Zdeněk Svěrák

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-03-28 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Zdeněk Svěrák

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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, nominatio...

Acting

1996

Kolya

as František Louka

2007

Empties

as Josef Tkaloun

2005

Pocta V+W

as Self

1979

Ball Lightning

as Dr. Ječný

1984

1994

Accumulator 1

as Fišárek

1982

Calamity

as učitel

1985

1997

Lijavec

as Inspektor starobinců

1976

1981

The Hit

as scénárista Jíša

2002

Africa

as Dr. Emil Žába

1981

Chain

as Mikeš (voice)

2008

Czech Heaven

as Jan Ámos Komenský

2007

Long, Broad and Nearsight

as Clever-eyesighted

1997

Pub in the Glade

as Taverner

1985

The Conquest of the North Pole

as Underground Teacher

1997

The Stand In

as Vavroch

1998

The Nude

as Dr. Turnovský

2006

Cimrman in the World of Music

as colonel "Colonel"

1983

1974

Joachim, Put It in the Machine

as podnikový psycholog Klásek

1985

What's Up Doc?

as Bohouš Burda

1991

The Elementary School

as Fan Souček, Eda's dad

2010

Kooky

as Hergot (voice)

1971

Lucie and the Miracles

as Constable (voice)

2014

Three Brothers

as Vypravěč

2004

Daddy

as Self

1971

2023

1986

As Good as Poison

as Pavel Hnyk

1981

Run, Waiter, Run!

as Pařízek

1984

Bridal Tour to Jilji

as průvodčí

1982

Like Rabbits

as otec Dusek

1980

2017

Barefoot

as Headmaster

1997

1968

1971

You Are a Widow, Sir

as kritik v divadle

1984

The Snowdrop Festival

as řidič trabanta

1977

30 Maidens and Pythagoras

as profesor (uncredited)

2016

1987

2022

Bethlehem Light

as Karel Šejnoha

1997

Cimrmani

as Self

Production

1996

Kolya

as Screenplay

2007

Empties

as Screenplay

2022

1977

Long Live Ghosts!

as Screenplay

2001

Dark Blue World

as Screenplay

2001

1997

Lijavec

as Author

2011

Fimfarum - To the good of all

as Original Music Composer

1997

1981

The Hit

as Screenplay

2002

Africa

as Writer

1997

1998

The Nude

as Writer

1997

Blaník

as Writer

2008

Czech Heaven

as Writer

1997

1997

The Stand In

as Writer

1997

Plum Tree

as Writer

2014

Three Brothers

as Screenplay

1979

Ball Lightning

as Screenplay

1976

1985

1985

1981

Run, Waiter, Run!

as Screenplay

1984

Inzerát

as Screenplay

1973

Spolužáci

as Screenplay

1973

Spolužáci

as Story

1974

1974

Who Looks for Gold?

as Screenplay

1974

2022

Princ Mamánek

as Script Supervisor

1976

1991

1977

Dveře

as Screenplay

1977

1979

1984

Inzerát

as Story

1984

2017

Barefoot

as Writer

1985

What's Up Doc?

as Screenplay

1981

The Hit

as Story

1981

1984

1985

Dissolved and Effused

as Theatre Play

1985

1977

1984

The Three Veterans

as Screenplay

2016

Operky

as Screenplay

2019

My Freedom

as Director

2009

Láska rohatá

as Lyricist

1997

1985

1988

An Uncertain Season

as Screenplay

1994

Accumulator 1

as Screenplay

1997

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