Person Details

Birthday: 1940-09-16 03:47:27

Death: 1994-09-20 03:47:27

Aliases: Petr Cepek , P. Cepek

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Prague, Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia [now Czech Republic]

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Movie Involvements: 43

TV Involvements: 5


Most Famous Work

Biography

Petr Čepek was a Czech actor associated with The Drama Club in Prague. His final film was Faust, directed by Czech surrealist Jan Švankmajer. Cepek attended the Academy of Performing Arts (DAMU) along with many notable Czech actors of the time, before appearing in Ostrava’s first theater, DPB until 1965.  After joining with fellow colleagues in Prague’s Činoherní Klub, where he contributed to the formation of numerous famous theatre productions such as Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment and Gogo’s Revizor (The Government Inspector).   Čepek turned to politics in the late 1980s, participating in political rallies and negotiations before returning to the Academy of Performing Arts (DAMU) to teach until his death in 1994.  Čepek was honored posthumously for his double role in the Švankmajers film Faust.

Most Famous Work

Příběhy slavných
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7

Příběhy slavných

(2000) Self (archive footage)
The Physician of a Dying Time
Average
8

The Physician of a Dying Time

(1984) Ján Jessenius
Faust
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8

Faust

(1994) Faust
Ferat Vampire
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6

Ferat Vampire

(1982) Kriz
Morgiana
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7

Morgiana

(1972) Glenar
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
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8

Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping

(1983) arcivévoda / Nývlt
Adelheid
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7

Adelheid

(1970) Viktor Chotovický
Prince Bajaja
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6

Prince Bajaja

(1971) Black Prince (voice)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2000 Self (archive footage)
1994 Faust
1993 vypravěč
1992 N/A
1991 Rádži Tamil
N/A
Jan Jesenius
trenér Hanák
N/A
1990 Drsnák
Grulich
Artl, slepý krajský inspektor
1989 Capt. Truxa
O'Brian
N/A
Cyril
Strýc Karel
funkcionář Venda, Josefův bratr
1988 N/A
Tomáš David (voice)
Ledvina
Himself
1987 Jarin
vyšetřovatel
hajný Fanda
Mižikár
tatínek
Artist Douda
chiromant Janza
N/A
1986 N/A
N/A
Krupka
1985 Faust
N/A
Antoš
Bohouš Fibich
Josef Turek
Policejní ředitel
1984 Frank Williams
Black King
Bimbác
Ján Jessenius
řezník
N/A
1983 N/A
arcivévoda / Nývlt
N/A
N/A
1982 Narrator (voice)
Kriz
Kadlík
1981 Stibor
Horatio
N/A
František Krumlovský
N/A
Janousek
Šus, Producer
mistr kominický de Giorgi, člen správní rady
N/A
1980 Štěpán Manya (voice)
Michal Caban
1979 Bártl
Albert (voice)
Filbank
Wesley
N/A
N/A
1978 N/A
N/A
Rub
N/A
1977 N/A
N/A
N/A
Anti
1976 N/A
N/A
1975 N/A
Benda (segment "Kapsář")
N/A
1974 N/A
N/A
1973 N/A
1972 N/A
Glenar
N/A
Vili Berger
N/A
Cizinec
1971 Black Prince (voice)
Pavel
Black Gamekeeper
N/A
N/A
1970 N/A
Amazis
Albert Einstein
Viktor Chotovický
N/A
1969 František Černý
1968 Ondřej z Vlkova
1967 N/A
Petr Hudec
1963 N/A
N/A
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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