Zdeněk Štěpánek (22 September 1896 – 20 June 1968) was a Czech actor. He appeared in 65 films between 1922 and 1968.
Life
In 1915 Zdeněk Štěpánek joined
Austro-Hungarian Army
The Austro-Hungarian Army, also known as the Imperial and Royal Army,; was the principal ground force of Austria-Hungary from 1867 to 1918. It consisted of three organisations: the Common Army (, recruited from all parts of Austria-Hungary), ...
and fought at the
Eastern Front. He later switched sides and joined
Czechoslovak Legion
The Czechoslovak Legion ( Czech: ''Československé legie''; Slovak: ''Československé légie'') were volunteer armed forces consisting predominantly of Czechs and Slovaks fighting on the side of the Entente powers during World War I and the ...
, in which he participated in the
Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War () was a multi-party civil war in the former Russian Empire sparked by the 1917 overthrowing of the Russian Provisional Government in the October Revolution, as many factions vied to determine Russia's political future. I ...
. He was evacuated through
Vladivostok
Vladivostok ( ; , ) is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai and the capital of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia. It is located around the Zolotoy Rog, Golden Horn Bay on the Sea of Japan, covering an area o ...
and he returned to
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...
in 1920. From 1934 he was front-actor of the
National Theatre in Prague. He was also member of Czechoslovak Masonic Lodge in Prague.
Selected filmography
* ''
St. Wenceslas'' (1930)
* ''
Paradise Road'' (1936)
* ''
The World Is Ours'' (1937)
* ''
Skeleton on Horseback'' (1937)
* ''
Virginity
Virginity is a social construct that denotes the state of a person who has never engaged in sexual intercourse. As it is not an objective term with an operational definition, social definitions of what constitutes virginity, or the lack thereo ...
'' (1937)
* ''
The Merry Wives'' (1938)
* ''
Muž z neznáma'' (1939)
* ''
The Magic House'' (1939)
* ''
Second Tour'' (1940)
* ''
Experiment
An experiment is a procedure carried out to support or refute a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried. Experiments provide insight into cause-and-effect by demonstrating what outcome occurs whe ...
'' (1943)
* ''
Mist on the Moors'' (1943)
* ''
Rozina, the Love Child'' (1945)
* ''
The Adventurous Bachelor'' (1946)
* ''
Sign of the Anchor'' (1947)
* ''
Lost in the Suburbs'' (1948)
* ''
Císařův pekař a pekařův císař'' (1951)
* ''
The Secret of Blood'' (1953)
* ''
Jan Hus
Jan Hus (; ; 1369 – 6 July 1415), sometimes anglicized as John Hus or John Huss, and referred to in historical texts as ''Iohannes Hus'' or ''Johannes Huss'', was a Czechs, Czech theologian and philosopher who became a Church reformer and t ...
'' (1954)
* ''
Dog's Heads'' (1955)
* ''
Jan Žižka
Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha (; 1360 – 11 October 1424) was a Czechs, Czech military leader and Knight who was a contemporary and follower of Jan Hus, and a prominent Radical Hussite who led the Taborites, Taborite faction during the Hu ...
'' (1955)
* ''
Against All'' (1956)
* ''
The Flood'' (1958)
* ''
Today for the Last Time'' (1958)
* ''
Fetters'' (1961)
* ''
Hvězda zvaná Pelyněk'' (1964)
* ''
Hands Up, Or I'll Shoot'' (1966/2009)
References
External links
*
1896 births
1968 deaths
Czech male film actors
Czech male stage actors
Czech male television actors
Czech Freemasons
People from Benešov District
Burials at Vyšehrad Cemetery
Czechoslovak Legion personnel
Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I
Czech theatre directors
{{CzechRepublic-actor-stub