Zdeněk Svěrák
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, 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.
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- 2024 · Cimrmani zblízka as
- 2023 · Kouzelný kopec as Self
- 2023 · Perspektiva Ivana Mládka as Self
- 2023 · Léta s Jaromírem Hanzlíkem as Self
- 2022 · Chinaski: Každej ví kulový as Self
- 2022 · Bethlehem Light as Karel Šejnoha
- 2021 · Minišou Karla Šípa as Self
- 2017 · Psaní do nebe as
- 2017 · Barefoot as Headmaster
- 2016 · Operky as
- 2014 · Three Brothers as Vypravěč
- 2012 · Zpátky se Sobotou as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 · Kooky as Hergot (voice)
- 2008 · Czech Heaven as Jan Ámos Komenský
- 2008 · Anatomie gagu as
- 2007 · 40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry as
- 2007 · Long, Broad and Nearsight as Clever-eyesighted
- 2007 · Empties as Josef Tkaloun
- 2006 · Cimrman in the World of Music as colonel "Colonel"
- 2006 · StarDance as Special Judge
- 2005 · Největší Čech as Zdeněk Svěrák
- 2005 · Pocta V+W as Self
- 2004 · Daddy as Self
- 2004 · Kam zmizel ten starý song as Self
- 2002 · Africa as Dr. Emil Žába
- 1998 · Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book as Teacher
- 1998 · The Nude as Dr. Turnovský
- 1997 · Cimrmani as Self
- 1997 · The Stand In as Vavroch
- 1997 · Ruffiano and Sweeteeth as vypravěč
- 1997 · Pub in the Glade as Taverner
- 1997 · Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan as Physician
- 1997 · Lijavec as Inspektor starobinců
- 1996 · Kolya as František Louka
- 1996 · Úsměvy as Host
- 1994 · Accumulator 1 as Fišárek
- 1991 · Cimrman sobě as
- 1991 · The Elementary School as Fan Souček, Eda's dad
- 1990 · Larks on a String as
- 1990 · Tvrdý chleba as
- 1988 · An Uncertain Season as
- 1988 · Veselé příhody z natáčení as
- 1987 · Narostl mu hřebínek as Vypravěč
- 1986 · As Good as Poison as Pavel Hnyk
- 1986 · The Horns as
- 1985 · The Conquest of the North Pole as Underground Teacher
- 1985 · My Sweet Little Village as Malíř
- 1985 · What's Up Doc? as Bohouš Burda
- 1985 · How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions as
- 1985 · Dissolved and Effused as Jelínek
- 1984 · Bridal Tour to Jilji as průvodčí
- 1984 · The Three Veterans as ministr
- 1984 · Inzerát as
- 1984 · The Snowdrop Festival as řidič trabanta
- 1984 · Galasuperšou as
- 1983 · Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping as Jára Cimrman
- 1983 · Hearty Greetings from the Globe as
- 1982 · Like Rabbits as otec Dusek
- 1982 · V podstatě jsme normální as
- 1982 · Calamity as učitel
- 1981 · Chain as Mikeš (voice)
- 1981 · The Hit as scénárista Jíša
- 1981 · Run, Waiter, Run! as Pařízek
- 1980 · Brontosaurus as Bobr
- 1971 · Moderní byt as
- 1969 · Stopa vede do Liptákova as
- Future · The Presence of Arnošt Lustig as Self
- 1979 · Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti as Self
- 1979 · Ball Lightning as Dr. Ječný
- 1977 · 30 Maidens and Pythagoras as profesor (uncredited)
- 1976 · Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! as Šlajs
- 1976 · Secluded, Near Woods as Lavička
- 1974 · Joachim, Put It in the Machine as podnikový psycholog Klásek
- 1971 · Silvestr 71 as Self
- 1971 · Lucie and the Miracles as Constable (voice)
- 1971 · You Are a Widow, Sir as kritik v divadle
- 1968 · Crime in the Night Club as Prokurátor