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.
Acted in 124
1990s
- 1996
The Magic Book
Regent
- 1995
Učitel tance
Granfather of Richard
- 1994
Angelic Eyes
Krause
- 1993
The Canary Connection
Don Padre
- 1992
La valle di pietra
Movie
- 1991
My Pragues Understand Me
Giacomo Casanova
Labyrinth
Rabbi Löw
1980s
- 1989
Utopím si ho sám
Chouň
- 1988
An Angel Seduces the Devil
Movie
Viktor Veliký
Movie
- 1987
Poslední leč Alfonse Karáska
Alfons Karásek
Fair Play
Bayer
The Great Movie Robbery
Movie
- 1986
Klobouk, měšec a láska
King
Růžový Hubert
Lord Henry
Eine zauberhafte Erbschaft
Vetešník
- 1985
Jak se tančí brumbambule
Král
Extended Time
Karel Svozil
Paragrafy na kolech
TV
- 1984
The Secret of an Old Attic
Boss
Bambinot
Nikolas Mitropulos · 5 episodes
The Three Veterans
skřítek
Angel in a Devil's Body
Movie
- 1983
Síť na bludičku
Movie
Možná přijde i kouzelník
TV
- 1981
Christening
Čirůvka
Mature Wine
Weber
- 1980
Escape Home
Dr. Karel Chrástek
How to Dupe a Lawyer
JUDr. Horic
Payment in Kind
JUDr. Lukášek
1970s
- 1979
The Divine Emma
Herold Samuel
I'll Be Good, Old Man!
herec Theodor "Dóďa" Bergner
- 1978
Nemocnice na kraji města
TV
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
baron Rupert von Kratzmar
- 1977
Náš dědek Josef
Movie
To byla svatba, strýčku
Alfons Karásek
- 1976
Bohoušův syn
Hostinský
We'll Kick Up a Fuss Tomorrow, Darling...
Novák
- 1975
Tři muži se žralokem
Movie
How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer
hlavní český vodník Wassermann
- 1974
Egyptologové
Movie
A Night at Karlstein
vévoda Štěpán
Leporelo aneb Patero obrázků z pera Jaroslava Haška
Movie
- 1972
Six Bears and a Clown
ředitel cirkusu II
Hup a Hop
Pepa Bepa (voice) (uncredited) · 2 episodes
Svět otevřený náhodám
Movie
O Bumbrlíčkovi
Movie
- 1971
Alfons Karásek v lázních
Alfons Karásek
Hry lásky šálivé
Movie
Svatby pana Voka
Petr Vok z Rožmberka
You Are a Widow, Sir
profesor Somr, majitel sanatoria
Konec draka Kusodrápa
Movie
There Was a Miller on a River
Songster (voice)
- 1970
Námluvy komtesy Gladioly aneb Přistání ve skleníku
továrník Cyprián Kachle
Pan Tau
TV
I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen
Wertheim
1960s
- 1969
I, Mournful God
Adolf
Hříšní lidé města pražského
TV
Slasti Otce vlasti
Jan Lucemburský
Prague Nights
(segment "Fabricius a Zuzana")
- 1968
Přísně tajné premiéry
módní návrhář Noiret
Klapzubova jedenáctka
TV
- 1967
Sedm žen Alfonse Karáska aneb Když holky berou, já nevím kterou
Movie
Ta naše písnička česká
Movie
When You Have a Holiday Dominique
Nácelník detektivu
Never Strike A Woman... Even with A Flower
Movie
- 1966
Martin Speaking
Movie
The Pipes
George Randy (voice)
Bejvávalo
TV
- 1965
The White Lady
tajemník MNV
- 1964
Lemonade Joe
Horác Badman alias "Hogofogo"
A Star Travels South
Šoustek - tourist guide
- 1963
Kočár nejsvětější svátosti
Movie
The King of Kings
Izmail
- 1962
Dva z onoho světa
Movie
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
baron Prášil
Love Without Words
Frantisek Habrada
Man in Outer Space
Josef, calouník
Ceiling
(voice)
- 1961
Every Penny Counts
Movie
Tisíc pohledů za kulisy
Movie
- 1960
Konec cesty
Jirák
Zpívající pudřenka
Krásný Venca
Caterwauling
Mr. K
1950s
- 1959
Sny na neděli
Movie
Občan Brych
Kamil Tajchman
Of Things Supernatural
(segment "Tajemství písma") / (segment "Právní případ")
- 1958
Mezi nebem a zemí
Movie
Puppies
Magistrate
- 1957
The Good Soldier Švejk
feldkurát Katz
Legend of Love
Prodavachat na kilimi
Vintage Car
Albert de Dion
Konec jasnovidce
jasnovidec Matěj Šobolín
- 1956
Kam s ním?
Movie
Silvery Wind
Gerlic
Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph
Movie
Jan Žižka
Sir from Sternberk
The Windy Mountain
Melichar Hnátek
- 1955
Jan Hus
biskupský kancléř
Dog's Heads
Movie
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
chytrý princ
Directive
Válel
- 1954
The Best Man of All
lekárník Valérian Kýla
The Circus Will Be
Movie
Severní přístav
Berka
- 1953
The Secret of Blood
Lékar na prednásce
Anna the Proletarian
Komisar
Kidnapped
passenger Rychman, musician
- 1952
Velké dobrodružství
Movie
The Proud Princess
Kancléř
Mikoláš Aleš
Movie
- 1951
The Emperor and the Golem
An Alchemist
Posel úsvitu
Movie
1940s
- 1949
Distant Journey
Gas Chamber Builder (uncredited)
Red Lizard
Movie
Lost in the Suburbs
Movie
- 1947
Nevíte o bytě?
Movie
Warriors of Faith
student
Appearances4
2000s
- 2000
Příběhy slavných
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
1980s
- 1986
Slavné historky zbojnické
Narrator · 6 episodes
- 1983
Ze staré drogerie
Narrator (voice) · 2 episodes
1970s
- 1979
Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti
Self