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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- Born:
- Mar 28, 1936 In Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 71
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Presence of Arnošt Lustig
- Latest Project:
- Movie Cimrmani zblízka 2024-02-21
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Presence of Arnošt Lustig | Self | 2025 |
| Movie | Cimrmani zblízka | 2024-02-21 | |
| Movie | Léta s Jaromírem Hanzlíkem | Self | 2023-02-11 |
| Movie | Perspektiva Ivana Mládka | Self | 2023-03-22 |
| Movie | Kouzelný kopec | Self | 2023-09-09 |
| Movie | Chinaski: Každej ví kulový | Self | 2022-05-26 |
| Movie | Bethlehem Light | Karel Šejnoha | 2022-03-10 |
| Movie | Barefoot | Headmaster | 2017-08-17 |
| Movie | Psaní do nebe | 2017-10-04 | |
| Movie | Operky | 2016-03-18 | |
| Movie | Three Brothers | Vypravěč | 2014-08-14 |
| Movie | Kooky | Hergot (voice) | 2010-05-19 |
| Movie | Anatomie gagu | 2008-10-27 | |
| Movie | Czech Heaven | Jan Ámos Komenský | 2008-10-28 |
| Movie | Empties | Josef Tkaloun | 2007-03-08 |
| Movie | 40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry | 2007-10-24 | |
| Movie | Long, Broad and Nearsight | Clever-eyesighted | 2007-05-28 |
| Series | StarDance | Special Judge | 2006-11-04 |
| Movie | Cimrman in the World of Music | colonel "Colonel" | 2006-12-31 |
| Movie | Pocta V+W | Self | 2005-02-05 |
| Series | Největší Čech | Zdeněk Svěrák | 2005-05-05 |
| Movie | Daddy | Self | 2004-09-30 |
| Movie | Africa | Dr. Emil Žába | 2002-10-05 |
| Movie | Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book | Teacher | 1998-12-31 |
| Movie | The Nude | Dr. Turnovský | 1998-12-27 |
| Movie | Lijavec | Inspektor starobinců | 1997-01-01 |
| Movie | Pub in the Glade | Taverner | 1997-01-01 |
| Movie | Ruffiano and Sweeteeth | vypravěč | 1997-09-11 |
| Movie | Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan | Physician | 1997-01-01 |
| Movie | The Stand In | Vavroch | 1997-11-12 |
| Movie | Cimrmani | Self | 1997-12-27 |
| Movie | Kolya | František Louka | 1996-05-15 |
| Movie | Accumulator 1 | Fišárek | 1994-03-24 |
| Movie | The Elementary School | Fan Souček, Eda's dad | 1991-08-02 |
| Series | Cimrman sobě | 1991-10-16 | |
| Movie | Larks on a String | 1990-02-01 | |
| Movie | An Uncertain Season | 1988-04-01 | |
| Series | Veselé příhody z natáčení | 1988-01-01 | |
| Movie | As Good as Poison | Pavel Hnyk | 1986-07-01 |
| Movie | The Horns | 1986-01-01 | |
| Movie | Dissolved and Effused | Jelínek | 1985-01-01 |
| Movie | How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions | 1985-04-01 | |
| Movie | What's Up Doc? | Bohouš Burda | 1985-07-01 |
| Movie | The Conquest of the North Pole | Underground Teacher | 1985-10-17 |
| Movie | My Sweet Little Village | Malíř | 1985-08-01 |
| Series | Galasuperšou | Unknown | 1984-01-01 |
| Movie | The Snowdrop Festival | řidič trabanta | 1984-01-01 |
| Movie | Bridal Tour to Jilji | průvodčí | 1984-12-29 |
| Movie | Inzerát | 1984-04-22 | |
| Movie | The Three Veterans | ministr | 1984-07-01 |
| Movie | Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping | Jára Cimrman | 1983-10-01 |
| Movie | Hearty Greetings from the Globe | 1983-07-01 | |
| Movie | Calamity | učitel | 1982-01-29 |
| Movie | V podstatě jsme normální | 1982-03-12 | |
| Movie | Like Rabbits | otec Dusek | 1982-09-24 |
| Movie | Run, Waiter, Run! | Pařízek | 1981-01-09 |
| Movie | The Hit | scénárista Jíša | 1981-03-13 |
| Movie | Chain | Mikeš (voice) | 1981-11-20 |
| Movie | Brontosaurus | Bobr | 1980-08-22 |
| Movie | Ball Lightning | Dr. Ječný | 1979-08-10 |
| Movie | Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti | Self | 1979-12-31 |
| Movie | 30 Maidens and Pythagoras | profesor (uncredited) | 1977-09-16 |
| Movie | Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! | Šlajs | 1976-10-08 |
| Movie | Secluded, Near Woods | Lavička | 1976-09-10 |
| Movie | Joachim, Put It in the Machine | podnikový psycholog Klásek | 1974-08-30 |
| Movie | Moderní byt | 1971-01-01 | |
| Movie | You Are a Widow, Sir | kritik v divadle | 1971-01-15 |
| Movie | Lucie and the Miracles | Constable (voice) | 1971-06-18 |
| Movie | Silvestr 71 | Self | 1971-12-31 |
| Movie | Stopa vede do Liptákova | 1969-01-01 | |
| Movie | Crime in the Night Club | Prokurátor | 1968-12-20 |