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