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Zdeněk Svěrák (born 28 March 1936 in Prague) is a Czech actor, humorist and scriptwriter. He is one of the most popular Czech cultural personalities. In 1989, he was a member of the jury at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.
In 1958, he graduated in Czech language and literature at the Faculty of Education of Charles University in Prague. He has worked in a wide variety of capacities. His work contains more than 300 musical texts, plays and more than ten movies. Among his film scripts are Kolya (Czech: Kolja, Academy Award winning film) and The Elementary School (Czech: Obecná Škola, nomination for Academy Award), both directed by his son Jan Svěrák. With his close friend Ladislav Smoljak, he created the fictional personality (universal genius, inventor, sportsman, criminalist, poet, writer and philosopher) Jára Cimrman who won the voting for The Greatest Czech in 2005 (only the fact that Cimrman is fictional prevented him from actually winning). Zdeněk Svěrák also founded a charity organization Paraple (in English, "Umbrella") which focuses on helping paralyzed individuals.
Born
Saturday, 28 March 1936
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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CzechMate: In Search of Jirí Menzel | 2018 | |
Barefoot | Headmaster | 2017 |
Three Brothers | Narrator / Vypravěč | 2014 |
The Presence of Arnost Lustig | Self | 2013 |
Ceské nebe | Jan Ámos Komenský | 2010 |
Kooky | Hergot (voice) / Hergot | 2010 |
Dlouhý, Siroký a Krátkozraký | Clever-eyesighted | 2007 |
Empties | Josef Tkaloun | 2007 |
Cimrman v risi hudby | colonel "Colonel" | 2006 |
StarDance aneb kdyz hvezdy tancí | Self - Special guest | 2006 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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CzechMate: In Search of Jirí Menzel | 2018 | |
Barefoot | Headmaster | 2017 |
Three Brothers | Narrator / Vypravěč | 2014 |
The Presence of Arnost Lustig | Self | 2013 |
Ceské nebe | Jan Ámos Komenský | 2010 |
Kooky | Hergot (voice) / Hergot | 2010 |
Dlouhý, Siroký a Krátkozraký | Clever-eyesighted | 2007 |
Empties | Josef Tkaloun | 2007 |
Cimrman v risi hudby | colonel "Colonel" | 2006 |
StarDance aneb kdyz hvezdy tancí | Self - Special guest | 2006 |
Sleepless Nights | Self | 2004 |
Daddy | Self | 2004 |
Dark Blue World | Indian RAF member, riding on a bicycle | 2001 |
Vysetrování ztráty trídní knihy | Teacher | 1998 |
Akt | Dr. Turnovský / Dr. Josef Turnovský | 1998 |
Záskok | Karel Infeld Práchenský / Vavroch | 1997 |
Ruffiano and Sweeteeth | Narrator / vypravěč | 1997 |
Hospoda na mýtince | Taverner | 1997 |
Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan | Physician | 1997 |
Lijavec | Inspektor starobinců / Superintendent | 1997 |
Kolya | Louka / František Louka | 1996 |
Accumulator 1 | Fišárek / Fisárek | 1994 |
The Elementary School | Fanous Soucek, Eda's father / Fan Souček, Eda's dad | 1991 |
Crime in a Music Hall | Prokurátor | 1990 |
Larks on a String | Delegate URO | 1990 |
An Uncertain Season | Rybník | 1988 |
My Sweet Little Village | Malíř / Ryba | 1987 |
Dissolved and Effused | Jelinek / Jelínek | 1986 |
The Great Movie Robbery | Participant of the seminar | 1986 |
As Good as Poison | Pavel Hnyk | 1985 |
Dobytí severního pólu | Underground Teacher | 1985 |
Srdecný pozdrav ze zemekoule | 1985 | |
How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions | Doc. Zajíc | 1985 |
The Three Veterans | ministr / Minister | 1984 |
What's Up Doc? | Bohous Burda / Bohouš Burda | 1984 |
The Snowdrop Festivities | ridic Trabanta / řidič trabanta | 1984 |
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping | Jára Cimrman | 1983 |
Like Rabbits | otec Dusek | 1983 |
Svatební cesta do Jiljí | průvodčí / Pruvodcí | 1983 |
Run, Waiter, Run! | Pařízek / Parizek | 1982 |
Calamity | Ucitel / učitel | 1989 |
The Hit | Screenwriter Jísa / scénárista Jíša | 1981 |
Brontosaurus | ucitel Bobr / Bobr | 1980 |
Ball Lightning | Dr. Ječný / Dr. Jecny | 1979 |
Kam Nikdo Nesmi | 1979 | |
Thirty Maidens and Pythagoras | Teacher | 1977 |
Marecku, Pass Me the Pen! | Slajs / Šlajs | 1976 |
Na samote u lesa | Oldrich Lavicka / Lavička | 1976 |
Joachim, Put It in the Machine | podnikový Klasek / podnikový psycholog Klásek | 1976 |
You Are a Widow, Sir! | Kritik v divadle | 1972 |
Lucie and the Miracles | 1970 |