
Miloš Kopecký
Born: 1922-08-22
Place of Birth: 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

How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer

Murder in the Excelsior Hotel

We'll Kick Up a Fuss Tomorrow, Darling...

Silvery Wind

Hearty Greetings from the Globe

Lost in the Suburbs

I'll Be Good, Old Man!

Every Penny Counts

La valle di pietra

Distant Journey

Prague Nights

Mature Wine

Síť na bludičku

The Three Veterans

Fair Play

Konec cesty

Egyptologové

Severní přístav

Straw Hat

Kidnapped

Dog's Heads

Caterwauling

The Pipes

Man in Outer Space

Ceiling

Sny na neděli

Eine zauberhafte Erbschaft

Legend of Love

A Night at Karlstein

The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians

Náš dědek Josef

An Angel Seduces the Devil

Radostný život posmrtný

The Emperor and the Golem

Angel in a Devil's Body

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen

Mezi nebem a zemí

Of Things Supernatural

Tisíc pohledů za kulisy

Payment in Kind

The Secret of an Old Attic

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

The Proud Princess

Kočár nejsvětější svátosti

I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen

Warriors of Faith

How to Dupe a Lawyer

The Good Soldier Švejk

I, Mournful God

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

Klobouk, měšec a láska

Martin Speaking

Ta naše písnička česká

The Divine Emma

Jan Hus

Hry lásky šálivé

Lemonade Joe

The Magic Book

Anna the Proletarian

The White Lady

Love Without Words

To byla svatba, strýčku

The Windy Mountain

Escape Home

The Canary Connection

You Are a Widow, Sir

The Great Movie Robbery

Six Bears and a Clown

Jan Žižka

Utopím si ho sám

Slasti Otce vlasti

Alfons Karásek v lázních

Učitel tance

A Star Travels South

Jak se tančí brumbambule

Mikoláš Aleš

Red Lizard

There Was a Miller on a River

Posel úsvitu

Velké dobrodružství

The Circus Will Be

Angelic Eyes

Svět otevřený náhodám

The King of Kings

Puppies

Viktor Veliký

Kam s ním?

Vintage Car

Nevíte o bytě?

Dva z onoho světa

Christening

Zpívající pudřenka

Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph

Sedm žen Alfonse Karáska aneb Když holky berou, já nevím kterou

My Pragues Understand Me

Bohoušův syn

Never Strike A Woman... Even with A Flower

Růžový Hubert

Svatby pana Voka

The Secret of Blood

Občan Brych

Labyrinth

The Best Man of All

Konec jasnovidce

Přísně tajné premiéry

Poslední leč Alfonse Karáska

Bergman a Bergman, detektivní kancelář

Námluvy komtesy Gladioly aneb Přistání ve skleníku

Extended Time
