
Movie | Silvery Wind | Gerlic | 1956-11-30 |
Movie | Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... | chytrý princ | 1955-02-11 |
Movie | Trojí setkání | (voice) | 1955-01-01 |
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 | Příběh lásky plné | 1954-01-01 | |
Movie | Olověný chléb | 1954-04-30 | |
Movie | The Circus Will Be | 1954-10-15 | |
Movie | The Best Man | lekárník Valérian Kýla | 1954-12-25 |
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 | Theresienstadt Prisoner (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 |