Martin Štěpánek

Martin Štěpánek (11 January 1947 – 16 September 2010) was a Czech actor, journalist and politician. He joined Mirek Topolánek's First Cabinet as Culture Minister in September 2006, serving in the position until January 2007. He was the son of actor Zdeněk Štěpánek. In 1981 he emigrated to Austria. In 1983 he moved to Munich, where he spent a significant part of his career working for Radio Free Europe. In Munich he joined Czech language exile Masonic Lodge U tří hvězd, which moved to Czechoslovakia in 1990, today part of the Grand Lodge of the Czech Republic. Štěpánek died in Prague in September 2010 due to suicide.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1964 Accused Kudrna syn 1966 Alibi na vode kajakár Karel Ostrý 1966 Serif za mrezami Karol 1967 Zenu ani kvetinou neuhodís Dásin mladík 1968 Objízdka Olda 1969 Flirt se slecnou Stribrnou Hartman 1970 Svatá hrísnice Ferdys Pistora 1971 Four Murders Are Enough, Darling Gangster 1971 Pet muzu a jedno srdce Zdenek 1972 Tajemství velikeho vypravece Alexandre Dumas 1972 Vlak do stanice Nebe Lékar-partyzan 1973 Days of Betrayal Sergeant Václav Rataj 1973 Dream City von Brendel 1975 Sokolovo Npor. Jaros 1978 Proč nevěřit na zázraky Hospodár 1980 Rukojmí v Bella Vista Bocman Janda 1981 Ten svetr si nesvlíkej 1997 Pasáz Main Door-Keeper 2001 Královský slib Vyslanec princezny 2009 Jménem krále Markvart z Vartemberka