Acting
Miloš Kopecký
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.
Filmography
Příběhy slavných
Series · 2000
The Magic Book
Film · 1996
Učitel tance
Film · 1995
Angelic Eyes
Film · 1994
The Canary Connection
Film · 1993
La valle di pietra
Film · 1992
My Pragues Understand Me
Film · 1991
Labyrinth
Film · 1991
Utopím si ho sám
Film · 1989
Viktor Veliký
Film · 1988
An Angel Seduces the Devil
Film · 1988
The Great Movie Robbery
Film · 1987
Poslední leč Alfonse Karáska
Film · 1987
Fair Play
Film · 1987
Eine zauberhafte Erbschaft
Film · 1986
Růžový Hubert
Film · 1986
Klobouk, měšec a láska
Film · 1986
Slavné historky zbojnické
Series · 1986
Extended Time
Film · 1985
Jak se tančí brumbambule
Film · 1985
Paragrafy na kolech
Series · 1985
The Three Veterans
Film · 1984
Angel in a Devil's Body
Film · 1984
The Secret of an Old Attic
Film · 1984
Bambinot
Series · 1984
Hearty Greetings from the Globe
Film · 1983
Síť na bludičku
Film · 1983
Možná přijde i kouzelník
Series · 1983
Ze staré drogerie
Series · 1983
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
Film · 1981
Christening
Film · 1981
Mature Wine
Film · 1981
Payment in Kind
Film · 1980
How to Dupe a Lawyer
Film · 1980
Escape Home
Film · 1980
I'll Be Good, Old Man!
Film · 1979
Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti
Film · 1979
The Divine Emma
Film · 1979
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
Film · 1978
Nemocnice na kraji města
Series · 1978
Náš dědek Josef
Film · 1977
To byla svatba, strýčku
Film · 1977
We'll Kick Up a Fuss Tomorrow, Darling...
Film · 1976
Bohoušův syn
Film · 1976
Thirty Cases of Major Zema
Series · 1976
Tři muži se žralokem
Film · 1975
How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer
Film · 1975
A Night at Karlstein
Film · 1974
Leporelo aneb Patero obrázků z pera Jaroslava Haška
Film · 1974
Egyptologové
Film · 1974
O Bumbrlíčkovi
Film · 1972
Straw Hat
Film · 1972
Svět otevřený náhodám
Film · 1972
Six Bears and a Clown
Film · 1972
Bakaláři
Series · 1972
Hup a Hop
Series · 1972
Svatby pana Voka
Film · 1971
Konec draka Kusodrápa
Film · 1971
Murder in the Excelsior Hotel
Film · 1971
You Are a Widow, Sir
Film · 1971
There Was a Miller on a River
Film · 1971
Alfons Karásek v lázních
Film · 1971
Hry lásky šálivé
Film · 1971
I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen
Film · 1970
Námluvy komtesy Gladioly aneb Přistání ve skleníku
Film · 1970
Pan Tau
Series · 1970
Slasti Otce vlasti
Film · 1969
Prague Nights
Film · 1969
I, Mournful God
Film · 1969
Hříšní lidé města pražského
Series · 1969
Přísně tajné premiéry
Film · 1968
Klapzubova jedenáctka
Series · 1968
Never Strike A Woman... Even with A Flower
Film · 1967
Sedm žen Alfonse Karáska aneb Když holky berou, já nevím kterou
Film · 1967
When You Have a Holiday Dominique
Film · 1967
Ta naše písnička česká
Film · 1967
Martin Speaking
Film · 1966
The Pipes
Film · 1966
Bejvávalo
Series · 1966
The White Lady
Film · 1965
Lemonade Joe
Film · 1964
A Star Travels South
Film · 1964
The King of Kings
Film · 1963
Kočár nejsvětější svátosti
Film · 1963
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
Film · 1962
Ceiling
Film · 1962
Man in Outer Space
Film · 1962
Dva z onoho světa
Film · 1962
Love Without Words
Film · 1962
Tisíc pohledů za kulisy
Film · 1961
Every Penny Counts
Film · 1961
Konec cesty
Film · 1960
Caterwauling
Film · 1960
Zpívající pudřenka
Film · 1960
Sny na neděli
Film · 1959
Of Things Supernatural
Film · 1959
Občan Brych
Film · 1959
Puppies
Film · 1958
Mezi nebem a zemí
Film · 1958
Vintage Car
Film · 1957
The Good Soldier Švejk
Film · 1957
Legend of Love
Film · 1957
Konec jasnovidce
Film · 1957
Silvery Wind
Film · 1956
The Windy Mountain
Film · 1956
Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph
Film · 1956
Jan Žižka
Film · 1956
Kam s ním?
Film · 1956
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Film · 1955
Jan Hus
Film · 1955
Dog's Heads
Film · 1955
Directive
Film · 1955
The Best Man of All
Film · 1954
The Circus Will Be
Film · 1954
Severní přístav
Film · 1954
Anna the Proletarian
Film · 1953
Kidnapped
Film · 1953
The Secret of Blood
Film · 1953
The Proud Princess
Film · 1952
Velké dobrodružství
Film · 1952
Mikoláš Aleš
Film · 1952
The Emperor and the Golem
Film · 1951
Posel úsvitu
Film · 1951
Distant Journey
Film · 1949
Lost in the Suburbs
Film · 1949
Red Lizard
Film · 1949
Warriors of Faith
Film · 1947
Nevíte o bytě?
Film · 1947