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Zdeněk Štěpánek

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Zdeněk Štěpánek
Štěpánek in 1931.
Born(1896-09-22)22 September 1896
Tvoršovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)
Died20 June 1968(1968-06-20) (aged 71)
Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
OccupationActor
Years active1922-1968

Zdeněk Štěpánek (22 September 1896 – 20 June 1968) was a Czech actor. He appeared in 65 films between 1922 and 1968.[1]

Life

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In 1915 Zdeněk Štěpánek joined Austro-Hungarian Army and fought at the Eastern Front. He later switched sides and joined Czechoslovak Legion, in which he participated in the Russian Civil War. He was evacuated through Vladivostok and he returned to Czechoslovakia in 1920. From 1934 he was front-actor of the National Theatre in Prague. He was also member of Czechoslovak Masonic Lodge in Prague.[2]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Zdeněk Štěpánek". CSFD. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. ^ Laňka, David (2011). Štěpánkovi – Zdeněk, Jana, Martin a Petr v divadle, ve filmu, v životě (in Czech). Řitka: Čas. p. 195. ISBN 8087470354.
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