Zdeněk Svěrák

Zdeněk Svěrák

🎂 28th March 1936 (89 yrs) 📍 Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Biography

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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.

Zdeněk Svěrák

🎬 Movies Featuring Zdeněk Svěrák

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Cimrmani zblízka (2024)

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Kouzelný kopec (2023)

as Self
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Perspektiva Ivana Mládka (2023)

as Self
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Léta s Jaromírem Hanzlíkem (2023)

as Self
Chinaski: Každej ví kulový

Chinaski: Každej ví kulový (2022)

as Self
Bethlehem Light

Bethlehem Light (2022)

as Karel Šejnoha
Psaní do nebe

Psaní do nebe (2017)

Barefoot

Barefoot (2017)

as Headmaster
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Operky (2016)

Three Brothers

Three Brothers (2014)

as Vypravěč
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The Presence of Arnošt Lustig (2012)

as Self
Kooky

Kooky (2010)

as Hergot (voice)
Czech Heaven

Czech Heaven (2008)

as Jan Ámos Komenský
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Anatomie gagu (2008)

40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry

40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry (2007)

Long, Broad and Nearsight

Long, Broad and Nearsight (2007)

as Clever-eyesighted
The Conquest of the North Pole

The Conquest of the North Pole (2007)

as Teaching Assistant
Empties

Empties (2007)

as Josef Tkaloun
Cimrman in the World of Music

Cimrman in the World of Music (2006)

as colonel "Colonel"
Pocta V+W

Pocta V+W (2005)

as Self
Daddy

Daddy (2004)

as Self
Africa

Africa (2002)

as Dr. Emil Žába
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Já a moji synové... (2002)

as Self
Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book

Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book (1998)

as Teacher
The Nude

The Nude (1998)

as Dr. Turnovský
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Cimrmani (1997)

as Self
The Stand In

The Stand In (1997)

as Vavroch
Ruffiano and Sweeteeth

Ruffiano and Sweeteeth (1997)

as vypravěč
Lijavec

Lijavec (1997)

as Inspektor starobinců
Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan

Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan (1997)

as Physician
Pub in the Glade

Pub in the Glade (1997)

as Taverner
Kolya

Kolya (1996)

as František Louka
Accumulator 1

Accumulator 1 (1994)

as Fišárek
The Elementary School

The Elementary School (1991)

as Fan Souček, Eda's dad
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Dobytí severního pólu (1991)

as Teaching Assistant / Lecturer
Larks on a String

Larks on a String (1990)

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Tvrdý chleba (1990)

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Chirurgie (1989)

An Uncertain Season

An Uncertain Season (1988)

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Narostl mu hřebínek (1987)

as Vypravěč
As Good as Poison

As Good as Poison (1986)

as Pavel Hnyk
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The Horns (1986)

My Sweet Little Village

My Sweet Little Village (1985)

as malíř
What's Up Doc?

What's Up Doc? (1985)

as Bohouš Burda
How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions

How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions (1985)

Dissolved and Effused

Dissolved and Effused (1985)

as Jelínek
Bridal Tour to Jilji

Bridal Tour to Jilji (1984)

as průvodčí
The Three Veterans

The Three Veterans (1984)

as ministr
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Inzerát (1984)

The Snowdrop Festival

The Snowdrop Festival (1984)

as řidič trabanta
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping

Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)

as Jára Cimrman
Hearty Greetings from the Globe

Hearty Greetings from the Globe (1983)

Like Rabbits

Like Rabbits (1982)

as otec Dusek
Basically Normal

Basically Normal (1982)

Calamity

Calamity (1982)

as učitel
Chain

Chain (1981)

as Mikeš (voice)
The Hit

The Hit (1981)

as scénárista Jíša
Run, Waiter, Run!

Run, Waiter, Run! (1981)

as Pařízek
Brontosaurus

Brontosaurus (1980)

as Bobr
Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti

Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti (1979)

as Self
Ball Lightning

Ball Lightning (1979)

as Dr. Ječný
30 Maidens and Pythagoras

30 Maidens and Pythagoras (1977)

as profesor (uncredited)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!

Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)

as Šlajs
Secluded, Near Woods

Secluded, Near Woods (1976)

as Lavička
Joachim, Put It in the Machine

Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)

as podnikový psycholog Klásek
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Silvestr 71 (1971)

as Self
Lucie and the Miracles

Lucie and the Miracles (1971)

as Constable (voice)
You Are a Widow, Sir

You Are a Widow, Sir (1971)

as kritik v divadle
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Moderní byt (1971)

Stopa vede do Liptákova

Stopa vede do Liptákova (1969)

Crime in the Night Club

Crime in the Night Club (1968)

as Prokurátor